Past Winners
Watch the winning pitches from previous years and get inspired!
Check out our YouTube channel to watch all pitches from past competitions.
UniversO
2022, First Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition first-place winner for 2022. These two young men pitched the idea of a way to convert any blood type to a safe Type O.
Millennia Battery
2022, Second Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition second-place winner for 2022. This young woman pitched the idea of safe, self-charging and mobile battery that would last for 28,000 years.
AVY
2022, Best Health Care Pitch
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition best health care pitch winner for 2022. This young people pitched the idea of communication device for children with autism.
Ring a Bell
Best Social Pitch, 2022
An Interview With Our 2022 Best Social Care Pitch Winners. These young people pitched the idea of personalized student tutoring for the underserved. Hopefully this pitch inspires other students to compete and offer solutions to current problems.
Kelpnet
2021, First Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition first-place winner for 2021. This young woman pitched the idea of replacing fishing netting with new bio-degradable kelp.
Upcycle Insulation
2021, Third Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition third-place winners for 2021. These young woman pitched the idea of insulation made from recycled corrugated cardboard.
MedAlert
2021, Best Healthcare Pitch
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition 2021 winner for best health care pitch. These young men pitched the idea of allowing nurses to create, claim and delegate tasks in real-time and on the go.
WithMe
2021, Best Social Pitch
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition best social pitch winner for 2021. These young people pitched the idea of an app to help prevent sexual and other crime.
Botana
2020, First Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition first-place winner and most popular pitch for 2020. These two students pitched the idea of replacing plastic bottles with containers made from bio-degradable banana stems.
EpiBracelet
2020, Second Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition second-place winner for 2020. This student pitched the idea of creating an auto-inject stylistic bracelet.
Fision Lens
2020, Third Place
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition third-place winner for 2020. These three students pitched the idea of creating a lens that can apply to existing glasses to save people thousands of dollars in replacements.
Anastasiia
2020
An interview with our first-ever Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition participant from Russia. This student pitched the idea of a magnetic conveyer using magnetic levitation.
Groundify
2020, Best Social Pitch
An interview with the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition winner of the best social pitch for 2020. These two students pitched the idea of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by repurposing coffee grounds.
Aqua Aeri
2019, First Place
An interview with the 2019 winner of the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition. This young man pitched the idea of harnessing the humidity in the environment to deal with water shortage.
Dumplings
2019, Second Place
An interview with this year’s Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition second place winner, Dumplings. This student pitched the idea of a minimalistic, crowd-sourcing app that gives people the opportunity to share bite-sized personal stories anonymously and effortlessly.
SafeGuard
2019, Third Place
Check out the SafeGuard pitch and meet the SafeGuard team from Barrington, Illinois. They are the competition’s third place winner.
IllionAir
2019
An interview with this year’s Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition European competitor, IllionAir. These three students pitched the idea of a pacifier for children 0-3 years old that can reduce or eliminate harmful air pollution. And, while this team did not finish in the top 3, it caught our attention and was one of our favorites.
StressLess
2019
Check out the StressLess pitch and meet the team from San Diego, California. They were the winners of the Youtube People’s Choice Award.
PromElle
2018, First Place
An interview with 2018 winners of the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition. These two young women pitched the idea of a peer-to-peer fashion app for teen girls that facilitates the rental and lending of clothes. They actually went on to establish the business.