Watch student teams present their final pitches in the Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge, a 1.5-month, University-wide pitch competition where teams of undergraduate students present early-stage business ideas that identify an important problem that can be solved with digital innovation.

This event is free and open to the public.

About the Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge

The IdeaMakers Challenge is a one-and-a-half-month competition where interdisciplinary teams of students receive mentoring from faculty, industry leaders and experienced entrepreneurs to develop early-stage business ideas where information technology is a core component of the business model. Teams pitch their ideas to a panel of judges during Penn State Startup Week for a chance to win prizes that advance their ideas and professional network.

Bob and Susan Bardusch established the Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge Endowment in 2021 to provide funding for the event and ongoing engagement of student teams.