Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition

On April 8, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted the 2025 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition at Sears think[box]. The competition challenged participants to share ideas across four areas: an idea track, research track, social impact track, and venture track. Krupa Venkatesan and Mena...

Dale Berkove didn’t step foot inside Sears think[box] for nearly two years as a student at Case Western Reserve, but he credits it as a major driving factor in his decision to attend the university. The mere knowledge the makerspace was there whenever he was ready to use it was enticing. Now a four...

At just a glance, Amirali Rezaei’s resume makes one thing clear: he’s not afraid of a challenge. Originally from Iran, the first-year Case Western Reserve University student was the first in his family to pursue an entrepreneurial endeavor, attend high school in the United Kingdom, and come to the U...

Earlier this month, 20 finalist teams participated in the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition to pitch their ventures, ideas and research to judges. Nine teams were selected for prizes. Lighthanded Enterprises, which seeks to help doctors diagnose the most common cause of hearing loss in young c...

The Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (MPSC) took place in February. Five finalists, all including Case Western Reserve University students or alumni, pitched for a chance to win up to $25,000 and a spot in gBETA, a program of nationally-ranked start-up accelerator gener8tor. Companies includ...

Members of the community are invited to virtually attend the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. Attendees will hear five finalists pitch their companies for the chance to win up to $25,000 in funding and the chance to participate in gener8tor’s gBeta Cleveland Progra...

Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. via Zoom for a panel discussion on the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (MPSC). Attendees will hear from: Ryan Cleary (CWR '16), co-founder of FloatMe and the second-place winner in the 2020 MPSC; Aja Hardy, directo...