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uSEED Please visit  www.UDseed.info  for Beta platform being tested by the University of Delaware
uSeed supports Entrepreneurship for   every college student Research Arts Startups Causes
2008 7,500 new startups each  year from the top 25 entrepreneurial schools alone Princeton Review
2010 5,000+  college courses  on   entrepreneurship Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Today 2,000+  colleges nationwide Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
 
Entrepreneurship ≠ Business Plan The   Problem
“ Students in  any major  were more likely to pursue entrepreneurial activities if they had been required to  develop solutions to   real-world problems. ”   New York University 2008 Study The   Problem
To teach entrepreneurship  you must  fund student projects The   Problem
How do you fund them? No  experience No  customers No  assets The   Problem
CrowdFunding The   Solution
 
Competitors Kickstarter -  $10M
Competitors Fundly -  $2M
Competitors profounder -  $1M
uSEED CrowdFunding through the  already established  University Alumni Networks within university curricula Our Differentiator and Competitive Advantage
uSeed keeps 4% of every donation as well as charges a $5,000 annual licensing fee to the Development Office of participating universities Business Model
Our Team Brian Sowards – UD Alum A serial entrepreneur who left UD Honors Program to start his  5th company, Brian has worked with over 50 market leaders providing technology solutions to business challenges. Steve Roettger – UD Alum A Finance and Management Information Systems graduate, Steve pursued his entrepreneurial dreams after college, launching several companies and attracting national attention through the coIN Loft – Delaware’s first co-working space. Matthew Racz– UD Alum An Operations Management graduate, Matthew started his own part-time business while at UD, runs a college entrepreneurship video blog called Start It Up TV, and was a force behind the development of the Entrepreneurship program at UD.
Wes Garnett – Del Tech Alum An industrial engineer, Wes founded several companies and serves as a mentor in UD’s Business Plan competition. He is co-founder of the coIN Loft – Delaware’s nationally recognized co-working space. Dan Freeman, Ph. D., University of Delaware As Faculty Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program, Professor Freeman has spearheaded several initiatives to increase entrepreneurial activity among students campus-wide. Our Team
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Matthew Racz [email_address] www.linkedin.com/in/mattracz 1-908-917-6181 Contact

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uSEED: Funding College Entrepreneurship

  • 1. uSEED Please visit www.UDseed.info for Beta platform being tested by the University of Delaware
  • 2. uSeed supports Entrepreneurship for every college student Research Arts Startups Causes
  • 3. 2008 7,500 new startups each year from the top 25 entrepreneurial schools alone Princeton Review
  • 4. 2010 5,000+ college courses on entrepreneurship Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • 5. Today 2,000+ colleges nationwide Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • 6.  
  • 7. Entrepreneurship ≠ Business Plan The Problem
  • 8. “ Students in any major were more likely to pursue entrepreneurial activities if they had been required to develop solutions to real-world problems. ” New York University 2008 Study The Problem
  • 9. To teach entrepreneurship you must fund student projects The Problem
  • 10. How do you fund them? No experience No customers No assets The Problem
  • 11. CrowdFunding The Solution
  • 12.  
  • 16. uSEED CrowdFunding through the already established University Alumni Networks within university curricula Our Differentiator and Competitive Advantage
  • 17. uSeed keeps 4% of every donation as well as charges a $5,000 annual licensing fee to the Development Office of participating universities Business Model
  • 18. Our Team Brian Sowards – UD Alum A serial entrepreneur who left UD Honors Program to start his 5th company, Brian has worked with over 50 market leaders providing technology solutions to business challenges. Steve Roettger – UD Alum A Finance and Management Information Systems graduate, Steve pursued his entrepreneurial dreams after college, launching several companies and attracting national attention through the coIN Loft – Delaware’s first co-working space. Matthew Racz– UD Alum An Operations Management graduate, Matthew started his own part-time business while at UD, runs a college entrepreneurship video blog called Start It Up TV, and was a force behind the development of the Entrepreneurship program at UD.
  • 19. Wes Garnett – Del Tech Alum An industrial engineer, Wes founded several companies and serves as a mentor in UD’s Business Plan competition. He is co-founder of the coIN Loft – Delaware’s nationally recognized co-working space. Dan Freeman, Ph. D., University of Delaware As Faculty Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program, Professor Freeman has spearheaded several initiatives to increase entrepreneurial activity among students campus-wide. Our Team
  • 20.
  • 21. Matthew Racz [email_address] www.linkedin.com/in/mattracz 1-908-917-6181 Contact