We are thrilled to celebrate one of our incredible STARTedUP Innovation Educator Fellowship teacher fellows, Karen Mayer-Sebastian, for being selected as a 2025 Teacher Creativity Fellowship recipient by theLilly Endowment! This fellowship provides Indiana educators with the opportunity to embark on transformative experiences that renew their passion for teaching and inspire their students in new and exciting ways.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — High school students across Indiana have a chance to compete in Innovate WithIN, an initiative that teaches students about entrepreneurship and innovation. Participants will learn how to turn problems into opportunities, pitch their ideas, and compete for prize money and scholarships.

More than 100 students, educators, and legislators from across Indiana gathered at the Indiana Statehouse for the official launch of the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus on January 15. Co-presented by members of the Indiana General Assembly and The STARTedUP Foundation, the event showcased Indiana’s commitment to cultivating a robust culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the state’s educational system and beyond

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, more than 100 students, educators, and policymakers from across Indiana gathered at the Indiana Statehouse for the official launch of the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus.

Our incredible fellow, Ashley Johnson, has won the prestigious Milken Educator Award—often called the “Oscars of Teaching”!

Two of our Fellows, Melissa Higgason and Valentine Torres from Hobart High School, were featured in this CBS 60 Minuets segment!

Our Fellow, Kayce Corwin from North Kansas City School District was featured in the news!

“We are thrilled to embark on this exciting partnership with the STARTedUP Foundation,” said Jason Whitney, Chief Venture Officer at IU Ventures and Executive Director of the IU Angel Network. “By joining forces, we can amplify our impact, providing aspiring student entrepreneurs with the resources and mentorship needed to turn their dreams into reality.”

Mota spoke with Inside INdiana Business about his work at Signature School, his former students’ successes, and his involvement in the STARTedUP Innovation Educator Fellowship.

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After a March award of $100k from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the team demonstrated significant progress and was awarded an additional $100k prize for their efforts.

The trio beat nine Indiana high school teams and received thousands of dollars in scholarships and funding. Hilton and Schreid spoke with Inside INdiana Business about winning the state competition and what’s next for their business.

Ethan Hilton, an incoming first-year student at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, along with his teammates Tolen Schreid, an incoming aerospace engineering student at Purdue University, and Emily Rudolph, an incoming engineering student at Notre Dame, has won the 2024 Innovate WithIN competition, the largest high school pitch contest in the nation, with over 3,000 teams competing in 2024.

The year's biggest competition for the next generation of Hoosier entrepreneurs brought new ideas for stopping school shootings, making roads safer and AI legal assistants.

Teams from Northwest Indiana earned several honors during the 2024 Innovate WithIN State Finals on June 21 in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis-based STARTedUP Foundation has revealed the 10 finalists for this year’s Innovate WithIN statewide pitch competition.

INDIANAPOLIS — You’ve heard of “Shark Tank,” but some Indianapolis students got their own chance to pitch their business ideas to some sharks of their own.

Ten teams of Lake County high school students did their best to pitch their problem-solving entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of judges Friday at Purdue Northwest as part of the Innovate WithIN regional pitch competition.