May 12, 2014
Wharton Business Plan Competition and Social Impact Prize Winners Announced
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that the student team Slidejoy won the $30,000 Perlman Grand Prize in the Venture Finals of the 2014 Wharton Business Plan Competition (BPC).
The Venture Finals attracted over 300 venture capitalists, business leaders, faculty members and students. This year the year-long BPC had a record-setting 181 venture concepts submitted, involving 492 individual participants from across 9 Schools at the University of Pennsylvania.
Developed by Sanghoon Kwak MBA’14, Jaeho Chung, alumnus, Robert Seo MBA’12, Slidejoy is an Android app that pays users between $5-$15 per month to view ads every time they unlock their phones. Continue reading…