Innovate WithIN

2025 State Finals

About the most elite high school pitch competition in the country.

Ten teams from across Indiana get to compete for $25,000 in seed funding. All finalists are invited to travel to Washington DC in June, and will have the opportunity to acquire thousands of dollars in scholarships and enter the STARTedUP alumni program, where they can stay connected to a vast network of young innovators.

We will be joined by government officials, business leaders, fellow entrepreneurs, educators, and family members.

June 20, 2025

9AM - 2:30PM EST

Location: Butler University's Schrott Center for the Arts

610 W 46th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208

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Meet the Finalists

Lovey Duv

Lyla Schultz
Lovey Duv Sugar Scrub is an all-natural, organic skincare product that gently exfoliates, deeply hydrates, and restores a healthy, radiant glow to all skin types.
School: Perry Central Jr-Sr High School
SpheriLine

Kelly Fulk & Maxwell Gootee
SpheriLine innovates upon central lines to fight infection risks, improve patient experiences, and to support nurses.
School: Carmel High School
Compleyes.ai

Raina Maiga & Truman Greaves
Compleyes.ai helps manufacturing companies streamline environmental compliance by automating manual reporting tasks with AI-powered tools.
Schools: Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood & Zionsville Community High School
SafetyGlow

Ashton Verbish
SafetyGlow enhances road safety with a retractable, highly-visible LED light strip for trucks, making broken-down vehicles easy to spot in dark conditions, reducing the risk of accidents on highways.
School: Hanover Central High School
Septo

Alexis Karahalios, Abigil Mena &Jocelyn Aguirre
Septo provides a simple, noninvasive solution for infection tracking through an X-shaped, plant-powered bandage designed to comfortably wrap around vulnerable joints.
School: Munster High School
True Blue

Lydia Yoder & Kyla La Rue
True Blue is dedicated to raising awareness about juvenile diabetes through educational outreach programs in elementary schools.
School: Dekalb High School
Tailored Bites

Ruby Campbell-Carpenter & Emma Sanders
Tailored Bites offers affordable, high-quality, dog and cat food tailored to pets dietary needs using locally sourced ingredients.
School: AMP Lab at Electric Works, North Side High School, Wayne High School
VisiTube

Max Vanderhoof, Kishan Patel & Hikari Shiga
VisiTube is a glow-in-the-dark cover for medical tubing that helps prevent falls and brings peace of mind to patients, caregivers, and families.
School: Floyd Central High School
GripGuard Soccer Sox

Leanna Rotondo
GripGuard Soccer Sox’s mission is to reduce landfill waste, improve performance factors for athletes, and protect them by introducing a higher quality sock with innovative grip technology.
School: Charlestown Senior High School