The best college digital startups in America are set to meet for Student Startup Madness championship event at SXSW in Austin, TX. The Entrepreneurial Eight teams have been chosen for the finals of the Student Startup Madness (SSM) tournament, an […]

Thirty-two college startups in national tournament make it to semi-final round; hope to pitch live at South By Southwest 32 student startups from colleges across the USA compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. Monday, […]

Learn more about this year’s SSM 32! Need a little more background? Check out our press release on the SSM 32! The 2019-20 SSM Semi-Finalists: (in alphabetical order) 360VR Technology from University of Delaware – 360VR uses virtual reality tech to […]

Field of 64 college startups announced for national tournament; Finals to be held at South By Southwest in March Student startups from colleges across the USA compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. Friday, December […]

Student Startup Madness is an exciting nationwide tournament for collegiate digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” finals at South By Southwest in Austin, TX in March 2020. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYRACUSE, N.Y., September 9, 2019 – Online applications […]

Revolutionary employee engagement platform, Worksense, takes first place in Student Startup Madness national collegiate startup tournament finals at SXSW Worksense was founded by Tufts University students and helps large businesses understand employees by passively monitoring and analyzing internal communication channels. […]

Investors and executives from Admiral Capital/Blueprint Local, DraperU Ventures, Stratfund Services, and Viva Air Labs will judge student startups at SXSW event. Emcee of the event will be Kori Hale, founder and CEO of CultureBanx. Tuesday, February 19. 2019 – […]

For the 2018-2019 season, the SSM 32 feature new and disruptive online and mobile services, including breakfast delivery that has taken logistics to the next level, AI-powered cleaning on-demand, ridesharing for parents, and all kinds of services for shopping and […]

Top thirty-two college startups chosen for national tournament with finals at South By Southwest in March 32 student startups from colleges across the USA compete for top honors, bragging rights, and the chance to pitch at SXSW in Student Startup […]

Field of 64 college startups announced for national tournament; Finals to be held at South By Southwest in March Student startups from colleges across the USA compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. Friday, December […]

  Student Veterans of America (SVA), the nation’s largest chapter-based organization in higher education, and Student Startup Madness (SSM), a nationwide tournament competition for student startups, are partnering for the second consecutive year to promote student-veteran entrepreneurship. Austin, TX. 14 […]

Modern Teaching Tools for STEM: An Interview with 101 Founder Justin Weinberg Written by Vince Ball Chemistry courses are universally feared by college students across North America. Justin Weinberg is working to help students conquer that fear with an intuitive […]

Student Startup Madness is an exciting nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at South By Southwest in Austin, TX on Monday, March 11, 2019. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYRACUSE, N.Y., September 13, […]

College startup that “3D models the world” wins at SXSW; runners up include “augmented taste” technology and system for better senior staffing  Brown University startup is named Student Startup Madness National Champion, uses machine learning to automatically create 3D models […]

LaunchTN Partners with National Student Startup Competition at SXSW; Offers Winning Team A Trip to 36|86  Tuesday, March 3, 2018 — Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN), an organization that fosters entrepreneurship, is partnering with Student Startup Madness (SSM), a college student startup competition […]

Judging panel set for finals of college student startup national tournament to be held at South By Southwest on March 12 Investors and executives from the Mark Cuban Companies, Dorm Room Fund, Google, and Make in LA will judge student […]

Best College Startups in America Chosen; Teams to Pitch & Compete Live at SXSW Interactive The best eight college digital startups in America are set to pitch at the Student Startup Madness championship event at SXSW in Austin, TX this […]

Student Startup Madness Partners With Institutional Deal Platform StageXchange Student Startup Madness partners with institutional deal platform, StageXchange, to promote and support student entrepreneurship Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — In an effort to promote and support collegiate entrepreneurs, StageXchange, an institutional-grade […]

Thirty-two college startups in national tournament make it to semi-final round; hope to pitch live at South By Southwest 32 student startups from colleges across the USA compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. Tuesday, […]

