The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery was abuzz on April 13 and 14 as Transcend UW held their eighth annual Transcend Innovation Competition.
Sponsored by Discovery to Product, the competition is a student-run innovation competition that takes place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The competition unites students from a diverse range of academic fields and social backgrounds to display their innovative ideas, entrepreneurship and business acumen. Students showcase their work to the audience, get expert input from business leaders and possible investors and compete for funding to develop and implement their ideas.
The competition has grown significantly over the years, with a $50,000 prize pool being awarded to the top teams this year.
The competition consists of two full days of pitches, poster sessions and networking opportunities where teams meet judges, sponsors and participants. Attendees participated in a networking session, which was ripe with conversation of the event and shared passion for creativity and ambition.
The top three teams won a portion of the $50,000 prize fund. This year’s winning teams — Crib, Tixplorer and EducatAItors — each presented innovative ideas judges thought have the potential to have a profound impact on the community.