Samuel Marseille Wins $100,000 at Cultivate 269

Samuel Marseille Wins $100,000 at Cultivate 269

Coverage from WWMT, published 2026-04-10. Western Michigan University student Samuel Marseille swept both prizes at the inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition, winning $100,000 from Kalamazoo Forward Ventures at the WMU Student Center on Friday, April 10....
Western Herald Profiles the Cultivate 269 Finalists

Western Herald Profiles the Cultivate 269 Finalists

Coverage from Western Herald, published 2026-04-07. The Western Herald reported that nine Western Michigan University students advanced from 49 applicants to the Cultivate 269 pitch competition. Four were selected by a campus vote and five by judges, while more than...
MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

Additional coverage from MLive. This summary is limited to facts confirmed in recovered coverage of the same event. MLive was among the outlets covering the nine finalists in Western Michigan University’s inaugural Cultivate 269 competition. Because the MLive...
WMU Names Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

WMU Names Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

Coverage from WMUK, published 2026-03-30. Western Michigan University said Monday that nine of its students had advanced as finalists in a competition offering a combined $100,000 in entrepreneurial funding. The contest, called Cultivate 269, is a student pitch...
MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

Nine Students Advance in Cultivate 269 Competition

Coverage from WMU News, published 2026-03-30. Western Michigan University announced the finalists for the inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition, a partnership with investment firm Kalamazoo Forward Ventures that puts up to $100,000 before student entrepreneurs....
MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

WOOD TV Covers WMU’s Cultivate 269 Finalists

Additional coverage from WOOD TV. This summary is limited to facts confirmed in recovered coverage of the same event. WOOD TV provided additional coverage of Western Michigan University naming nine finalists for the inaugural Cultivate 269 business pitch competition....