On Tuesday, five teams of students will compete at Trinity University’s Stumberg Venture Competition for $25,000 to support their entrepreneurial ventures.
The program, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, has invested nearly $600,000 in student startups.
One week before the competition that takes place during San Antonio Startup Week, two teams of students stopped by Launch SA to practice pitching their ideas and receive feedback from the local entrepreneurial community. All of these teams say their ideas were created with one goal in mind: to help make everyday problems easier for the average person.
One company, Divvy, aims to help people find a more straightforward way to pay each other back for going out, splitting bills, or helping a friend.
“We’re hoping that it makes lif