Finals
April 29th, 2022 @ 1 PM
Sticht Lecture Hall
Click below to relive the final round!
Seven teams competed for their share of over $25,000!
How it works
Each team advancing to the finals has made it through a rigorous round of review by independent reviewers, who scored the teams’ pitches based on criteria such as their solution to a real problem, their forecasted costs & revenue, and their unfair advantage.
Now, each team will pitch to a panel of judges. Presentations will be 8 minutes long followed by 6 minutes of Q&A.
The Competitors
AquaHawk Technologies
AquaHawk Technologies™ uses accurate and cost-effective underwater Time-of-Flight green laser cameras to perform subaquatic 3D modeling.
Ethan Raynaud ’22
Peyton Brogan ’22
Fisher Koons ’22
Jeffrey Pew ’22
Nicholas Sparks ’22
Civitas
A digital platform seeking to connect community members with nonprofits and inspire social good.
Molly McCommons ’25
Benjamin Anastasi ’25
Liam Grossman ’25
DrinkFixd
DrinkFixd provides a package of resources to help bars protect their customers from sexual assault.
Gus Minotto ’24
Sarah Welker ’24
Tessa Stewart ’25
Chloe Kuhns ’25
Oliver Schwarz ’25
Happy Feet
A foot pod that uses the sound of a runner’s feet to provide insight on form and prevent injury.
Amanda Mayer ’22
Libby Stewart ’22
Lillian Jeynes ’22
Nathan Warrick ’22
No, It's You
An online resource and apparel brand designed to equip customers with tools needed to recognize, address, and overcome psychological and relational abuse.
Katelyn Rose Emmons ’24
Olivia O’Brien ’22
Scootie
A service providing a quick and fun means of transportation for the campus.
Jonathan French ’25
Selva
An app-controlled portable greenhouse that helps academic establishments conveniently and successfully grow plants in conditions not typically suitable for plant life.
Bailey Mantzell ’22
Benjamin Salaj ’22
Jael Compton ’22
Lindsey Cummings ’22
Results
How much $$$ did each team walk away with?
AquaHawk Technologies: $7,475
Selva: $6,995
Scootie: $3,300
Happy Feet: $3,120
Civitas: $2,120
No, It’s You: $1,645
DrinkFixd: $1,320 + $500 Fan Favorite award
Wolverine Venture Battle 2022 Sponsors
Heartfelt thanks to our sponsors for their generous support.
WOLVERINE DONORS
Laura (Koller ’11) and RJ Fryan ‘08
The Habbershon Family:
Tim ’81, Grant ’06, Meredith ’07, Jonathan ’09, and Natalie ‘11
Rick Newton '86
Paul Passaro
Dan Creston '81
The Kiska Family: Stan ’85, Deanna ’87, Evan ’20, and Lauren
The Pentz Family: Mark ‘81, Cheri ‘79, Michael ‘06, Yvonne ‘06
John '68 & Betsy Baun Charitable Foundation (Pittsburgh Foundation)
Susan (Peshek ’81) and Peter Durfee ‘80
Bill Smith '69
Jeff Moxie '80
IN-KIND SUPPORT
Three (3) hours accounting/financial consultation
Filming and production of one (1) promo video
One (1) year of webhosting
Six (6) months access to PatentHacks platform
Logo consultation for all teams entering
Cedric E. Lewis, JD/MBA
Five (5) hours legal consultation
Thank you to our Reviewers!
Our reviewers faced the difficult task of narrowing the field of competitors down to the seven finalist teams.
| Bob Baierl |
| Frances Baldwin |
| Toby Basalla ’98 |
| Chris Botting ’83 |
| Scott Brainard ’76 |
| Jonathan Brutt ’17 |
| Abby (Schiela ’18) Bukowski |
| Vince Cassano ’88 |
| Craig Creaturo ’92 |
| Jonathan Cutler ’11 |
| Brad Dearborn ’78 |
| Ellie (Stanchak ’13) DelTurco |
| Rachel (Brockhage ’12) Ellison |
| Ruth (Dykstra ’07) Entwistle |
| Kim Ford ’72 |
| Collin Foster ’12 |
| Greg Gillispie |
| Curt Given ’84 |
| Brian Gongaware ’92 |
| Anita Greggs-Perez ’78 |
| Glenn Grossman |
| Matthew Hackworth ’97 |
| Victoria (Irey ’12) Hassett |
| Brittany (Hayward ’11) Hoffman |
| John Holt ’84 |
| Don Hudock |
| Chris Hussar ’99 |
| Edward Huttenhower ’76 |
| Melissa (Marshall ’92) Jacobs |
| Bob Keller ’73 |
| Andy Kmiec ’96 |
| Karolina Lagerquist ’16 |
| Don Lockhart ’67 |
| Evan Lowe ’89 |
| Beth (Ranker ’96) Marraccini |
| Dean Marraccini |
| Wendy Marshall ’81 |
| Lauren Beth (Howell ’10) Marts |
| Wendy (Sabados ’88) Mascio |
| Glenn McDonald ’75 |
| Scott McDowell ’87 |
| Winifred (Williams ’77) McGee |
| Alan Mesches ’71 |
| William Messner ’96 |
| Brian Montgomery ’96 |
| Liam Morris ’08 |
| Ben Moyer ’01 |
| Robin Parsons |
| John Romain ’85 |
| Steven Roman ’96 |
| Daniel Rossi-Keen ’99 |
| John Roush |
| Alissa (Hermann ’96) Sgro |
| Kelly Shields ’97 |
| Neil Skoriak |
| Lydia Smith ’12 |
| Steve Solman ’96 |
| Bethany Stillwaggon ’13 |
| Brett Strouss ’82 |
| Allyson (Baird ’88) Sveda |
| Tyler Vielguth ’14 |
| Steve Wickman |