1. “Our main value is to provide entrepreneurship education at scale,” UIUC Associate Director of the Technology Entrepreneur Center, Stephanie Faraci, told bizblip.  To “provide opportunities that are accessible for students across a campus with 45 fields of study across 10 colleges. “

More than 400 students, forming nearly 100 teams filled an auditorium at IHotel for the Covad New Venture Challenge.

Caught Schmoozing:

1. Rohan Hirani, Galleon; Jack Munn, Galleon; Evan Waller, Galleon
2. Mohammad El-Jawhari, PlayTogether; Delbert Su, Thorne Forestry
3. Nikia Brown, UIUC; Sakshi Vaya, Jeevatva Composting
4. Aren Yoon, UniVent; Daniel Oh, UniVent; Grace Cho, UniVent
5. Lisa Rosov, FEarless; Pushti Mehta, FEarless
6. Lauren Kavathas, Emory Net; Alan Singleton, Singleton Law