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Wayne State University

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Wayne State University in Detroit connects students to entrepreneurship through the Mike Ilitch School of Business and TechTown, the university's entrepreneurship hub. The Ilitch School runs a startup technology pitch competition with published cash prizes.

Include. Wayne State has a current student technology pitch competition and a university entrepreneurship hub..

How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.

At a glance

Indexed programs

3

All currently active

Top direct funding

$10,000

Ilitch School Startup Technology Pitch Competition

Equity

Equity terms unknown

Program mix

3

Pitch Competition · Entrepreneurship Center · Academic Program

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3 programs indexed

Pitch Competition

Entrepreneurship Center

TechTown Detroit

Entrepreneurship Center
Official site

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funding range

Indirect supportEquity unknownongoingActive
Last activity
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Participants
Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
Verification
Partially Verified

Academic Program

From students

Be the first student from Wayne State University to post a startup.

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Funding and Equity

The 2026 competition calendar says the event has $35,000 in cash prizes, with $17,500 in each of two tracks. A 2026 Ilitch news story says winners received $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500. The university describes these as startup investments. Equity terms are not stated.

Recent Activity

The second annual finals were March 27, 2026. The competition page lists the next finals for March 12, 2027, with an announcement date of August 31, 2026, and an information session on September 14, 2026.

Known Startups and Winners

  • Fluoroscreen, pitched by Luv Thakkar and Sanjana Kumar, won the first competition's finals on March 28, 2025. The Ilitch news story describes it as an injectable approach to colorectal cancer detection.
Research gaps & things to verify

Missing Information

  • 2026 winner names were not in the captured news story.
  • Equity terms for the cash awards are not stated.
  • TechTown's 2025 impact figures are ecosystem-wide, not a student prize.
More about this ecosystem

Wayne State University

Wayne State University in Detroit connects students to entrepreneurship through the Mike Ilitch School of Business and TechTown, the university's entrepreneurship hub. The Ilitch School runs a startup technology pitch competition with published cash prizes.

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News & articles

3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Wayne State University.

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