{"id":4543,"date":"2024-05-10T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/?page_id=4543"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:24:33","slug":"wootank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/annual-events\/wootank\/","title":{"rendered":"WooTank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3-300x293.png\" alt=\"woo tank\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3-154x150.png 154w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3-287x280.png 287w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/5\/files\/sites\/127\/2024\/03\/Capture3.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WooTank<\/a> Intercollegiate Showdown brings together two top student-run businesses from Worcester colleges to compete in this <em>Shark Tank<\/em> style pitch competition! Venture Forum is proud to host this event in partnership with WorcLab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Over the course of the evening, student-run companies will pitch their venture to a panel of <em>sharks<\/em> to try to get one or more of them to allocate real funding for their venture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Whether you&#8217;re a student looking to support your peers and school or simply love a good show, this event promises to be an unforgettable evening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">WooTank 2024 &#8211; April 2, 2024<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">BrickBox Theater, Worcester<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Participating college or university for this inaugural event<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Clark University:<\/strong> Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation @ <a class=\"list-item-url\" href=\"mailto:entrepreneurship@clarku.edu\">entrepreneurship@clarku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophie Lee, owner of Sophpremacy, was awarded a total of $3500 from all three judges. <strong>Top winner!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Owen Chase, founder of Just for Fun Farms, was awarded a total of $3000 from all three judges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>College of the Holy Cross:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rob-murner-7293511a2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Murner<\/a>, Director &amp; EIR, Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics and Society<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trivflic<\/li>\n<li>Mark-It<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nichols College:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tliptrap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timothy Liptrap<\/a>, Chair, Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My-Barks<\/li>\n<li>REIB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI):<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ardianpreci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardian Preci<\/a>, Director, The Business Development Lab<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>360energy<\/li>\n<li>CROI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">WooTank 2024 Shark Judging Panel<\/h4>\n<p class=\"CjVfdc\"><strong><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Brian Geisel,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"C9DxTc \">CEO, Geisel Software<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Mark A. 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