Georgetown Entrepreneurship

Calling all Hoya founders! 🐾

Do you own a company?

We’d love to feature your venture on the GEA website’s Hoya Companies page alongside the many alumni-founded businesses making an impact across the Georgetown community. https://bit.ly/43iIlK6

To be included, please send your company information to [email protected]

Every program at Georgetown Entrepreneurship traces back to three commitments:

🧑‍🎓 Student Formation — Instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in every student, across every school, through courses, co-curriculars, and experiential learning.

🏦 Venture Development — Supporting the creation and growth of real startups and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems in D.C. and around the world, starting at the Leonsis Venture Lab.

🧠 Thought Leadership — Elevating academic research and expertise focused on purpose-driven innovation.

👉 See how we build founders: https://bit.ly/3QtADtJ

Every great idea has a starting point. 🐶🏆

Behind every winning pitch is a founder who stepped into the room, believed in their vision, and refused to let doubt win. At Georgetown's Bark Tank, those moments don't just disappear after the competition ends — they deserve to be remembered.

That's why we're excited to announce the Bark Tank Archive — a celebration of every past winner who dared to build something from scratch on the Hilltop. From early-stage ideas to ventures that have grown beyond the pitch stage, this archive is a testament to what Georgetown student founders can accomplish.

Because the best inspiration for the next generation of builders? Seeing what the last one made possible. 💙

🔗 Explore the Bark Tank Archive: https://bit.ly/4ol3Ovw
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Three Georgetown startups. Three cities. Three HUGE wins. 🏆

Meet The Petition Co. — founded by Michael Korvyakov (BGA'27) and Krish Malik (C'27) — Ketsu, led by Mona Miraftab (MBA'26), Aaron Brown (MBA'26), and Natalie Costa, and LetsHelp, founded by Elaine Chu (B'29): student ventures that started with an idea and a Georgetown pitch competition, and are now competing against the best teams in the country.

From a prize-winning finish in Fort Worth to a victory in New York to second place in Silicon Valley, these founders are proving that the Hilltop is just the beginning. 🌟

Read their stories below!👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/4xeBKy5

When the odds are stacked against you — start anyway. 🏆

At Georgetown's commencement, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady didn't talk about winning. He talked about what it looks like to be down 28-3 and refuse to quit.

"When the odds are stacked against you, you will have a choice to make: to quit, or to fight."

For student founders on the Hilltop, that's not just a quote — it's a reality. Building something from scratch almost always feels like a 28-3 moment. The idea isn't what separates founders who make it. It's preparation, resilience, and the refusal to give up.

That's what Georgetown Entrepreneurship is built for. 🐶💙

Read the full story below! 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/4e7DYrD

This week, our Summer Launch Incubator kicked off with two powerhouse sessions! 🚀

Robert Sherry led the first hour walking each team through Revenue Models one by one, pushing founders to think hard about how their businesses actually make money.

Then John Jabara took the floor for a deep dive into Customer Discovery — covering Target Segments, Interviews, and Active Listening. Each company had the floor to share and work through their own approach. 🎯

These founders are being challenged, sharpened, and prepared for what's ahead.

The Hilltop is just the beginning. 🌟

🐾 Hoyapreneurs keep building. The Leonsis Venture Lab continues to give alumni founders a home base in the heart of D.C. — a subsidized WeWork space, private investor events, and a tight-knit community of founders who get it. If you're a recent grad with a venture, this is your on-ramp. 🎓

We're excited to welcome Eduardo M. Peñalver as the 49th President of Georgetown University! 🎉

On Friday, October 9, 2026, our community comes together to mark a new chapter for the Hilltop. At Georgetown Entrepreneurship, we're energized by what this means for the students, alumni, and founders building bold, values-driven ventures across our community, and we look forward to all that's ahead under President Peñalver's leadership.

Congratulations, President Peñalver! 🐶💙

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vuYjwL

📢 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards! These awards celebrate the contributions of extraordinary alumni entrepreneurs who embody and exemplify a passion for innovation and the Georgetown spirit of ‘people for others’.

This year’s award categories are:

💡Entrepreneur of the Year
💡Rising Star
💡Outstanding Investor
💡Best of Retail and Consumer Products
💡Best of Hospitality
💡Best of Social Impact
💡Best of Technology

Learn more and submit your nomination by June 3 👉 g.town/geaexcellence2026

🎤 Georgetown Entrepreneurship Club's Open Pitch Night results are in!

🥇 Three winners took home $300 each:

Solevate: convertible high heels, pitched as a skit by Seta Sahagian (SFS '29) and Peyton Rydzewski (C'29)

Synch Your Scent: bridging deodorant and designer perfume, from Eva Wendel (SFS '28)

Purple Therapy: an AR/VR headset with an LLM-powered assistant supporting interventions for ASD and other developmental disorders, extemporaneously pitched by Angelina Khou.

🏅 Fourth prize ($100) went to Ayan Sanaullah (C'29) for Hardware-Based AI Free Social Media.

Huge credit to the club's student board: Grace Bauer, Ellie Anderson, Leah Fontaine, Caroline Runneboom, Gavin Liu, Asha Giancaspro, and Ryan Pat; and to The Corp for the partnership. 🚀