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At the UTA MavPitch competition, Deependra Thakur and Abhay Dere won $40,000 for their software solution tailored for gas station store owners. [Photo: UTA]
UT Arlington’s MavPitch Competition Awards $117K to Student Entrepreneurs
by Lance Murray | Nov 10, 2023
10 projects by UTA students won awards at the university's latest MavPitch competition. The top winning pitch snagged $40,000 for Store Sense, a software solution tailored for gas station store owners. Check out all 10 winning startup concepts.
by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 19, 2022
UT Arlington students have bright business ideas—from hydrogen-powered drones to 3D-printed concrete homes to K-pop themed T-shirt lines. The university shone a light on 10 of them—along with $185,000 in total funding—at the finale of the MavPitch Business Competition.
“We use the generous awards and other resources to encourage, grow, and mentor these fledgling student-run firms,” says UTA's Jeffrey McGee.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 9, 2022
$61,000 in total MavPitch Award funding was awarded to the startups, which include a maker of 3D-printed homes, a designer of hydrogen-powered drones that can fly for six hours; an after-school day care service that focuses on technology overuse by kids, and more.
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