2026 STARTedUP Summit at Butler University

This year's 2026 STARTedUP Challenge Finals at the STARTedUP Summit will be hosted by Butler University & Butler's Lacy School of Business! The top ten entrepreneurial teams who competed in Regionals across the state, will be competing in Indianapolis and pitching their newly-renovated business ideas. These individuals have been carefully selected out of thousands of statewide registrants and will be taking the stage in June to share their innovative pitches and business ideas.

We will be joined by government officials, business leaders, fellow entrepreneurs, educators, and family members. These teams participated in an extensive mentorship-focused bootcamp in May, will travel across Indiana the following week for STARTedUP's INnovation Tour, are invited to enter an exclusive alumni program, and the first place team in Indiana will receive $25,000 in prize money.

STARTedUP Challenge Finalist Teams:

PageMD: Chaz Burkett, Seth Donea, & Veronica Rodionova | Signature School Inc.

OccluSense: Riya Koya & Zaina Khan | Carmel High School

Dermi: Alex Mi & Angie Xiu | Carmel High School

Luna Bandages: Luke Padgett & Nathan Peck| Brownsburg High School

Iconic Looks: Trinity Easley| McKenzie Career Center

Course Caddy: Brandon Walker | Munster High School

NAM: Aris Koehler, Mason Green, & Noah Deeds | Mishawaka High School

Reese Olivia Creative: Reese Streicher | Carroll High School

Roots2Results: Kishan Patel & Tucker Harris | Floyd Central High School

Phoenix Phuel: Bradley Moore, Jude Sabla, & Nathan Jones | Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Register today to support and experience these amazing young people and future entrepreneurs!

More details about the STARTedUP Challenge can be found at: https://www.startedupfoundation.org/the-challenge

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