November 2018

PitchU ($6K Prize Pool) 

Event Date: Saturday, November 3, 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: MidTown Tech Hive

Attend PitchU and you'll learn the finer points of pitching, including presentation strategies and tactics backed by exhaustive research. You will also have opportunities to practice your pitch. The event is free to attend and lunch is included.

Blockland Solutions Hackathon

Event Date: Friday, November 9 - Sunday, November 11
Location: Cleveland State University

Industry professionals - as well as students in high school and college - are invited to participate in the inaugural Blockland Solutions Hackathon. Participants will be challenged to come up with a prototype using blockchain technologies during the event.

Global Student Entrepreneurship Award

($20K Prize Pool)

Event Date: Saturday, December 1
Application Due Date: Saturday, November 17
Location: CWRU

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is one of the premier global competitions for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. The Cleveland EC GSEA competition is December 1 with prizes of $20,000 and advancement to the EO National and EO Global competitions, in Toronto.

Saint-Gobain Student Design Competition

(Win up to $10K)

Application Due Date: Wednesday, November 21
Location: CWRU

In the Saint-Gobain Student Design Competition, you’ll create a team of undergraduate and graduate students from any CWRU Engineering Departments, the Weatherhead School of Management Departments, the Physics and Chemistry Departments and the Cleveland Institute of Art to participate in this exciting student-led competition.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Cleveland:

Building A Blockchain Ecosystem

Event Date: Wednesday, November 15, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: CWRU Sears think[box]

This year Cleveland is joining the Global Celebration to strengthen our start-up community. Event sponsors and partners include StartinCle, JumpStart, FlashStart, CWRU NEOlaunchNET, GENglobal, and more. Cleveland's celebratory event is focused on discovering what "Cleveland Can Do For Blockchain."

Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition 

(Win Up To $25K)

Student Startup Madness

@ SXSW 2019


Application due date: Friday, November 25

Student Startup Madness (SSM) is open to all college student digital media startups from any college/university in the United States. SSM takes place at SXSW.

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards

Application due date:  Early bird deadline - November 8 // Final deadline - December 7

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas awards honor products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. Student application fee is $40-$50. Scholarships are available - apply here.

Women's Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland

Event Date: Monday, November 12, 8:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Linsalata Alumni Center at CWRU

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED), a global movement that celebrates, empowers and supports women in business to alleviate poverty, is coming to Cleveland for the first time. WED Cleveland will bring established and aspiring women entrepreneurs together to share ideas, spark action and create opportunities for businesses to grow while achieving social impact.  wedcleveland.org

CWRU students and alumni interested in scholarships email victoria.avi@case.edu

Blockland Solutions Conference:

Real-World Problem Solving

Event Date: December 1 - December 4
Location: Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland

Cleveland is Building a Blockchain Technology Ecosystem. The Blockland initiative exists to educate and promote real-world blockchain applications while establishing and leading a blockchain ecosystem with support from private, public and philanthropic individuals and organizations.

 Register For General Admission Tickets

  Apply Here For Free Student Tickets 

CES

Event Date: January 8 - January 11, 2019
Location: Las Vegas, NV

CWRU is entering our 6th year at CES.tech, the premier tradeshow for innovation and discovery. The tradeshow attracts 170,000 visitors and 4,200 booths. CWRU will have 12 booths.
If you would like to exhibit or attend the show please contact cwrulanuchnet@case.edu.

CWRU article about CES 2018

Blockland Workshops, Meetings and Events

Startup Weekend

On October 12 – 14, CWRU LaunchNet hosted the TechStars Startup Weekend.

1. First prize went to the SmartChange team, who created an app to filter out negative social media to promote happier behavior and lead to a happier life.
   Winners - Jacob Brookbank and Jim Song (CWRU)
    
2. Second prize went to Mobility, a service to promote social good by providing bicycle transportation to people in underserved neighborhoods.
   Winners - Paul Suchy (KSU grad) and Justo Karell (CWRU)
    
3. Third prize was awarded to Simply Apply, an online service designed to bridge the knowledge gap between international students and the American universities they hope to attend one day.
   Winner - Jahan Ghaznavi (PSU, CMU grad)

1. Case for Happiness: 
   project focus - postpartum depression
    
2. Health CyCLE:
   project focus - concept for on-demand home healthcare
    
3. Hypotech:
   project focus - wearable device for hypoglycemi

Sears think[box] Founder Application

Apply to become a Sears think[box] Founder and have access to valuable startup resources in the facility.

Vote for Everykey!

TechOhio just announced the startup culture awards finalists, and Everykey is in the finals for best startup culture in Ohio!