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Strakosch Venture Competition
--- title: "Strakosch Venture Competition" source_url: https://www.startatshea.com/strakosch capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Annual pitch competition. $20,000 total prize pool. 2026 finals April 23 at 245 Beacon Street, Room 107. 10 teams pitch. Winners: 1st Place Alejandro Linares '26, 2nd Place Gabriel Forthofer, 3rd Place André Assunção '28 & Grant Drinkwater '28, Crowd Favorite Ben Bartley '28, Sophia Gregory '25, John Giglia '26. 2025: 55+ applicants, 8 finalists, Winner Emma Mooney '28 ($10K), 2nd Juliana Owen '25 ($5K), 3rd & Crowd Favorite Drake Cote '28 & Dominic Landry '28 ($3K+$2K). 2024: 1st Caroline Driscoll '27, 2nd Bo Brainerd '25, 3rd Advaith Vadlakonda '25 & Kyle Radimer '25. 2023: 1st Vitaliti (
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