Education Business Plan Competition 2020 Finalists and Winners
We are excited to announce the 2020 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition Winners.
- $40,000 Michael & Lori Milken Family Foundation’s Grand Prize: Third Room
- $25,000 American Public University System Prize: CloudLabs
- $5,000 Audience Choice Prize presented by Osage Venture Partners: Fulphil
- All finalists receive $1,000 in cash and $5,000 in Amazon Web Services Promotional credits.
Thank you to our sponsors who made the competition possible:
- Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation
- American Public University System
- Osage Venture Partners
- Amazon Web Services
- Padcaster
The 2020 Finalists are:
CloudLabs
Offers learning, training, practice, games, and motivation for future STEM professionals of the 21st century.
https://cloudlabs.us/en/
Founder(s): Jiovany Orozco Parra
Everydae 
Personalized digital tutor app leveraging adaptive micro-lessons to suit each learner's needs.
https://everydae.com/
Founder(s): Christine Outram
Fulphil 
Social entrepreneurship education for HS students to empower youth to make impacts on their communities.
http://www.ful-phil.org/
Founder(s): Tiffany Yau, Riley Gonta
Literal 
Reimagining books for the next generation of readers using neuroscience and a group-chat dialogue format.
https://www.literalapp.com/
Founder(s):Michael Romrell, Lawton Smith
Project Invent 
Empowers students nationwide to invent solutions to real problems in their communities.
https://projectinvent.org/
Founder(s): Connie Liu
SiLAS 
Curricula to help special education students learn SEL skills through role-play in virtual environments.
https://www.silassolutions.com/
Founder(s): Christopher Dudick, Michel Marks
Third Room 
Platform connecting rural schools with industry professionals.
www.thirdroom.co
Founder(s): Yefei Jin, Downey Meyer
Weird Enough Productions 
Uses superheroes and comic books to promote SEL and literacy.
http://www.weirdenough.com/
Founder(s): Tony Weaver, Jr.
For a complete list of the 2020 EBPC Semifinalists, read the press release. To learn more about the ventures, visit the 2020 EBPC Semifinalist Video Showcase.
2020 Final Judges:
- EJ Milken, Milken Family Foundation
- Beth LaGuardia Cooper, American Public Education, Inc.
- Emily Foote, Osage Venture Partners
- Omar Mencin, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
- Sharon Pepukayi, Appoquinimink School District