The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies announced 18 teams will compete for the Olin Cup this year. These semi-finalists will work with mentors and advisors on their business plans and elevator pitches before the next round of judging takes place Thursday, Nov. 7.

 

·         ARE Systems

·         Epi Squared

·         Farmplicity

·         Genetix Fusion LLC

·         Jenesis Project

·         JetLink Prime

·         Juntos

·         Made for Freedom, LLC

·         Modern Gym, Inc.

·         NABR

·         Nanopore Diagnostics

·         Pixi Medical

·         Priority Compass

·         Stumpy’s Spirits

·         SynerZ Medical

·         TeleDietitian

·         Turcosa

·         Zymplr

Next up for the semi-finalists is the Elevator Pitch Competition on Thursday, November 7.  The semi-finalists will compete privately that afternoon in front of judges, then at 6 p.m. they will present at the public Elevator Pitch Competition.  At the public event, the audience will have the opportunity to select their picks for best pitch. The person who comes closest to the judges’ evaluations will win $250.  Plan to attend now and register here.

The winners of the private Elevator Pitch Competition become the finalists in the 2013 competition. The round of the competition will be held on Thursday, January 30.

Photo: Florida Memory State Library, Miami bike race, circa 1922