The 240-member strong audience clapped and cheered as Charles Black ’16 was announced as the first-place prize winner. The double-major in computer science and finance received a check for $750 and a $7,000 investment in his company, Trade Defender, from the Lake Forest College Entrepreneurship Advisory Council. Trade Defender provides financial market data, analytics, and powerful charting for traders. Black created the business with Jacob Gilman ’17.

Robbie Barker ’16 received second place and a prize of $500. The judges also made a $2,000 investment in Go Brush, Barker’s business idea for cleaning teeth while on the go.

Kristina Simeunovic ’16, the only female in the final round, won third place, which carried a $250 prize, and an additional $1,000 in seed money for her company, Wellnex, care packages of alternative medication and health products delivered as gifts to loved ones.

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