Shocker New Venture Competition 2026

Mar 26, 2026

Wichita, KS

Mar 26

Business application deadline: Mar 26, 2026
Judge registration deadline: Apr 24, 2026
Entry fee: Free

Description

The Shocker New Venture Competition at Wichita State University provides a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative business ideas. The focus of the competition is on fostering creativity, originality, and feasibility of business ideas. Participants go through various rounds of presentations, refining their pitches along the way. This competition plays a vital role in cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit within the university community and contributes to the growth of innovative startups in Wichita.

Schedule and key dates

March 26: Applications and 3-minute video are due at 12:00 pm
(noon)
March 27 - April 3:
Judging of Business Model Videos
April 3: Round #1 results announced (evening)
April 8: Required Workshop for teams advancing to the Trade
Show
May 1: Trade Show and Finals

Organized by

Chris Broberg

Date & time

Thu, March 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT

Address and location

1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0147

Components

Business Model Video

The 3-Minute Video is an overview of the new venture through the use of the lean...

Weight: 100%

Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is a 2 1/2 hour event where businesses will have the opportunity t...

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Finals Round

The Finals Presentation is a six minute presentation where each business will sh...

Weight: 0%

Leaderboard

Watch them go! The leaderboard reflects all scores that have been approved by the competition’s host.

The leaderboard is not finalized until every score has a checkmark.

= Not scored = In progress = Complete

Rank	Business	Overall score	Business Model Video	Tradeshow	Finals Round
1	1211 Collective	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	1211 Collective judge scores
2	5+ Protein	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	5+ Protein judge scores
3	AccessPoint	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	AccessPoint judge scores
4	Aerial Fieldwork Systems	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Aerial Fieldwork Systems judge scores
5	ASHA	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	ASHA judge scores
6	Autonomous safety Wheelchair	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Autonomous safety Wheelchair judge scores
7	Bag2Life	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Bag2Life judge scores
8	BlueShield	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	BlueShield judge scores
9	Bobsled	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Bobsled judge scores
10	CalTaskMealPlan	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	CalTaskMealPlan judge scores
11	ChaCho Mongo (Pvt) Ltd	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	ChaCho Mongo (Pvt) Ltd judge scores
12	Concert Companion	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Concert Companion judge scores
13	Ctrl+Alt+Delete	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Ctrl+Alt+Delete judge scores
14	Echo	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Echo judge scores
15	Fairmount Dynamics	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Fairmount Dynamics judge scores
16	Fast-Tech Innovations	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Fast-Tech Innovations judge scores
17	Forrest Land Solutions	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Forrest Land Solutions judge scores
18	Gait Guardians	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Gait Guardians judge scores
19	Gesso	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Gesso judge scores
20	Grab For Fuel	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Grab For Fuel judge scores
21	Honey Sentinel	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Honey Sentinel judge scores
22	Hosted.	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Hosted. judge scores
23	ILIOS Aerospace	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	ILIOS Aerospace judge scores
24	Inveye	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Inveye judge scores
25	Iris ICT	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Iris ICT judge scores
26	Iron Crate	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Iron Crate judge scores
27	MozzPrecisionPro	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	MozzPrecisionPro judge scores
28	Neuroguard Innovations	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Neuroguard Innovations judge scores
29	Ojos Ajenos	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Ojos Ajenos judge scores
30	Parkademics	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Parkademics judge scores
31	Phoenix Medical	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Phoenix Medical judge scores
32	Pragma Deal	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Pragma Deal judge scores
33	Project Promise	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Project Promise judge scores
34	Rootonomous	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Rootonomous judge scores
35	Sirona Innovations	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Sirona Innovations judge scores
36	Sock Snackers	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Sock Snackers judge scores
37	SPAN Robotics	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	SPAN Robotics judge scores
38	Studioverse LLC	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Studioverse LLC judge scores
39	Summit Scholars Coaching	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Summit Scholars Coaching judge scores
40	The Heartland Standard	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	The Heartland Standard judge scores
41	Toadworx	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Toadworx judge scores
42	Toughest Catch	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Toughest Catch judge scores
43	Unprompted	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Unprompted judge scores
44	UpCycle	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	UpCycle judge scores
45	Vitalysis	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Vitalysis judge scores
46	Walter AgTech	– / 50	– / 35 in progress	–	–
	Walter AgTech judge scores

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