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The winners of the 2024 B.E.T.A. Challenge holding their winning checks.
B.E.T.A. Challenge Winners Rack Up Double the Awards B.E.T.A. Challenge winners took home twice the awards, while Babson students looked on at a watch party in Knight Auditorium this year.
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April 19, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-05-26 05:28:57
Nathan Ruff MBA’24 and Anthony Gatti MBA’24 bonded over their anxious dogs, which lead them to create a dog supplement company called PetPax Co.
Passion for Pets Leads Babson Duo to Dog Supplement Startup The chance meeting of two Babson MBA students launched a successful pet-calming product bolstered by Babson’s supportive ecosystem.
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April 10, 2024

Posted in Community

2026-05-18 13:20:56
A group of 12 B.E.T.A. Challenge participants hold up their winning checks
5 Successful Strategies from B.E.T.A. Challenge Finalists Four former B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists share their words of wisdom to compete, and succeed, in Babson’s signature entrepreneurial business competition.
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April 4, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-25 03:39:02
sun shines over the Blank Center at Babson
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Angel Investors Every month, the angel investors of Walnut Ventures gather at Babson to hear pitches from entrepreneurs. The group offers an open invitation to students to come, listen, and learn.
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April 1, 2024

Posted in Community

2026-05-25 06:01:56
Sanjana Agarwal '25 created ReflectMe, a customizable doll meant to encourage diversity and body positivity.
Babson Student Seeks to Empower Girls and Boost Body Image Through Child’s Play Sanjana Agarwal ’25 is using an innovative approach to empower young girls, creating customizable dolls that champion their self-image.
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March 25, 2024

Posted in Community

2026-05-25 17:07:10
A student stands as if giving a presentation and demonstrates his company's product, a sole protector, on a sneaker
What AI Means for Student Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs understand the potential of AI, and they are acting. Three Babson student entrepreneurs share how AI is already changing their work and their ventures.
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February 28, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-20 18:11:49
Anastacia Yefimenko poses for a picture while holding a bottle and a pouch of her company's cleaning supplies
How to Crowdfund a Business in Five Steps After taking a Babson course on crowdfunding, Anastacia Yefimenko ’25 launched a campaign for Elcove, her sustainable cleaning products venture. Here are the strategies she followed.
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February 26, 2024

Posted in Insights

2026-05-20 18:11:49
Two Babson Ventures Named Most Disruptive MBA Startups Two Babson-born businesses—PetPax Co. and TruLeague—were named to Poets & Quants’ list of Most Disruptive MBA Startups of 2023.
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February 9, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-05-13 13:18:20
Dylan Zajac ’25, Computers 4 People Named Among Most Disruptive Undergraduate Business School Startups
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January 11, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-05-19 05:47:56
How One Babson Student Sold His Startup Max Feber ’21 has been working on his cold-brew coffee company, BRUW since high school. With his senior year at Babson on the horizon, it was time to sell. Here’s how he did it.
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January 10, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-13 16:39:20