Ignition Lab Crash Course and Pitch Competition

Pratt News article (May 9, 2019) documenting the Ignition Lab crash course and its culminating pitch competition. Details the program structure, participants, judges, and 2019 winners.

• Ignition Lab founded 2017 by Carl Fengler (CCPD)
• 7-month non-credit crash course with 5 intensive monthly sessions
• Teams of 2-5 students and alumni
• Culminating Ignition Lab Pitch Competition with VC/angel judges
• CCPD Entrepreneur-in-Residence: James McArthur
• 2019 winner: Taiyo (Katherine Jacobson)
• 2019 runner-up: Haven
• Other ventures: Yellow Napkin, Wandering Aid, Wa-Ma, Earthpact
• First-year team Earthpact evolved beyond the program

Only detailed public documentation is from 2019. No evidence of post-2020 cohorts on Pratt's public website. Program may have been paused, rebranded, or its documentation may not be publicly indexed. Current activity status cannot be confirmed from public sources.

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