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Student Venture Ravle Advances to Semi-Final Round of Student Startup Madness

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin
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Student startup , founded by 黑料不打烊 students Tay Lotte 鈥19 (creative leadership, University College) and Kevin Rieck 鈥19 (knowledge management, University College), has been selected to advance to the semi-final round of the 2017-2018 , held at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, in March. They will compete against 31 other digital media, product and service startups from 29 colleges across the nation for a spot in the tournament鈥檚 final round.

Kevin Rieck and Tay Lotte of Ravle

Kevin Rieck and Tay Lotte of Ravle

Lotte and Rieck launched their venture in February 2017 and went on to win second prize in the 鈥檚 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition, securing $7,500 in funding to kick-start their venture. Since then, they have assembled a team of developers and launched the in September 2017.

Ravle is a digital travel platform and filmmaking collective that engages travel filmmakers to turn beautifully filmed travelogues into mapped itineraries and personal travel guides to such destinations as the Australian Outback, Vancouver Island, Iceland and unique places like Ladakh, India; Bangkok; and Nara, Japan.

鈥淥ur goal is not just to inspire others to get out and explore, but to give travelers the tools they need to plan an adventure that will change the way they experience the world,鈥 says Lotte, who is also Ravle鈥檚 head designer. 鈥淥ur filmmakers share a common drive to travel to new destinations or seek out hidden gems. They have a sixth sense for finding cool places that others do not often see.鈥

鈥淲e were so excited to make it to the semi-final round because this is a prominent national competition with a massive pool of applicants. We are working on getting brand sponsorships for upcoming trips by our filmmakers, and are hopeful that our growth will help us be selected for the final round,鈥 says Rieck.

The Ravle team developed their venture with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library. 聽They received mentorship to refine their business strategy, establish themselves as a legal entity and connect to other student entrepreneurs with the skills they need to grow their team.

is the only nationwide collegiate tournament focused on digital media startups. Sean Branagan, founder of the Student Startup Madness Tournament, and director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the , believes that Ravle is among a highly competitive selection of teams that 鈥渁re the best college digital media startups in the country.鈥

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