On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Drake Innovators Club sponsored the annual Bark Tank Competition. This competition is for any Drake student with an innovation or business idea. There were seven participants and the top prizes went to:
- 1st place, $750: Encryptium LLC – Kellen Karls and Alex Mathison
- 2nd place, $500: Confident – Tyrek Washington
- 3rd place, $250: ABC – LiQin (Rey) Huang
- People’s Choice, $250: StudentPal – Noah Manderfeld and Brendan Voight
Congratulations to everyone who participated and a huge thanks to our judges, Colton Sleister (2016 winner), Kaleigh DeBont (2017 winner), and Chamindi Wijesinghe (alumna).
Stephanie Cardwell, Drake University Entrepreneurship Centers