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In the News

The Most Disruptive Business School Startups Of 2022

After nearly 200 prospective customer interviews, Maison and his partner launched Blyss, a dating app that coordinated entire dates for users, creating a safe environment for…

November 22, 2022

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurs Take Home $145,000 in Prizes During Annual ‘Bark Tank’ Pitch Competition

A diverse, passionate, and innovative group of students presented their start-up ideas to a panel of highly-esteemed entrepreneurial judges at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s…

November 4, 2022

Events

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces Finalists for the ‘Bark Tank’ Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize

The eight finalist teams in the running for the $100,000 Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business have been selected by…

October 25, 2022

Student Experience

Students Pitch Their Venture Ideas and Win Prize Money at Fall 2022 Rocket Pitch ​

Georgetown Entrepreneurship recently hosted the highly anticipated Fall 2022 Rocket Pitch Competition – an annual “elevator pitch” competition where Georgetown students…

October 19, 2022

Alumni

Alexa Fernandez (MBA/MPP’05) Wins Two Great Taste Awards for Chili Maven’s Salsa Macha

Georgetown McDonough joins the nation in commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we are spotlighting several McDonough community members of Hispanic heritage who are…

October 11, 2022

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces 2022-2023 Entrepreneurs and Experts-in-Residence

Georgetown Entrepreneurship, which serves all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, has announced its 12th annual cohort of entrepreneurs-in-residence …

October 5, 2022

Alumni

Georgetown Venture Lab Welcomes Georgetown Startup Accelerator’s 2022 Cohort

The Georgetown Venture Lab kicked off its 2022 cohort of the Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA), a virtual, nine-week program, on September 13, 2022.  The GSA brings…

September 22, 2022

News Story

$3.25M gift empowers entrepreneurship for social good

Michael Brown (B’94), general partner at Battery Ventures and previous chair of the National Venture Capital Association, has built a career backing businesses that solve…

August 15, 2022

Alumni

Margarita Womack (EMBA’19) receives Ernst and Young 2022 Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year Award

A versatile on-the-go product, combined with fresh ingredients, an influx of Hispanic culture, community, and sustainably driven values is at the heart of what Latin Goodness…

August 8, 2022

Alumni

A Sustainable Phil-osophy for Food – Georgetown Alumnus Tackles Climate Change at the Venture Lab

Georgetown alumnus Phil Wong (SFS’15) and his team are taking a bite out of climate change through their food startup, Phil’s Finest – and they’re using the;…

July 27, 2022