TechCelerator@State College Graduates Six Teams, Awards a $10,000 Prize
On May 24, the Ben Franklin TechCelerator@State College graduated a six-team cohort from its 10-week Business Startup Boot Camp. Don McCandless, TechCelerator director, opened the graduation ceremony and introduced the six presenters. Each team leader presented in front of three judges and a crowd of about 80 people, including representatives from ten angel investor groups from the Pennsylvania Angel Network.
Bob Irori, Paul Sciabica, and Marty Bradley, local entrepreneurs, judged the presentations, awarding the $10,000 grand prize to Joel Edelstein of Triglyph.
Each graduate had eight minutes to present his or her company, describing the technology, need, benefits, challenges, competition, and outlook. After every presentation was a seven-minute Q&A session.
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