Ole Cup 2024

2024 Participants

Shenanigans: Cathal Mee ’27, Amelia Wise ’27
Shenanigans is a card game that utilizes creative activity-driven prompts to help college students find adventure in the mundane and create lasting memories (shenanigans) with their friends.

Share to Light: Immaculée Nizigiyimana Sifa ’24 (Best Social Venture)
Share To Light East Africa is a pioneering social enterprise non-profit revolutionizing the prosthetic industry by utilizing innovative 3D printing and PVC pipe technology to provide affordable, comfortable, and customizable prosthetics for children with disabilities in Rwanda, where 5% of the population aged 5 and above are affected, ensuring that every child, irrespective of physical limitations, can achieve their full potential.

Housing4Sure: Anna Grace ’26, Joshua Sansom ’25, Jean-Luc Collette ’25
Housing4Sure is a website platform that facilitates short-term housing solutions for students during the
summer months, largely for internships, by connecting universities with unused spaces to students seeking affordable housing.

ReLife: Riachny Samnang ’26
ReLife rebrands what used to be known about the traditional workbag/wallet in a revolutionary way by incorporating an intricate Cambodian artwork and utilizing sustainable materials.

Qantu: Leini Miranda Condori ’24 (Third Prize Winner)
Qantu Bakery offers Peruvian baked goods that blend tradition with health consciousness, offering locally sourced, pastries and beverages in a welcoming and multifunctional atmosphere that caters to young adults and families, fostering a space where family, health, and heritage converge in every bite.

Sunsor: Caleb Kaestner ’24 (First Prize Winner)
Sunsor is a proactive plant care system that combines individual plant monitoring sensors with a data-driven fertilizing machine to simplify plant health and reduce waste in the indoor plant market.

AquaJelly: Ena Im ’27
AquaJelly pioneers a transformative path in the wellness sector by exclusively focusing on the natural benefits of Cyclea Barbata, delivering purity and versatility to address critical health concerns such as gastrointestinal issues and diabetes.

ZeroHeat: Maroova Elkemary ’26, Markos Meytarjyan ’24 (Second Prize and People’s Choice Award Winner)
ZeroHeat is introducing the first ever heatless hair straightening tool for curly and wavy hair, providing a healthy alternative to traditional hair-damaging heat straightening tools.

SWA: Aliza Regmi ’26
SWA is a sustainable, vegan South Asian fusion comfort wear brand crafted from flaxseed and hemp, offering a vegan alternative to silk as well as a durable and low environment impact alternative to cotton.

Ole Wheels: Rishabh Goyal ’25, Taariq Ismail ’26, John Kaluiji ’26
Ole Wheels is a bike rental service at St. Olaf College, providing affordable, sustainable, and convenient transportation for students, faculty, and staff with a vision to expand to other universities.

Boend: Dhesel Khando ’24
Boend’s presents an innovative platform designed to enhance sustainability and community engagement on college campuses by offering a secure and user-friendly solution for the borrowing and lending of resources, ultimately promoting financial savings and environmental consciousness.

CuisineCards: Omar Al-Taie ’24, Jack Taylor ’24
CuisineCards is reimagining the cookbook for young adults, providing personalized recipe cards that blend the physical and digital worlds, transforming cooking from a chore to an exciting culinary experience.

Agenda

Judges

Paul Ekholm ’76
Founding Partner, Lafayette Bay Advisors
Mike Harvath P’27
President and CEO, Revenue Rocket Consulting Group
Tari Mwendamberi ’19
Quantitative Finance Analyst, Bank of America
Barry Nordstrand ’84, P’07, P’12
CEO, Entrepreneur and Advisor
Carmen Nordstrand ’86, P’07, P’12
Retired Chief Operating Officer, Solutran
Michael Paredes ’22
Senior Analyst, Citizenly