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Student Entrepreneurs from Yale University Win Prestigious $1 Million 2023 Hult Prize

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Saturday, September 23, 2023
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Just days before the start of Paris Fashion Week, the Hult Prize Foundation on September 22 held its Global Final and named the social entrepreneurial startup Banofi Leather from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, as the winner of the annual $1 million Hult Prize.

Key Points: 
  • Just days before the start of Paris Fashion Week, the Hult Prize Foundation on September 22 held its Global Final and named the social entrepreneurial startup Banofi Leather from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, as the winner of the annual $1 million Hult Prize.
  • The annual Hult Prize competition challenges student entrepreneurs from around the world to create and launch businesses aimed at tackling some of society’s most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship.
  • Every year since 2010, the Hult Prize has posed a different challenge to competitors, with previous contests focused on healthcare, food insecurity, early childhood education, and water access.
  • “The Hult Prize Finals are the culmination of so much hard work by so many student entrepreneurs working to drive social change.

HULT PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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BOSTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hult Prize Foundation today announced the winners of the annual $1M USD Hult Prize, which challenges student entrepreneurs worldwide to launch social businesses to solve the world's most pressing challenges. The 2021 "Food for Good" challenge tasked participants with building viable food enterprises that create jobs, stimulate economies, and improve outcomes for 10,000,000 people by 2030. 

Key Points: 
  • STARTUPS WILL SHARE $1M HULT PRIZE GRANT, PARTICIPATE IN OFFICIAL SHOWCASE AT 2022 HULT PRIZE FINALS
    BOSTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hult Prize Foundation today announced the winners of the annual $1M USD Hult Prize, which challenges student entrepreneurs worldwide to launch social businesses to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
  • Each of the seven finalist teams chosen to advance from the Hult Prize Accelerator to the Hult Prize Finals are now winners, and will receive $150,000 Hult Prize Grants, along with additional support and an invitation to showcase their innovations at the 2022 Hult Prize Finals in New York City.
  • "We are delighted to welcome the 2021 winning teams to our exclusive cohort of Hult Prize Grant recipients," said Hult Prize Foundation CEO Lori van Dam.
  • We are excited to celebrate the 2021 winners at the 2022 Hult Prize Finals in New York City this fall."

HULT PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

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Monday, April 25, 2022
National university, Travel, The New School, Hult, ITAM, Farmer, Parsons School of Design, Hult International Business School, Agricultural technology, Universidad, Good, Milk, Uproot, WILL, An-Najah National University, EF Education First, University, Hult Prize, Time, Cryptocurrency, Amusement arcade, Pharmaceutical industry

BOSTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hult Prize Foundation today announced the winners of the annual $1M USD Hult Prize, which challenges student entrepreneurs worldwide to launch social businesses to solve the world's most pressing challenges. The 2021 "Food for Good" challenge tasked participants with building viable food enterprises that create jobs, stimulate economies, and improve outcomes for 10,000,000 people by 2030. 

Key Points: 
  • STARTUPS WILL SHARE $1M HULT PRIZE GRANT, PARTICIPATE IN OFFICIAL SHOWCASE AT 2022 HULT PRIZE FINALS
    BOSTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hult Prize Foundation today announced the winners of the annual $1M USD Hult Prize, which challenges student entrepreneurs worldwide to launch social businesses to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
  • Each of the seven finalist teams chosen to advance from the Hult Prize Accelerator to the Hult Prize Finals are now winners, and will receive $150,000 Hult Prize Grants, along with additional support and an invitation to showcase their innovations at the 2022 Hult Prize Finals in New York City.
  • "We are delighted to welcome the 2021 winning teams to our exclusive cohort of Hult Prize Grant recipients," said Hult Prize Foundation CEO Lori van Dam.
  • We are excited to celebrate the 2021 winners at the 2022 Hult Prize Finals in New York City this fall."

With dreams of someday starting her own business, student learned about entrepreneurship through a variety of experiences at Rutgers Business School

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced Janice Lee to complete half her college career online, but the Rutgers Business School (RBS)  junior still found plenty of ways to thrive.

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  • Joining theEntrepreneurship and Innovation Living-Learning Community"was definitely one of the best decisions I made to kick-start my involvement at RBS," she said.
  • "We learned about case studies of successful startups, but also so much about personal growth," Lee said.
  • Normally limited to freshman year, the Entrepreneurship & Innovation LLC was extended to sophomore year for Lee's cohort.
  • Lee is also involved in Rutgers Women in Business , Women BUILD and Delta Sigma Pi, RBS's professional co-ed business fraternity.

Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital Group Selected as a Judge for the United Nations 10th Annual Hult Prize

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Monday, September 16, 2019
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornerstone Capital Group ("Cornerstone"),an SEC-registered investment advisor helping investors achieve both their financial and societal objectives without sacrificing investment performance, announcedthat its Founder and CEO, Erika Karp, was chosen byThe Hult Prize Foundation to be a judge for the 2019 United Nations Hult Prize Program.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornerstone Capital Group ("Cornerstone"),an SEC-registered investment advisor helping investors achieve both their financial and societal objectives without sacrificing investment performance, announcedthat its Founder and CEO, Erika Karp, was chosen byThe Hult Prize Foundation to be a judge for the 2019 United Nations Hult Prize Program.
  • A panel of 10 judges assessed presentations for the Hult Prizes' special 10th Anniversary challenge: For Us, By Us.
  • "I am honored to have participated as a judge for the Hult Prize Foundation," said Erika Karp, Founder and CEO at Cornerstone Capital Group.
  • The Hult Prize brings together thousands of college and university students to solve some of the world's most pressing issues.

President Bill Clinton Awards USD1M Hult Prize at United Nations Headquarters to Four College Students from the UK for Innovative Rice Farming Startup & Issues 10th Anniversary Youth Challenge

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Hult Prize Foundation has announced the recipient of the 9th annual Hult Prize, the world's largest startup program for student impact entrepreneurs.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Hult Prize Foundation has announced the recipient of the 9th annual Hult Prize, the world's largest startup program for student impact entrepreneurs.
  • In partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships, more than 100,000 college and university students from 121 countries competed for this year's edition of the Hult Prize.
  • The year long program kicks off the UNGA each fall as college students around the world compete to answer the annual social impact startup challenge.
  • Since inception the Hult Prize has engaged a global community of more 2.1 million college and university students world-wide and created more than 200,000 social enterprises.

President Bill Clinton Awards USD1M Hult Prize at United Nations Headquarters to Four College Students from the UK for Innovative Rice Farming Startup & Issues 10th Anniversary Youth Challenge

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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In partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships, more than 100,000 college and university students from 121 countries competed for this year's edition of the Hult Prize.

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships, more than 100,000 college and university students from 121 countries competed for this year's edition of the Hult Prize.
  • The year long program kicks off the UNGA each fall as college students around the world compete to answer the annual social impact startup challenge.
  • Since inception the Hult Prize has engaged a global community of more 2.1 million college and university students world-wide and created more than 200,000 social enterprises.
  • For more information about SunRice or The Hult Prize Foundation please visit hultprize.org
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World's Largest Accelerator Selects Top Six To Pitch at United Nations for US$1,000,000

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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Since its inception the Hult Prize has built a community of 2.1 million students.

Key Points: 
  • Since its inception the Hult Prize has built a community of 2.1 million students.
  • The "UN6" will now pitch in front of a panel of judges with one million dollars on the line.
  • The UN6 represent 14 countries and will pitch startups on harnessing the power of energy to improve 10 million lives.
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