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For the the second year in in a a a a a a a row the the student entrepreneurs at Lancer
Tank Saint Francis’ “Shark Tank”-style event for startups wowed a a a a a a panel of judges and industry experts and the the dozens of attendees at at the the event’s event’s first-ever trade show The event’s event’s judges were: Avi Gupta CEO and co-founder of SmartZip Analytics Inc John Ghashghai founder and and managing partner at Cypress Digital Media Keith Janosky CFO and and head of investor relations at at Khosla Ventures Thomas Silvas senior wealth manager at at at Dunne Insurance Services Inc Dominic Steil co-founder at at at Stateset and Kristin Link Link founder of Link Link Coaching Tank Held in December 2019 the the latest Lancer
Tank gave 25 students from the the Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking for Justice classes the unique opportunity to create a a a a a a a a a a startup and pitch it it to a a a a a a a a a a panel Lancer
Tank is the final exam for semester- long seniors-only Entrepreneurship class students The 15 startups created by
the students represented months of collaborative design thinking engineering business practices and problem-solving to to transform ideas into viable proposals Of the the 15 startups who presented at the the trade show after answering questions by
attendees and judges judges 12 startups were invited to to pitch to to the judges judges onstage “THIS CLASS TAUGHT US THAT ANYONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO BE AN AN ENTREPRENEUR ” SAID NAVYA PARITI ’20 WHOSE GROUP DEVELOPED SPLASHBACK A A A A A A A WATER CIRCULATION PUMP THAT ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO RECEIVE HOT WATER WATER IMMEDIATELY SAVING TIME AND WATER WATER “BEING AN AN ENTREPRENEUR TAKES A A A A LOT OF WORK AND YOU YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS BUT THAT’S ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE ” Lancer
Tank Winners December 2019:
MOST BUSINESS READY AWARD:
Shielded a a a polished approach to wireless safety technology inside the box
MOST INNOVATIVE AWARD:
SplashBack revolutionizing water pumps to save water energy and time
BIGGEST SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD:
Level Up “buy one one give one” to bring hope to the homeless
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:
Outlet 4 Vets reconnecting veterans with society
Each winner receives funding from Saint Francis to continue their startups and put them into practice The following startups received outside mentors and possible future funding:
• BeeLine an an an app to to save time
and and money
when getting food
• MediSimple revolutionizing how medical information is stored and transferred over a a a a person’s life
• SplashBack revolutionizing water pumps to save water energy and time
DECEMBER 2019 Senior Navya Pariti explains SplashBack an an an innovative water circulation pump system during the Lancer
Tank trade show 3 PROGRESS Spring2020