2026 WVB Finals
April 24, 2026 @ 1:00 PM
Sticht Lecture Hall
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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!
Eight teams compete for their share of over $30,000 in prizes!
How it works
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 team will pitch to our panel of judges. Presentations will 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
Antonino 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 ’28
Audrey Karwowski ’26
Brendan Stull ’26
Vote for the Fan Favorite award during the event!
During the Wolverine Venture Battle, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite team via text!
The winner of the Fan Favorite vote will receive a $500 cash prize.
Check back here during the competition for more information on how to cast your vote!
Heartfelt thanks to our 2026 sponsors for their generous support.
WOLVERINE DONORS
The Habbershon Family:
Tim ’81, Grant ’06, Meredith ’07, Jonathan ’09, and Natalie ‘11
Lori (Shoemaker ’96) and John Brinker
Roberta and Allen ’64 Geyer
The Pentz Family: Mark ‘81, Cheri ‘79, Michael ‘06, and Yvonne ‘06
Susan (Peshek ’81) and Peter Durfee ‘80
John '68 & Betsy Baun Charitable Foundation (Pittsburgh Foundation)
The Passaro Family
Dan Creston '81
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 |