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Startup Challenge and Showcase Special, Part 4

We’re proud to announce this year’s Semifinalists for the 2018-2019 Penn Wharton Startup Challenge. Teams consist of students from The Wharton School, The College of Arts and Sciences, The School of Engineering and Applied Science, The School of Social Policy and Practice, Penn Nursing, and Penn Law. The Startup Challenge and Showcase attracts the best and brightest entrepreneurial minds from across the Penn community as they compete for a chance to win $135,000 in cash and prizes.


  • Flourish Change: Flourish will disrupt fundraising by eliminating uncertainty and making donations habitual, turning pocket change into global change.
  • TEAM MEMBERS: BRADEN FINEBERG (ENG’19, GEN’19); ZACH MORROW


  • Halo: Halo is putting location-targeted ads on top of Uber/Lyft vehicles. We attach smart ad monitors on top of cars and display creative, captivating ads that change based on the location of the driver in order to more effectively target and engage consumers.
  • TEAM MEMBERS: KENAN SALEH (W’19); FAIZAN BHATTY (WG’20); NABEEL FAROOQUI (ENG’21); RYANNE FADEL (W’21)


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