Interview with Serial Entrepreneur Taseen Peterson: Co-Founder of Notefu.ly, CEO of Tap Factory Apps, & Director of GovPilot Notefu.ly, a cloud-based productivity tool and mobile application that allows users to capture, share, communicate and collaborate on bite-sized pieces of information […]

Student Startup Madness Partners with Student Veterans of America, Extends Deadline for Student Veteran Entrepreneurs SYRACUSE, N.Y., November 1, 2017 – In an effort to support and encourage student veteran entrepreneurs, Student Veterans of America, the nation’s leading coalition of […]

No More Dull, Dirty, & Dangerous Work: An Interview with Micah Estis Green, Founder of Maidbot & Pioneer of the Connected Hotel Micah Estis Green has always had an interest in robots — he’s been putting together robots from kits since he […]

Tapping Into a Little-Known (but Billion Dollar) Industry: An Interview with Theatre Galleria Founder, Jackie Kroeger-Donovan Few people know that the collective spend of every play, production, and musical in America means that the little old theatre industry is not […]

Startup Spotlight: An Interview with the Founders of TempoRun After Benny Ebert-Zavos and Josh Leider won Michigan State’s Annual Broad Pitch Competition and got into the school’s startup incubator for their tempo-based running management and radio-streaming application, TempoRun, the head of […]

Student Startup Madness is an exciting nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at South By Southwest in Austin, TX on Monday, March 12, 2018. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYRACUSE, N.Y., September 6, […]

A Carnegie Mellon University startup that helps students learn science wins top prize, while two teams from Case Western Reserve University take second and third place. RELEASE Tuesday March, 14, 2017 — Austin, TX – The South By Southwest (SXSW) […]

Entrepreneurs, investors and technologists from Nike, General Catalyst/Rough Draft Ventures, Blackstone and Walmart will judge student startups at SXSW event. Emcee of the event will be Jesse Draper. RELEASE Thursday, March 2, 2017 — The judging panel is set for […]

The best college digital startups in America are set to meet for Student Startup Madness championship event at SXSW in Austin, TX. The Entrepreneurial Eight teams have been chosen for the finals of the Student Startup Madness (SSM) tournament, an […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y., January 17, 2017 – Student startup teams from colleges and universities across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. Thirty-two college student startup teams from across the nation move on to the […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y., January 4, 2017 – Student startup teams from colleges across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. College startups from across the nation are finding out today that they are part of the […]

Three Leading Universities Join Student Startup Madness as Regional Hosts SYRACUSE, N.Y., November 22, 2016 – Three major universities with entrepreneurship programs have joined the Student Startup Madness (SSM) tournament as Regional Hosts in order to provide a presence in […]

Student Startup Madness Collaborates with Women 2.0 to Encourage Female Entrepreneurs SYRACUSE, N.Y., November 1, 2016 – In an effort to continue the development of young entrepreneurs, Women 2.0, the leading media brand for women in tech, is collaborating with […]

Application Period Now Open For Student Startup Madness FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYRACUSE, N.Y., September 14, 2016 – Online applications are now being accepted for Student Startup Madness, a fun and exciting nationwide tournament offering college student startups the opportunity to […]

Top US college digital media startup named at SXSW; ‘Entrepreneurial Eight’ teams win surprise money Maidbot, a startup with students from three universities—Cornell, Georgia Tech and Carnegie Mellon—takes top prize in the Student Startup Madness tournament, while teams from Syracuse […]

Student Startup Madness announces finalists and judging panel for championship event at SXSW in Austin, Texas RELEASE Thursday, Jan 28, 2016 — The Entrepreneurial Eight teams have been chosen for the finals of the Student Startup Madness (SSM) tournament, an […]

Student startup teams from 38 colleges and universities across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament RELEASE Tuesday, Jan 5, 2016 — Sixty-four college student startups across the nation comprise the starting field […]

Student startup teams from 25 colleges and universities across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament. RELEASE Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 — Thirty-two college student startup teams from across the nation are moving […]

