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Calvin Startup Garage Students Shine at MWest Challenge Competition

Thu, Apr 17, 2025
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MWest Challenge 2025

Calvin Startup Garage entrepreneurs took home several wins at the recent MWest Challenge.聽The annual pitch event is a student entrepreneurship competition designed to create collaboration between faculty and students that spans several colleges and universities from West Michigan. Entrepreneurially-minded students work individually or in teams, develop new business concepts, and pitch their ideas to the community and a panel of judges.

Naomi Ross brought home second place for her business, Quilt Thrift, in the Innovation Showcase. Quilt Thrift is a consulting and tech solutions company for volunteer-powered thrift stores. The Quilt Thrift app streamlines training, improves efficiency, and enhances pricing decisions to help thrift stores maximize their nonprofit contributions.

Jack Nielson also brought home second place for his boat rental company in the Innovation Showcase.聽Borrow My Boat connects boat owners with lakeside vacationers to rent a boat for a week of vacation.

Ephraim Dykstra presented Dykstra Design & Printing, a customized 3-D printing service, in the Showcase.聽 Nick Leclair presented Jugum, a microfunding platform for investments, in the Showcase.

Macy Gerig, Zoe Poe, Sven Grimbergen, and Haley Holcomb participated in the final pitch competition with their startup, Performance Through Prehab, an athletic and physical therapy educational program geared toward high school student athletes.

鈥淐alvin student entrepreneurs continue to lead with purpose, passion and bold ideas,鈥 said Zach Booker, Director of the Calvin Startup Garage. 鈥淭heir creativity and dedication to the entrepreneurial journey is an inspiration to the entire startup community.鈥

Learn more about Calvin Startup Garage and its portfolio of startups.聽

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