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Winners from the 2021 Blue Ocean Competition

This year more than 2000 students submitted their pitches for the competition and all blue ocean pitches were judged by a panel of distinguished judges comprised of professors, businesspeople, serial entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.

We are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 edition! The panel of judges had a very hard time selecting the winners. Check out the inspiring winning blue ocean pitches below.

  • FIRST PLACE

AWARD = $1,000

KELPNET

  • Jessica Liu
  • White Oaks Secondary School
    Oakville, Ontario Canada
  • SECOND PLACE

AWARD = $750

Inside the Box

  • Victoria Hagenlocker, Porter Bowen, Sabrina Sharma, Alejandro Antorcha, Daniel Hagenlocker
  • Gulliver Preparatory. Miami, Florida, USA
  • THIRD PLACE

AWARD = $500

Upcycle Insulation

  • Katherine Shaw, Emily Shaw
  • West Essex High School. Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
  • BEST SOCIAL PITCH

AWARD = $1000

WithMe

  • Harish Kolli, Kailin Tan, Mahi Ravi
  • Westwood High School. Austin, Texas, USA
  • BEST HEALTHCARE PITCH

AWARD = $1000

Med Alert

  • Vedant Nahar, Ankit Macherla, Lucas Walsh
  • Scripts Ranch High School. San Diego, California, USA
  • BEST METALLURGY PITCH

AWARD = $1000

SolarShock

  • Kevin Lu, Ashutosh Kandala, Arvin Zhang, Henry Liu
  • Portola High School. Irvine, California, USA
  • MOST POPULAR PITCH

AWARD = $750

AnomaTek

  • Tanish Jain, Sumanth Kalluru, Nimesh Rudra, Sashvad Satish Kumar
  • Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Top 8 High Schools with the Most Submissions – $1,000

  • Irvington High School, Freemont, CA, USA
  • Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, USA
  • Spanish River Community High School, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
  • South Brunswick High School, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  • Herningsholm Erhversgymnasium, Herning, Denmark
  • Barrington High School, Barrington, IL, USA
  • Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA, USA
  • Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA, USA

Top 8 High Schools with the Most Submissions – $1,000

  • Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA, USA

Congratulations to All the Winners!