Skandalaris Center

Each semester, the Skandalaris Center hosts the Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC), which aims to nurture early-stage ideas, inventions, or startups at WashU, preparing teams for commercialization, launching, and pitching to investors. We chatted with SVC Catalyst Funding winner and founder

Pryce Yebesi, former Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Utopia Labs (recently acquired by Coinbase) has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding led by Kindred Ventures to launch his new company, Open Ledger. Joined by Co-Founder Ashtyn Bell, Open Ledger

Applications are now open for the spring 2025 cycle of the Skandalaris Venture Competition! SVC aims to nurture early-stage ideas, inventions, or startups, preparing them for commercialization, launching, and pitching to investors. The competition is open to all WashU students

Parsec Education announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by Cultivation Capital and Blueprint Equity. Cliff Holekamp (MBA ‘01), Co-founder and Managing Director of Cultivation Capital, was previously the Academic Director for Entrepreneurship at the Olin Business School.

Arch Grants has announced its 2024 cohort, awarding $1.7 million in equity-free grants to 20 groundbreaking startups. These companies, selected for their potential to drive economic impact and innovation, reflect the strength and growth of St. Louis’ entrepreneurial ecosystem. Among