Big iDeas Winners 2019-2022

2022 Business Plan Contest

  • Big iDeas fan favorite winners

    Anim

    Manov Jain ('22)
  • College Plus founder Seun Suberu with his big check at the Big iDeas competition

    College Plus

    Seun Suberu ('22)
  • Commerce Navigator founders Michael Castle and Jude Lugo with their big check at the Big iDeas competition

    Commerce Navigator

    Jude Lugo (’25) Michael Castle ('25)
  • Tyne Dickson, founder of Equity Ahead, with her big check at the Big iDeas competition

    Equity Ahead

    Tyne Dickson ('22)
  • Sister Shaq's founders Raleigh Dewan with his big check at the Big iDeas competition

    Sister Shaq Sweet Tea

    Keyshon Jones(’23) and Raleigh Dewan ('23)
  • Sonia Saeed, founder of spotBOX, with her big check at the Big iDeas competition

    SpotBox

    Sonia Saeed (’22)
  • SteadiSpoon co-founder Mason Morland with his big check at the Big iDeas competition

    Steadispoon

    Mason Morland ('24)

2021 Pitch Contest

  • Anim founder Maniv Jaim pitching

    Anim

    Manov Jain ('22)
  • Collegiora co-founder Rhys Prosser with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    Collegiora

    Rhys Prosser ('23)
  • Picture of Jude Lugo (center) with his big check. Jennifer Ebinger (left) and Simon Mack (right)

    Commerce Navigator

    Jude Lugo (’25)
  • Photo of EZ Tutor founder Aryan Bhatnagar with Jen Ebinger and Simon Mak

    EZ Tutor

    Aryan Bhatnagar (’22)
  • Flip Chip founder Zachary Lawyer with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    Flip Chip

    Zachary Lawyer
  • Local Mycology founder Grant Ayers with Jennifer Ebinger and SImon Mak

    Local Mycology

    Grant Ayers (’22)
  • Medichain founders Eric Vu and Alex Cerpa with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    Medichain

    Son Vu and Alex Cerpa
  • Oasis Market founder Rankin Poage with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    Oasis Market

    Rankin Poage (’23)
  • Sanctuary Showers founder Mason Kenmore with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    Sanctuary Showers

    Mason Kenmore (’25)
  • Picture of Keyshon Jones (center) with his big check. Jennifer Ebinger (left) and Simon Mak (right)

    Sister Shaq Sweet Tea

    Keyshon Jones (’23)
  • SpotBox founder Sonia Saeed with Jennifer Ebinger and Simon Mak

    SpotBOX

    Sonia Saeed (’22)
  • Picture of Raleigh Dewan (center) with his big check. Jennifer Ebinger (left) and Simon Mak (right)

    Steadispoon

    Raleigh Dewan ('23)

2021 Business Plan Contest

  • Big ideas winner Maniv Jain with his big check

    Anim

    Manov Jain
  • Big ideas winner Seun Suberu with his big check

    College Plus

    Seun Suberu
  • Big ideas winner Mona El-Gharby with her big check

    Curle

    Mona El-Gharby
  • Big ideas winner Aryan Bhatnagar with his big check

    EZ Tutor

    Aryan Bhatnagar


  • Big ideas winner Madison McMahon with her big check

    Panacea

    Madison McMahan
  • Big ideas winner Raleigh Dewan with his big check

    Sister Shaq Sweet Tea

    Raleigh Dewan
  • Big ideas winners Lisa Kim and Sonia Saeed with their big check

    spotBOX

    Sonia Saeed and Lisa Kim

2020 Pitch Contest

  • Big ideas winner Olivia Gruber with her big check

    Carp

    Olivia Gruber
  • Big ideas winner Alejandro Villaquiran with his check virtually

    Crowd Share

    Alejandro Villaquiran
  • Big ideas winner Brandon Herman with his thousand dollar check

    My Low

    Brandon Herman and Costakis Loizou
  • Elizabeth Hanna with her big ideas check

    MyFire

    Elizabeth Hanna


  • Sarah and Andrew with their big ideas check

    PITCHin

    Sarah Koh and Andrew Melland
  • Greta with her big ideas check

    Regent

    Greta Felten

     

  • Ashley with her big ideas check virtually

    Renewal

    Ashley Gans and Logan McElroy
  • Anna Rose and Matt with their big ideas check

    Room Valet

    Anna Rose Carrell and Matt Melcher
  • The spotbox team with their big ideas award

    spotBOX

    Sonia Saeed and Lisa Kim
  • Alyssa with her big ideas check

    The Playground Acting Program

    Alysia Giakoumas

2020 Business Plan Contest

  • Clean Energy Gambia team with their big ideas check

    Clean Energy Gambia

    Mohammed Njie (’21)
  • Mona with her big ideas check

    Curly Solutions

    Mona El-Gharby (’20)
  • Aryan with his large big ideas check

    EZ Tutor

    Aryan Bahtnagar (’22)
  • Taylor and Ceydan with their big ideas check

    Greener Life

    Taylor Slaton (’20) and Ceydan Kaya (’20)
  • Gavin Watts with his big ideas check

    Local Sage

    Gavin Watts (’21)
  • Abigail with her team and the big ideas award

    Univers_

    Abigail Peterson (’20, right)

2019 Pitch Contest

  • Seun with his big ideas check

    College Plus

    Seun Suberu (’23)
  • Mona with her big ideas check

    Curly Solutions

    Mona El-Gharby (’21)
  • Eric with his big ideas check

    Cusp

    Eric Petsche (’20)
  • Austin with his big ideas check

    Deep Energy

    Austin Hickle (’22)
  • Maren with her big ideas check

    EZ Tutor

    Maren Hess (’22)
  • Mohammed with his big ideas check

    The Gambia Electrification Project

    Mohammed Njie (’21) 
  • Greener Life team with their big ideas check

    Greener Life

    Taylor Slaton (’20) and Ceydan Kaya (’20)
  • Josh Lauer with his big ideas check

    Hands

    Josh Lauer (’20) 
  • Big ideas winner fall semester

    One for All Theater

    Ben Stegmair (’21)
  • Alysia with her big ideas check

    Playground Acting Program

    Alysia Giakoumas (’21)
  • Rock strap

    Rock Strap

    Drew Schindler (’21)
  • Brinn Bailey with her big ideas check

    Sweetie Take Care of Yourself

    Brinn Bailey (’21)
  • Treeology team with their big ideas check

    Treeology

    Surya Ramakrishnan (’22)
  • Jalen with his big ideas check

    Vuzag

    Jalen Lynch (’20)
  • We the Students with the big ideas award

    We the Students

    Lamisa Mustafa (’21)