--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | Summer Founders (5) description: Summer Founders | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (5) --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ### [Stemmer: A Budding Tech Startup](https://horn.udel.edu/stemmer-an-budding-tech-startup) The basis of entrepreneurialism is to make life easier for the community. By bearing the process of creating a startup, an entrepreneur finds solutions to an issue, which makes someone’s day a bit easier. Through the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship, students can pursue new ideas while receiving world-class education and advice to help their ideas flourish. No idea is too big or small, too niche or broad.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/stemmer-an-budding-tech-startup) by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • January 31, 2022 Topics: [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [Friends to Founders: The Spray Less Story](https://horn.udel.edu/friends-to-founders-the-spray-less-story) David Breyla and Noah Lux have been in the vinyl car wrapping industry for years. Working for University of Delaware alumni Greg Star and Mac Macleod at Carvertise since late high school, the pair gained unparalleled experience overseeing vinyl installations at the nation’s largest rideshare advertising company. They also spent time at several other vinyl wrapping businesses over the years, combining for over 12 years of hands-work. With a mass of experience behind them, Breyla and Lux saw a gap in the market where they could fill a need no one else could. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/friends-to-founders-the-spray-less-story) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • January 10, 2022 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) ### [UD junior Lynn Roberts developed her entrepreneurial skills through donor-supported programs in Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/ud-junior-lynn-roberts-developed-her-entrepreneurial-skills-through-donor-supported-programs-in-horn-entrepreneurship) Article by Christine E. Serio-Shively | Photos by Lindsey Mix | Photo illustration by Heidi McDonough Once a molecular biology major, Lynn Roberts’ academic journey and interests took a drastic turn from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) when she delved deeper into the University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship.   [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ud-junior-lynn-roberts-developed-her-entrepreneurial-skills-through-donor-supported-programs-in-horn-entrepreneurship) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • January 03, 2022 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [DIF](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [pre-accelerator](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator), [pivoting](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch), [educators](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) ### [Startup Your Summer Plans](https://horn.udel.edu/startup-your-summer-plans) Although the first winter frost hasn’t blanketed the ground, it is time to plan for summer 2022. For many student entrepreneurs, the summer presents an opportunity to work on your startup unencumbered by class work. But the summer presents a problem: work on your startup, get a job that pays or try to manage both. And what if you need the summer to earn course credits or an internship? [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/startup-your-summer-plans) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • November 01, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [pre-accelerator](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator) ### [Summer of Social Changemakers](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-of-social-changemakers) While the summer heat leads many to long lazy days, two University of Delaware students and one alumna spent the summer of 2021 working diligently to advance social justice and equality of opportunity through their startups. The three changemakers participated in the inaugural Advancing Equity Thru Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Program (ETE), a program designed to support mission-driven social innovators and entrepreneurs as they develop projects and ventures supporting underrepresented and under-resourced groups. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-of-social-changemakers) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 21, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) ### [2021 Summer Founders Show Hard Work & Viable Startups at Demo Day](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-summer-founders-show-hard-work) Horn Entrepreneurship’s Summer Founders Pre-accelerator came to an end with Demo Day on August 19, 2021. However, the founders continued progress towards more successful startups never ends. The unique experience of Summer Founders increases the possibility of students launching viable startups and social ventures, all while gaining valuable advice that will provide dividends in the coming years. Summer Founders includes all aspects of an accelerator except a financial investment, with cohort members receiving guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, advisors and mentors. The founders are also paid stipends to allow them to fully focus on their startup pursuits as long as they continue to demonstrate progress, much like how they might need to sell an investor on progress to get a next round of funding. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-summer-founders-show-hard-work) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • August 25, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [demo day](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day), [pre-accelerator](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator), [pivoting](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting) ### [Horn's 2021 Summer Founders Reach Milestone](https://horn.udel.edu/horns-2021-summer-founders-reach-milestone)   Milestones can be celebrated as a measure of accomplishment. For the Horn Entrepreneurship Summer Founders, they have reached an important one of being at the halfway point. Individual progress is dependent on their biggest challenge of “getting out of the building” to meet potential customers and learn how valuable their startup solution is, or how it could be appreciated even more. By this measure, they have collectively made 442 visits, in-person locally or somewhere in the USA, virtually. The best personal growth measure is what they each find from one another. The pre-accelerator program is designed to collaborate and that is why on a daily basis, they work together to advance each other's product potential. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horns-2021-summer-founders-reach-milestone) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • July 19, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [demo day](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day), [internships](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) ### [Summer Founders Begin 12-Week Journey](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-begin-12-week-journey) **Summer Founders 2021 Teams Announced** [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-begin-12-week-journey) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • June 15, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [demo day](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day), [pre-accelerator](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator) ### [GetPotluck and TheraV Win Big at Startup302 Competition](https://horn.udel.edu/getpotluck-and-therav-win-big-at-startup302-competition) University of Delaware startups [GetPotluck](https://www.getpotluck.com/welcome) and [TheraV](https://www.therav.me/) won a total of $40,000 at the 2021 [Startup302 competition](https://neofest.org/startup-302), a Delaware-based funding competition for technology-enabled startups led by underrepresented founders. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/getpotluck-and-therav-win-big-at-startup302-competition) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • June 08, 2021 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) ### [2020 Summer Founders: Where Are They Now?](https://horn.udel.edu/2020-summer-founders-where-are-they-now) *Editor's note: as this article is published most of the Summer Founder teams highlighted here have qualified for Hen Hatch 2020 as a semifinalist or finalist. Please refer to those articles on this blog.* With [Summer Founders](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/summer-founders/#:~:text=The%20Summer%20Founders%20program%20is,stipend%2C%20mentorship%20and%20education%20sessions.) having wrapped up with the culmination of a [virtual Demo Day](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-2020-virtual-demo-day-recapped), many of this summer’s teams are reflecting back to discover that the intensive 12-week pre-accelerator was just the beginning of their entrepreneurial journeys. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2020-summer-founders-where-are-they-now) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • November 09, 2020 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/1) [2](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/2) [3](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/3) [4](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/4) 5 [6](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders/page/6) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (243)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - [community (225)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) - [students (159)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) - [alumni (118)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) - 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