We made it to the BPC Investment Round!

Got the email this morning (see text below).

ILAE was one of the 34 finalist teams chosen out of 89 submissions from around the Pacific Northwest. This is one of the most enjoyable Business School events of the year for me.

I'm going to be meeting with Rabuor Sunflower Farm (and possibly another competing team) to go over what to expect and how to help them make the most out of this amazing networking opportunity.

In other news, a few days ago I got many shots in both arms to prepare me for my trip to Ethiopia. My buddy Naomi Belayneh is going to be teaching me Amharic (a few phrases a week) to help prepare me for this summer's upcoming trip.

Laura Umetsu
Project Manager
International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia


Announcing the Advancing Teams

The Screening Round is complete and 34 teams have made the cut from a RECORD 89 submissions!
The next stage is the Investment Round on April 23 in the HUB West Ballroom.
Our sincere thanks to the 84 judges who worked over the weekend to select the advancing teams.


CONGRATULATIONS to

Advanced Motion Technologies - Gait Keeper (UW)
Athleon (UW)
Bioleco (Seattle U, UW)
BuySellFix.com (Whitworth)
Carbon Capture (UW)
ClearSky Systems (UW)
Empowering Engineering Technologies (UW)
Encompass Child Therapy Center (UW)
Energizing Solutions (UW)
Girly Girl Enterprises (Seattle U)
Golden Wellness (Seattle U)
GRIP (Seattle U)
Harmony (UW)
Hybiscus Technologies (UW)
Impel Neuropharma (UW)
International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia (UW)
KeySpots (UW)
Kickass Careers (Seattle U)
Krochet Kids International (UW, Whitworth)
LiteTouch (UW)
mySoberLife.com (Seattle U, UW)
Pathable (UW)
PlayNSwap (UW)
Rabuor Sunflower Farm (UW)
RESET GAMES (UW)
Simian Systems (UW)
TechTrink (UW)
Tenfold Organic Textiles (UW)
TravelGeedo (Seattle U)
Vibe Globe (UW)
Voltan Biofuel (UW)
VoodooCat (UW)
Wrist Rocket (UW)
Wugaboo Entertainment (UW)

Alternates are LinkedSupport (UW), Paper Palz (UW), and BAO Sandwiches (UW)