May 12, 2026 Three Cal Poly Student Teams Win $30,000 at 21st Innovation Quest Competition (opens in new tab)

Contact: Stephanie Zombek | szombek@calpoly.edu; 714-401-2371SAN LUIS OBISPO — Three student startup teams split $30,000 at the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (CIE) annual Innovation Quest competition where students pitched inspired business ideas to a panel of judges to fund their startups. “Innovation Quest draws such a diverse range of students from all corners of campus,” said Sophie Hosbein, CIE’s manager of student innovation programs “This year, we had entreprene...