2018 Competition Winners

First Place:

Kind Cultures, $20,000 prize plus legal services
Student: Graham Gilmore '18. Mentor: Tal Chitayat '03.

Second Place:

Get Well Soon, $10,000 prize plus legal services
Student: Philip Caine ‘18 . Mentor: Elizabeth Kigin '10.

Third Place:

Edutrer, $5,000 prize
Students: Naira Abdula ’20. Mentor: Linda Toohey, Former Chair of Skidmore’s Board.

Fourth Place (tie):

Bridge Education, $2,500 prize
Student: Yutong (Grace) Zhu ’18. Mentor Raiza Nazareth ‘12

And

Z’s, $2,500 prize
Student: Izaak Cohen ‘20. Mentor: Ray Bryan ’94

 

Media News

April 12, 2018

• Skidmore College - Kind Cultures wins first prize in 2018 Freirich Competition

 

Additional information

• Skidmore was rates seventh among America's most entrepreneurial colleges according to Forbes magazine:
  • Skidmore ranked seventh on Forbes' list of top-20 startup colleges