  Student startup teams from the University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, and Cornell University are top three finalists, with University of Chicago’s Reliefwatch named the 2014-15 SSM National Champion   RELEASE Wednesday, March 23, 2015 — The […]

  Student Startup Madness announces finalists and judging panel for championship event at SXSW in Austin, Texas.   RELEASE Thursday, Jan 29, 2015 — The Entrepreneurial Eight teams have been chosen for the finals of the Student Startup Madness (SSM) […]

Student startup teams from colleges and universities across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament.   RELEASE Thursday, Jan 15, 2015 — Thirty-two college student startup teams from across the nation move on […]

Student startup teams from colleges across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament.   RELEASE Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015 — Sixty-four college student startups across the nation comprise the starting field in the […]

The application period is now open for Student Startup Madness, seeking the best college digital media startups in America; early admission period ends Oct. 10   RELEASE Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 — Online applications are now being accepted for the […]

Student startup teams from Seton Hall University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Southern California are top three finalists, with Seton Hall’s Notefuly named the champion    Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Contact: Sean Branagan (315) 443-6310 […]

Eight elite student startups will pitch at the official SXSW event—with prizes and school bragging rights on the line.   Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Contact: Sean Branagan (315) 443-6310 • startups@syr.edu The Entrepreneurial Eight teams have been chosen for the […]

College student teams from across the country have made it past the first round in Student Startup Madness tournament.   Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014 Contact: Sean Branagan (315) 443-6310 • startups@syr.edu Thirty-two startups from 22 colleges across the nation have […]

Student Startup teams from colleges across the country compete for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament.   Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 Contact: Sean Branagan (315) 443-6310 * startups@syr.edu Startups from 34 colleges and universities from 16 […]

The application period is now open for Student Startup Madness, seeking the best college digital media startups in America; early admission period ends Sept. 30   RELEASE Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 — Online applications are now being accepted for Student […]

Student startup teams from Michigan State University, Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley are top three finalists, with Michigan State’s TempoRun named the SSM champion   RELEASE Monday, March 11, 2013 — TempoRun, a venture of Michigan […]

Co-founders of Square and BrandYourself will join technologists and investors from Google, Turner Broadcasting and TechStars to judge student entrepreneurs as they pitch their ventures at SXSW event Student Startup Madness. Emcee of the event will be “Intern Queen” Lauren […]

Top student entrepreneurs will pitch their ventures at official SXSW event—with prizes and school bragging rights on the line.   RELEASE Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 — The stage is set. The Entrepreneurial Eight have been chosen for the finals of […]

Student startup teams from colleges across the country are competing for top honors and bragging rights in Student Startup Madness tournament.   RELEASE Friday, Dec 14, 2012 — Thirty-two startups from 18 colleges and universities across the United States have […]

RELEASE Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 – Four leading universities with nationally-recognized entrepreneurship programs announced today they will join the Student Startup Madness tournament to provide a comprehensive national footprint and presence in seeking the best student digital media startups in […]

Student Startup Madness (SSM) has announced the early admission application deadline for the collegiate digital media entrepreneurship tournament has been extended to Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. In addition, the final application deadline has been extended to Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (UPDATE: […]

Student Startup Madness will debut at South By Southwest (SXSW) with a kick-off pitchfest on Monday, March 12, in Austin RELEASE Tuesday, February 21, 2012 — All college students with digital media startups who will be attending South By Southwest […]

Student Startup Madness will debut at South By Southwest (SXSW) with a kick-off pitchfest on Monday, March 12, in Austin RELEASE Thursday, March 1, 2012 — College student digital media startups have a little more time to register for the […]

The event takes place Monday, March 12, in Austin as part of South By Southwest Interactive RELEASE Friday, March 9, 2012 — Five student digital media entrepreneurship teams have been selected to compete in the Student Startup Madness (SSM) kick-off […]

Student startup that helps college friends get home safely impresses judging panel of entrepreneurs, investors and recent student startup founders RELEASE Thursday, March 15, 2012 — WalkBack, a venture of University of Virginia students Duylam Nguyen-Ngo and Ashutosh Priyadarshy, is […]