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Innovate! Celebrate! is the Baker Institute's annual entrepreneurship awards dinner, featuring the Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer '55 EUREKA! Grand Prize Pitch Competition. Every April, the Baker Institute brings together students, faculty, alumni, and generous supporters to celebrate Lehigh University's top talent in entrepreneurial thinking and doing.

Pitch Finalists go head-to-head on April 16.
Stay tuned to see who emerges victorious and wins the $5,000 prize!

Hatchery

  • Startup Inspiration

  • Ideation

  • How to go from Zero-to-One

eureka!

  • Business model validation

  • Product/service validation

  • Customer development

lehigh ventures
lab

  • Launch

  • Strategic Execution

  • Early Growth

"Six months ago I was just a bio-medical engineer. I was a scientist. And Lehigh's Baker Institute in six months has transformed me into an entrepreneur," - Giana Jarrah '22

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But we're fueling more than venture founders. We're also inviting students, faculty and staff  who may not think of themselves as entrepreneurs to walk in with a traditional career path in mind, and walk out with an entrepreneurial mindset that will create value and solve problems in any professional setting.

WHAT DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
LOOK LIKE ON CAMPUS?

HEAR FROM STUDENTS WHO'VE WALKED IN WITH AN IDEA AND LEFT WITH INSPIRATION...YOU COULD BE NEXT!

Baker Institute Student Entrepreneur Eliza Wastcoat
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Baker Institute Student Entrepreneur Nazr El-Scari
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Baker Institute Student Entrepreneur Dom Allen
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If you're still very early in your venture creation journey and would like some help and support on how to go from zero to one, come speak with Dulra, the Thalhemier Grand Prize winner and Founder of Dot.
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News of Note

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RISE: Rightful Inclusive Student Entrepreneurship

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This initiative is the Baker Institute's commitment to the intentional creation of equitable and inclusive opportunities for students from under-represented groups on campus. We're invested in research and data-collection to drive our efforts.

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Giana Jarrah '22, With Meraki Co.
Winner of Startup Lehigh Valley

Giana took home both the $20,000 grand prize AND the $5,000 Ben Franklin Technology Partners Technology award for her venture With Meraki Co.

We are so proud and send our biggest congratulations! Learn more about the event and see what Giana had to say about Lehigh here.

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Dulra Amolegbe '26 Earns Top Honors At Baker Institute Annual Awards Dinner

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Amolegbe earned both the Joan F. & John M. Thalheimer '55 EUREKA! Award for student Achievement in venture creation and the Thalheimer Grand Prize of $5000 for his startup, Dot.

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Read Lehigh News Article HERE

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