Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

The University of Memphis Crews Center for Entrepreneurship and the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music hosted the 2025 Tiger Tank competition last week, awarding $10,000 in cash prizes to innovative student ventures.  

Hosted at the FedEx Institute of Technology, Tiger Tank had 17 teams compete, representing a broad spectrum of industries including artificial intelligence, sustainability, education, social enterprise, fashion, consumer products, food and beverage, music, hospitality, and medical devices. 

Winners in the general Tiger Track competition were:

1. First Prize: CoMerch ($2,500) to Ayesha Issah and Kristina Mwangeka;
2. Second Prize: ChromAid ($1,500) to Onyinyechukwu Okoli and Sumiran Sharma; and
3. Third Prize: Hurt2Healing ($1,000) to Sydnie Allen.

Winners of the Cordell Jackson Music Venture Fund were:

1. First Prize: Brass Routes ($2,500) to Dylan Mashburn;
2. Second Prize: Once Lost But Now Found ($1,500) to Quanita Hankins; and
3. Third Prize: Music Meets Ministry ($1,000) to Joshua Johnson. 

Winners of the Audience Impact Awards were:

1. Hurt2Healing (Sydnie Allen); and  
2. Moe Monei Apparel LLC (Moesha Henderson). 

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