A tampon and pad vending business won the top prize at the MICA UP/Start Venture Competition, the entrepreneurship challenge that brings together creative businesses in the community of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
TamPal, founded by MICA Design Leadership MBA/MA candidate Erica Duffy, is seeking to innovate on the coin-operated tampon and pad dispensers often found in public restrooms. Along with providing holders, the product will contain systems to track and reorder supplies, Duffy has said. The product and Duffy’s pitch earned $35,000.
In all, eight ventures were finalists in this year’s competition, and more than $105,000 was awarded at the finale event on April 14. Others receiving funding included:
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