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NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2026
@sharkmakersnextgen
Become a part of SharkMakers!
By investing in SharkMakers, you are
giving students real-world business
experience, igniting their creativity, and
empowering them to turn bold ideas
into action. Together, we are shaping
the changemakers of tomorrow.
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Pre-SeasonEvents
Mentor
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To prospective participants and mentors:
What are you waiting for?
For event updates, student founder spotlights, and
workshop reminders follow SharkMakers NextGen on IG
SharkMakers NextGen Collegiate Program Schedule:
September 23 – Application Deadline
October 2 – Kickoff @ USF
October 8 – Workshop 1 @ USF
October 16 – Workshop 2 @ USF
October 21 – Workshop 3 @ USF
October 30 – @ USF
November 20 – @ USF
December 8 – Final Pitches & Awards Ceremony @ Accenture
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
THE INAGURAL JOURNEY BEGINS
The first-ever SharkMakers Next Gen Collegiate cohort is
officially here! Twenty teams stepped forward with
ideas and the courage to turn them into something real.
Fourteen teams, 34 student innovators have been
selected to move forward and take the inaugural
SharkMakers collegiate journey. They are ready to build!
Oct 2
, we kick things off at USF and the real work
begins. Over the next three months these students will
challenge assumptions, validate real problems,
understand their customers, develop their products,
build the business behind their ideas and learn how to
pitch with confidence. Pure experiential
entrepreneurship learning..
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MEET THE INAUGURAL 14: Access • Assisted
Reproduction / Andrology Platform • Climate Teach-In
Organization • Halten • Held Space • Locana • LuTEA •
Undecided • Opero • Tessera Park • Tortagua • Trackin
(TRKN) • Uarateam • Verdant
Congratulations to our inaugural SharkMakers Next Gen
teams. We are excited to see your ideas come to life!
The Next Wave
Our collegiate Sharks are getting started, and our next
wave isn't far behind. HIGH SCHOOL SHARKMAKERS 🦈
SHARKMAKERS SECRET SAUCE
Behind every SharkMakers team are industry professionals
willing to share what they know, challenge the students to
think bigger and bring the real world into the room.
To our returning mentors, welcome back. To those joining us
for the first time, welcome to the SharkMakers family.
OCTOBER HOLIDAY SPOTLIGHTS
OCTOBER HOLIDAY SPOTLIGHTS
These teams are competing for
$7,000 IN CASH AWARDS
1st Place $4,000 | 2nd Place
$2,000 | 3rd Place $1,000
November happenings for the 2026–27 High School season:
NOV 5 - Money Smart Community Event hosted by JP Morgan
NOV 10 - High School Mentor Kick-Off | 6–8 PM
Happy Halloween
We are always looking for more
professionals who want to share
their experience and help shape
what's next.
READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?
BECOME A SHARKMAKERS
MENTOR.
