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Three Ventures Earn Cash Awards at the Fast Track Showcase Three Babson College ventures were awarded cash prizes last week at the 2022 Fast Track Showcase, which highlighted the work of the Butler Launch Pad’s Fast Track Cohort.
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May 9, 2022

Posted in Babson Briefs

Boris Chertok works on a computer on campus
Student App Makes Lending a Hand Easier Boris Chertok ’22 has created an app that makes it easier for fellow Babson students to help each other out—and make a quick buck.
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May 4, 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-31 19:56:39
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Winning Venture at eMerge Americas’ Competition Includes Two Babson Alumni Two Babson College alumni are part of the winning venture at the eMerge Americas Startup Showcase x Startup Showdown Grand Finale.
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April 21, 2022

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2026-07-13 17:59:47
Jason Shatsky poses with the grand-prize $100,000 check
TicketRev Wins ePitch—and $100,000 Jason Shatsky ’21, CEO and founder of TicketRev, won ePitch and its $100,000 grand prize—Babson’s largest winning prize—during the finale at eMerge Americas in Miami.
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April 20, 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-31 14:24:59
Connor Harbison and Nathalya Mamane hold up their grand-prize checks
Problem-Solving Ventures Win B.E.T.A. Challenge Grand Prizes Nathalya Mamane MBA’21, Connor Harbison MBA’22, and Samantha Azu ’22 earned the three grand prizes at Babson College’s signature business competition with their unique, problem-solving ventures.
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April 15, 2022

Posted in Community

2026-08-03 12:03:53
A young student with headphones works on a laptop
B.E.T.A. Challenge Finalists Innovating in Education Technology Two of the B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists—Mauricio Nogueira Silverio ’24 of iDuk and Alexander Deeb ’14 of ClassHook—offer their insights on the edtech space and their ventures.
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April 12, 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-03 14:47:16
Overview of the ballroom during Torq's presentation at ePitch
The Return of Babson’s ePitch As ePitch returns this month, we catch up with Joanna Geisinger Devin MBA’17 and her company, Torq Interface, which won the inaugural ePitch competition in 2019.
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April 7, 2022

Posted in Community

2026-08-04 07:26:32
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Nine Finalists Selected for 2022 B.E.T.A. Challenge Nine finalists have been selected to compete in Babson College’s 2022 B.E.T.A. Challenge Finale on Thursday, April 14 at Olin Hall.
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April 5, 2022

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-08-03 12:03:53
Deborah Cohen ’19 speaks before a crowd at the B.E.T.A. Challenge
How to Win the B.E.T.A. Challenge Former judges in Babson College’s annual business competition offer their advice on how competitors can win the prestigious contest and prosper into the future.
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March 28, 2022

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-07-27 16:55:27
Lucas Webb '13 and his coffee company's co-founder, Vicente Fullerton.
From Banks to Beans: Career Switch Brews Up Flavorful Coffee Venture Lucas Webb ’13 quit his job in finance to launch a direct market coffee company designed to showcase the bean’s full flavor.
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March 2, 2022

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-05 11:41:28