MADISON—WiSys wants to help you launch the next great mobile application through the WiSys APPStart Challenge.
The challenge connects great app ideas with the expertise and resources to build a business. No technical or business experience is necessary to participate. Submit your idea in 250 words or less by March 7, 2022 at wisys.org/appstart.
Three finalists will receive initial app development support from WiSys partners, business mentorship and cash prizes. In total, the winner will receive a prize package totaling more than $10,000 in cash and services to assist in launching the app as a business. Ten semifinalists will also receive $100.
Faculty, staff, students and alumni from all WiSys universities (UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior and UW-Whitewater) are eligible.
WiSys is a nonprofit organization that works with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the UW System to facilitate cutting-edge research programs, develop and commercialize discoveries and foster a spirit of innovative and entrepreneurial thinking across the state.