Bearcat entrepreneurs pitch for $25K at 1819
June 23, 2026
University of Cincinnati students and alumni competed for part of a $25,000 prize pool during the New Venture Championship, a startup pitch challenge at the 1819 Innovation Hub.
The 1819 Innovation Hub is the University of Cincinnati’s front door for industry, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs. Bring your ideas and imagination. And we’ll move at the speed of need to make them happen.
UC Fast Facts
1819
Student Talent
53k
Research
$700M
Annual Co-op Earnings
$94M
UC Alumni
360k
State economic impact
$23.7B
Co-op employers
2.5k
Groundbreaking research to buzzworthy products.
Accelerate your startup from concept to launch.
Develop collaboration for business transformation.
Tools, training, resources and more.
Follow our innovation newsletter on LinkedIn. Your playbook for igniting creativity and driving change.
June 23, 2026
University of Cincinnati students and alumni competed for part of a $25,000 prize pool during the New Venture Championship, a startup pitch challenge at the 1819 Innovation Hub.
June 18, 2026
Sensory Robotics gained a critical UL certification, enabling the Cincinnati-based business to install its innovative SR-1 robots on working factory floors.
June 17, 2026
University of Cincinnati graduates Finn and Bowen Alexy have found tremendous business success in their lower 20s as leaders at brazing company Alexy Metals and co-founders of venture firm BowFin Capital.