2026 WVB Finals
April 24, 2026 @ 1:00 PM
Sticht Lecture Hall
The finals will take place in Sticht Lecture Hall and will be livestreamed on this page! The livestream will be visible below when it is turned on!
Click below to relive the final round!
Eight teams compete for their share of over $30,000 in prizes!
How it went down
Each team advancing to the finals 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.
Each finalist tea pitched to our panel of judges. Presentations were be 8 minutes long, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
The Competitors
Asset-Based Intelligence
Andrew Coy ’26
Josh Elverson ’26
Isaac Nowrasteh ’26
Claritas Arts Academy
Sophie Spilak ’28
Ginger Schiffmayer ’26
Maya O’Dell ’28
Common Ground
Savannah Henschel ’27
Dallas Casciani ’27
Medicap
Truman Eichler ’28
Jonathan Steen ’28
Zachary Wilson ’27
Ringless Automation
Owen Gasser ’26
Tobias Leithart ’26
Antonio Sanguigni ’26
Scanvas
Alex Anderson ’26
Ryan Merrick ’27
Cayden Testa ’26
Ellie Rodriguez ’26
Sovereign
Alex Bepristis ’26
Harrison Houle ’28
TRADE
Kaitlyn Kuscevic ’27
Audrey Karwowski ’26
Brendan Stull ’26
Results
How much $$$ did each team walk away with?
TRADE: $8,425 + $1000 Gloo Award
Scanvas: $7,275 + $1000 Hudson Financial Advisors Award + $500 Fan Favorite Award
Claritas Arts Academy: $6,875
Ringless Automation: $2,375
Medicap: $1,725 + $500 Junior Judges Award
Sovereign: $1,275
Common Ground: $1,125
Asset-Based Intelligence: $925
Junior Judges Program
This year, we welcome 10 students from Arise Classical Academy in Sewickley, PA to join us at the battle as Junior Judges.
These students each had the opportunity to award a $50 prize to the team that they feel deserves their vote.
Heartfelt thanks to our 2026 sponsors for their generous support.
WOLVERINE DONORS
Lori (Shoemaker ’96) and John Brinker
Shannon and Melissa (Marshall '92) Jacobs
Laura (Koller ’11) and RJ Fryan ‘08
The Passaro Family
Dan Creston '81
John '68 & Betsy Baun Charitable Foundation (Pittsburgh Foundation)
Susan (Peshek ’81) and Peter Durfee ‘80
The Pentz Family: Mark ‘81, Cheri ‘79, Michael ‘06, and Yvonne ‘06
IN-KIND SUPPORT
Three (3) hours accounting/financial consultation
CIRDEC Consulting, LLC
Five (5) hours business liability consultation
One (1) year of webhosting
Thank you to our Reviewers!
Our reviewers faced the difficult task of narrowing the field of competitors down to the eight finalist teams.
| Frances Baldwin |
| Randy Beck ’85 |
| David Bennett ’82 |
| Chris Botting ’83 |
| Scott Brainard ’76 |
| Freddie Bremble ’80 |
| Craig Creaturo ’92 |
| Dan Creston ’81 |
| Jeff Curran ’85 |
| Jeff Cypher ’19 |
| Brad Dearborn ’78 |
| Benjamin Demers ’19 |
| Andrew Ellison ’12 |
| Ruth Entwistle ’07 |
| Kim Ford ’72 |
| Collin Foster ’12 |
| Michelle Gerwick |
| Curt Given ’84 |
| Glenn Grossman |
| Darcie Herron ’93 |
| Edward Huttenhower ’76 |
| Anthony Jantzi ’11 |
| Bob Keller ’73 |
| Beth Lepore ’96 |
| Evan Lowe ’89 |
| Wendy Marshall ’81 |
| Paul Marshall ’78 |
| Scott McDowell ’87 |
| Winifred McGee ’77 |
| Alan Mesches ’71 |
| William Messner ’96 |
| Trey Miller |
| Haley Nerlich ’16 |
| Daniel Oldak |
| Robin Parsons ’87 |
| Patricia Premick ’84 |
| Steven Roman ’96 |
| Pamela Rossi-Keen ’99 |
| Lorie Scrabis |
| Neil Skoriak ’75 |
| Allyson Sveda ’88 |
| Kelley Teitsworth ’08 |
| Jack Thomas ’89 |
| Steve Wickman ’76 |
| Sarah Winkler ’08 |
| Jim Zuidema |