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SCAD StartUp

A week long student-run design competition where SCAD students turn real problems into launchable concepts, building with mentors and pitching their ideas to a panel of industry judges.

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LEGACY

Shaping the Future

  • 1

    A Decade of Creative Innovation

    For ten years, we’ve united students from every SCAD discipline to create something extraordinary. By students, for students, we’ve built a space where fashion designers collaborate with UX innovators and diverse creatives fuse their talent with business strategy. Our tenth anniversary celebrates the breakthrough ideas that emerge when passionate creators unite around a shared vision.

  • 2

    Designing Tomorrow, Today

    We believe in looking ahead. Our 2025 theme, “The Future of Interaction,” challenges participants to reimagine how we connect and create. Through workshops, mentorship from leaders at Meta, YouTube, and Adobe, and hands-on development, we equip students to tackle tomorrow’s design challenges. Our mission is to show every participant that they have the power to design the future they want to see.

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    Where Creativity Meets Industry

    We connect the creative and commercial worlds. With more than 20 mentors from companies like Lenovo, Gulfstream, and Adobe, we offer real-world insight into the business of design. Through portfolio reviews and direct professional feedback, we bridge emerging talent and industry leaders. These connections launch careers and prove that when creativity meets strategy, extraordinary things can happen.

TEAM

Meet the StartUp team.

Directors

Mrinalini Vodela

Logistics & Operations

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web team!

Lenora Fernandes

Campaign & Relations

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Tan Tan Nguyen

Creative Director
& Web Coordinator

Physical Experience

Mariantonia Villaquiran Gonazles

Physical Experience Coordinator

Melissa Almedia

Expo Lead

Preeta Dhamdhere

Workshop Lead

Dylan Randall-Newburg

Student Mentor Lead

Kate Besel

Mentor Lead

Alana Watts

Student Lead

Divisha Kotawala

Mentor Crew

Harper Schutte

Judge Relations Coordinator

Sravan Puli

Judge Relations Crew

Digital Experience

VIhaan Malik

Web Team Crew

Austin de Nijs

Web Team Crew

Brynn Jarasongkiti

Web Crew

Winter Royer

Design + Social Coordinator

Nairobi Di Zillo

Design Lead

Isabella Mungal

Influencing Lead

Malaika Adam Samura

Design Crew

Kiley Duncan

Design Crew

Cherry Phan

Social Media Crew

Bryan Cheng

Social Media Crew

Kyla Harrod

Social Media Crew

Mercedes Chan

Content Team Coordinator

Alyssa Portnoy

Content Team Crew

Chris Archie

Content Team Crew

Wildy Riftian

Co Creative Director & Motion Coordinator

Charlie Ragaland

Motion Crew

Elly White

Motion Crew

JUDGES

5 Judges from the industry.

Youtube

Whitney Taylor

Youtube Community

Head of UX

Youtube

Whitney Taylor

Youtube Community

Head of UX

Youtube

Whitney Taylor

Youtube Community

Head of UX

Youtube

Whitney Taylor

Youtube Community

Head of UX

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Schedule

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January 2025

January 13 - January 17

Week 1

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Adobe

Createnow

13 Jan

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST

January 2025

January 13 - January 17

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Adobe

Createnow

13 Jan

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST

13 Jan

Adobe Createnow

4pm - 5pm EST