Pop Up and Pitch Day - Up/Start
Credit
Christopher Myers
The Up/Start Venture Competition, an initiative of MICApreneurship, focuses on incubating and building creative business ventures within the MICA community.
Working with industry partners, the UP/Start Venture Competition provides mentorship and capital to help nurture venture ideas into sustainable businesses.
UP/START Finalists
| AMAZING INDUSTRIES | Founder: Brett Wallace ‘19 Studio Art M.F.A. |
| Erose | Founder: Rheagen King ‘19 Graphic Design B.F.A. |
| GPG Technologies, LLC | Team: Kyle Vaughan ‘19 Design Leadership M.B.A./M.A. and Kenneth Wayman |
| Greenmount Tile | Team: Ann Zellhofer ‘18 Printmaking B.F.A. and Dominique Hellgeth ‘10 Ceramics B.F.A. |
| HILARIOUS COMICS | Founder: RJ Sterling ‘19 Illustration B.F.A./Teaching M.A.T. |
| Lucky Pocket Press | Team: Stephanie Bulante ‘19 Illustration B.F.A. and Sara Hagstrom ‘19 Illustration B.F.A. |
| Paint.Team | Team: Haley Manchon ‘18 Drawing, Graphic Design B.F.A., Kelly Sullivan, Doug Moreland |
| Virtual Scout | Team: Scott Will ‘18 Film and Video B.F.A. and Danielle Spellman ‘18 Film and Video B.F.A. |
The UP/Start Venture Program & MICApreneurship are generously supported by The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation.