Saif Khalil, founder and CEO of Aevumed, won first place at the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship's Lion Cage pitch competition. Aevumed develops medical devices designed to help reduce rotator cuff re-tear rates.
Penn State Great Valley will host the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Budding entrepreneurs will pitch their products and ideas to a panel of startup and business experts.
Former professional esports player Rob Ambrose launched his own app for teams, coaches and analysts to discuss and draw strategies on in-game maps. A software engineering student at Penn State Great Valley, he competed — and won — the campus’ inaugural Lion Cage pitch competition. There, he discovered the University’s resources available to student entrepreneurs.
After competing in esports professionally for 10 years, Rob Ambrose leveraged University resources and graduate coursework to launch his own app, allowing players, coaches, and analysts to strategize.
Early-stage entrepreneurs recently refined their pitch skills at Lion Cage, a competition where students, alumni, and community members share their business ideas to a panel of judges and compete for cash prizes.
Penn State Great Valley will hold the second annual Lion Cage pitch competition from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. The day will feature a pitch competition from early-stage entrepreneurs and a keynote address from Wayne Kimmel, managing partner of SeventySix Capital. A total of $5,000 in prizes will be awarded.
