Previous Winners
Libero Ferrero, 2011 Launch DePaul Winner
Libero Ferrero is a luxury lifestyle brand for men that produces versatile luxury bags.
Launch DePaul Finalists Find Creative Ways to Carve Market Niches for Their Entrepreneurial Ventures, DePaul News Release, May 25, 2011.
Sunrise Center North, 2010 Launch DePaul Winner, Non-Profit/Social Venture Track
A therapeutic riding program with equine-oriented activities to enhance the quality of life for individuals with special needs.
Team led by Elspeth Stanzil (SNL ’11)
Sunrise Center North provides horseback riding lessons and equine assisted activities to individuals with special needs.
Launch DePaul Winners Find Many Inspirations To Become Entrepreneurs, DePaul News Release, May 25, 2010.
Influx of Entrepreneurs Turn to DePaul for Help in Charting their Career Course, DePaul News Release, May 27, 2010.
Hoop Book Live, 2010 Launch DePaul Winner, For-Profit Venture Track
Software program that makes basketball scorekeeping less demanding and reduces errors.
Team led by Matt Geiger (COM '12)
Hoop Book Live (HBL) is a user-friendly software program that makes the basketball scorebook task less demanding and reduces errors. HBL is easy to learn, creates extensive game reports for analysis, and with HBL’s online functionality, all game data is synced with our website allowing parents who are unable to make it to the game, the ability to receive updates anywhere.
Launch DePaul Winners Find Many Inspirations To Become Entrepreneurs, DePaul News Release, May 25, 2010.
GREENOLA, 2009 Launch DePaul Winner, Non-Profit/Social Venture Track
A social venture selling women's fair trade, sustainable clothing and accessories online.
Team led by Jennifer Moran (COM ’09)
GREENOLA is a private label boutique, selling online and wholesale. Product mix consists of: handmade Alpaca sweaters, scarves, gloves and hats; sustainable wooden earrings and buttons; organic screen-printed and aplique t-shirts. GREENOLA works directly with five worker-owned sewing cooperatives in Bolivia paying fair wages and supporting Fair Trade principles. They also work with local US manufacturers whose missions are aligned with GREENOLA.
Trade Transformation, Kenosha News, September 2009
With Stable Jobs Scarce, Young Women Take Risky Path to Entrepreneurship, Crain's Chicago, April 2010
CareerHook, 2009 Launch DePaul Winner, For-Profit Venture Track
Reel in the best IT candidates with CareerHook.
Team led by Ben Meader (MBA '09)
CareerHook is a one-stop shop for employment agencies to quickly post jobs and screen candidates. CareerHook dynamically tests applicants based on their ability to answer specific questions about the actual job they are applying for and ranks candidates based on the answers. The tests are based on the primary skills required for the job and can be customized to fit a recruiters specific needs.
Commuter Advertising, 2008 Launch DePaul Winner
Commuter Advertising is managed by Russell Gottesman, current DePaul MBA student, Katie Gottesman, and Scott McPherson. Commuter Advertising creates, manages, and sells relevant and entertaining advertising spots on trains and buses through partnerships with transit services. They provide advertisers a new media to deliver marketing messages to targeted consumers at relevant locations along transit routes. In return for access to bus and train audio systems, Commuter Advertising shares revenue with budget-strapped transit agencies, relieving commuters of fare hikes and communities of tax increases.
'Next Stop, [Your Audio Ad Here]', The New York Times, December 23, 2008
Greater Dayton RTA Introduces Audio Ad Onboard, Passenger Transport, February 16, 2009
MTD: New Routes, New Ads, Daily Illini, September 1, 2009
Duo Ride Success of Bus Commercials, Dayton Business Journal, October 30, 2009
Winning Entrepreneurs, University of Dayton News, April 8, 2010
PulzArt, 2007 Launch DePaul Winner
PulzArt was created by Rania El-Sorrogy (COM '07) as a website designed to allow dance enthusiasts to view and share their passion.