More than $900,000 in Start Up Funding Awarded to our Student Ventures!

JESS JESS PRESS // Jessica Lipinsky ‘23 (Illustration BFA), Jess Linn ‘23 (Graphic Design Printmaking BFA) - $35,000 + $5,000 People's Choice Award

Deadbeat Devil // Luka Shanahan ‘24 (General Fine Arts BFA) - $25,000

DUST // Justin Remo ‘24 (Printmaking BFA) - $20,000

Vers // Jantzen Nolan ‘24 (Fiber BFA) - $10,000

Plexo // Anthony Culp ‘23 (Product Design BFA) - $10,000

Finalists:

AOT Labs // Robert Stephenson ‘25 (The Business of Art & Design MPS)

SharingCare // Banu Akman & Deb McCabe ‘23 (User Experience Design MPS)

Strawbwycake Game // Cloudy Muscolino ‘24 (Illustration BFA)

ORA The Brand ($30,000) // Elana Wallach ‘23 (Fiber BFA)

Chimaera Gallery ($20,000) //Angela McQuillan ‘22 (Business of Art & Design, Entrepreneurship MPS)

Baldridge Studios ($20,000) // Natalie Baldridge ‘22 Business of Art & Design, Entrepreneurship MPS), Addison Baldridge

Oopsduck ($6,000) // Gabriel Chez ‘22 (Interactive Art BFA), Chloe Azcuy ‘24 (Interactive Arts BFA), Alex Rosales ‘24 (Graphic Design BFA)

Endless Dolls ($6,000) // Kendra Bray ‘23 (Business of Art & Design, Entrepreneurship MPS)

Darling City ($6,000) // Laura Akromas ‘23 (Business of Art & Design, Entrepreneurship MPS)

Nocrastination ($6,000) // Natasha Fray ‘23 (Design Leadership MA/MBA)

e-Sprouts ($6,000) // Ellis Edwards ‘22 (Animation BFA)

People’s Choice Award

Oopsduck ($5,000) // Gabriel Chez ‘22 (Interactive Art BFA), Chloe Azcuy ‘24 (Interactive Arts BFA), Alex Rosales ‘24 (Graphic Design BFA)

View 2022 Winners Profiles Here

Seed Funding Awarded To:

Blvck Door ($40,000) // Iman Carr ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Shakeel Alexander

Compressent Co. ($30,000) // Herschel Ruben ’21 (Product Design BFA)

Convo ($15,000) // Emma Koramshahi ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Julia Breskin ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA)

‘Knock the Block’ ($12,000) // Book Karnjanakit ’21 (Illustration Practice MFA)

People's Choice Award

Pharma-D ($5,000) // Kristen Karlovich ’21 (Product Design BFA)

Other UP/Start Finalists Include:

Mira // Jana Thompson ’21 (UX Design MPS)

Core Immersive Labs // Paolo Narciso ’22 (Data Analytics & Visualization MPS)

View 2021 Winners Profiles Here

Seed Funding Awarded To:

TamPal ($35,000) // Erica Duffy ‘21 (MBA/MA Design Leadership)

Reside Burials ($25,000) // Carrie Carter ‘20 (BFA Product Design)

Garden Party Press ($20,000) // Chelsea Conrad ‘20 (MA Illustration)

Anchovy Press ($14,100) // Rebecca Marimutu ‘20 (MFA Photography & Electronic Media), Priyanka Kumar ‘20 (MFA Illustration Practice)

Dexter Design Co. ($8,900) // Christian Dexter ‘20 (BFA Graphic Design & Printmaking)

Confetti Collection Co. ($2,000) // Charlene Etienne ‘ 21 (MPS Data Analytics & Visualization)

Other UP/Start Finalists Include:

Le Boi // Yuze Le ‘21 (MBA/MA Design Leadership)

Foraday Inc. // Sean Duffy ‘20 (MPS User Experience Design), Stephanie Petagno ‘02 (BFA General Sculpture Studies), Amber LaRosa

View 2020 Winners Profiles Here

Seed Funding Awarded To:

Makers for Humankind ($29,750) // Mikea Hugley ’19 (Graphic Design BFA)

Small Island Clothing ($29,000) // Sara Stanton ’19 (Business of Art & Design MPS)

Hadassah Dowuona ($15,000) // Hadassah Dowuona ’20 (Fiber BFA)

Pura ($11,250) // Claire Chuff ’20 (Product Design & Graphic Design BFA)

Photo Story Workshop ($10,000) // Heidi Good Boncana ’20 (Social Design MA)

STITCH AND DESTROY ($5,000) // Haven DeAnglis ’20 (Fiber BFA)

Other UP/Start Finalists Include:

Blackives // Deyane Moses ’19 ’21 (Photography BFA and Curatorial Practice MFA)

M Strickland Design // M Strickland ’19 (Social Design MA)

See all previous UP/Start Funding Winners