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title: "The Results Are In: Meet the 2024 Fall Pitch Party Winners"
description: Celebrate innovation at the 2024 Fall Pitch Party, where students showcase startup ideas. See the winners and highlights from this exciting event!
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# [The Results Are In: Meet the 2024 Fall Pitch Party Winners](https://horn.udel.edu/the-results-are-in-meet-the-2024-fall-pitch-party-winners)

 Written by [Natalie Kessler](https://horn.udel.edu/author/natalie-kessler) | Oct 25, 2024 6:19:09 PM

The Venture Development Center was packed Wednesday night for the 2024 Fall Pitch Party. The event, designed for students new to pitching, provided a stage for innovative ideas, a space for networking, and a showcase for student startups. Everyone who participated received a $20 gift card, while the top 3 received monetary prizes in recognition of their outstanding presentations and concept potential.

#### **Celebrating Our Exceptional Judges**

Thank you to our outstanding judges  [Garrison Davis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrison-davis-46545084/), [Isabella Duarte](https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-duarte-/), [Jordan Gonzalez ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonzalezjordan/)for their contributions to the Pitch Party. Their expertise, thoughtful feedback, and willingness to support student entrepreneurs played a crucial role in the success of the event. 

#### **And the winners are...**

 The first place pitch winner and recipient of $300 was [Hallie Ross](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hallieross/) with Sweet Success. Sweet Success is a combination of a baking subscription box and a financial literacy program. Hallie, a first year student, was also a 2024 EntreX Lab alumna and 2024 Diamond Challenge finalist! 

Our second place pitch winner and recipient of $200 was [Carys Adusei](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carys-adusei-3349b6236/) with Sight Connect.  Sight Connect helps support social events for all people that want to join a community while also helping a good cause at the same time.  Part of ticket sales for events will support a children's eye care nonprofit.

Finally, the third place pitch winner and recipient of $100 was [Alex Witte](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-witte08/) with SkiSafe. SkiSafe is a mouth guard with pressure plates in it that can send alerts to EMS with exact location.  It is a compact GPS and communication system that can be installed in a helmet.

#### Superlative awards were also given out at the Pitch Party:

Most creative:  Mo Bull - Javier Cruz  

Most Interesting: SkiSafe - Alex Witte 

Most motivated: Sight Connect - Carys Adusei 

Most Promising: Rent-A-Car - Aiden Hicks 

 

#### Thank you to all students who participated!

AJ Bogdan - Toiletry Caddy

Toiletry Caddy that is placed on the wall with adhesive strips and also comes with packing foam to make it portable 

 

Samuel Jean-Antoine - Pearl of The Antilles

The Pearl of The Antilles is a Haitian restaurant that solves the problem of lack of food associated with UD grubhub accounts. Food like jerk chicken and empanadas will be introduced to the UD campus

 

Garret Bonson - APEX Airsoft

PEX Airsoft creates fully impressive airsoft arenas, inspired by famous movies and tv shows. Also working to create more diversity among players

 

Mason Robbins - Safe2Go

Safe2Go helps parties split checks by uploading money into a bank to hold money and once the service is done the bank sends the money to the correct party 

 

Alex Witte - SkiSafe

SkiSafe is a mouth guard with pressure plates in it that can send alerts to EMS with exact location.  It is a compact GPS and communication system that can be installed in a helmet

 

Hallie Ross - Sweet Success

Sweet Success is a combination of a baking subscription box as well as a financial literacy program.  The goal is to decrease financial illiteracy while making it fun by combining it with baking.

 

Jolin Jiang - MediBase

MediBase is a wikipedia for Women’s Health information. Medibase will be a app with forum, news, and research features 

 

Andrew Roberts - Post Refocus

Post Refocus allows you to refocus your photos by adjusting the focus and depth in post production.  Selling to professional and everyday photographers 

 

Ian Wilt - Discord for Grandma

Discord for Grandma is an easy to use application that is senior friendly.  It allows seniors to communicate with others in a social and simple way. 

 

Ethan Weinerman - Coretex Care Pro

Cortex Care Pro is a solution to head injuries in sports by adding padding into the helmet itself.  It works by moving the helmet with the head if a injury were to occur

 

Aiden Hicks - Rent-A-Park

Rent-A-Park is a peer-to-peer parking app that allows students to rent out their parking spaces.  A way to rent parking spaces at houses and apartment complexes to make it easier for others to find accessible parking.

 

Jerry DeSimone - WrinkleWatch

WrinkleWatch is a board that will fold clothes into an easy portable box that will allow people to take clothing on the go. 

 

Carys Adusei - Sight  Connect

Sight Connect helps support social events for all people that want to join a community while also helping a good cause at the same time.  Part of ticket sales for events will support a children's eye care nonprofit.

 

Troon Houlton - Vital

Vital is the solution for people who continuously forget to take their medicine or vitamins, in the form of a vitamin toothpaste. You get your vitamins and medicine by just brushing your teeth. 

 

Azan Kahn and Rushil Medi - Muscle Minder

Muscle Minder is an AI based supplement reminder app that adapts to your body composition.  It is customizable for each person and body type to know what supplements to take.

 

Mary Williams - DorLoc

DorLoc monitors your social accounts and protects them from being hacked.  It shows your key metrics of your account like login and IP address to help secure your account

 

Javier Cruz - Mo Bull

Mo Bull is a mechanical bull service that allows event planners to receive a mechanical bull for their event.  It is responsible for set up, service, and clean up all run by University of Delaware Students 

 

Parker Stille - Parker Media

Parker Media is a service that helps small businesses create a greater social media presence. The team will take pictures, edit post production, post, and follow social media trends for small brands.

 

Mara Pecci - Garage Hopper 

Garage Hopper is an app that helps simplify EV charging by showing car chargers that you can rent in peoples homes within a 10 mile radius. You pay a flat rate and then an hourly rate.

 

Sebastian Torres and Michael Earley - Razr

Razr is a self sharpening razor blade case that creates a sharpened razor for each shave. 

 

**The Pitch Party Marketplace**

This semester's event featured The Pitch Party Marketplace, a showcase of student- and Horn Community-run startups like FunkyRat, Yodeling Elaine Art, Creative Hands by KT, and OBEnaturalle. UD Students Jake & Jonny were also invited to show off their musical talents. From supporting student businesses to bringing creative and entrepreneurial students together, the Pitch Party served as a  platform for collaboration and innovation for young entrepreneurs. 

We would also like to extend a special thank you to e-club president and event organizer  [Olivia Jin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviapjin/) and faculty lead Dr. Dan Lee for hosting the Pitch Party. 

#### About Horn Entrepreneurship

[Horn Entrepreneurship](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) is the driving force behind entrepreneurship education and innovation at the University of Delaware. Consistently ranked as one of the top entrepreneurship programs in the United States, it was founded and continues to be supported by accomplished entrepreneurs. The program empowers aspiring innovators, equipping them with the skills and resources needed to bring their ideas to life and create positive change in the world.

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