Entrepreneur Quest

Hayden Seidel, Jordan Backes and Trent Esser

Dec. 4, 2025

Entrepreneurs turn idea, seed funding from Mizzou into a multimillion-dollar 3D printing company

Three alumni are advancing the possibilities of recycled-plastic 3D printing with their St. Louis–based company, launched with prize money from Mizzou’s Entrepreneur Quest.

Two individuals seated behind an open laptop

Nov. 6, 2025

Mizzou Engineering students among finalists in 2025 Entrepreneur Quest

Projects in the annual business venture competition seek to improve lives with a focus on health care and infrastructure.

Lucas Crow and Noah Fouts

Dec. 3, 2024

Mizzou’s game changers

Two Mizzou Engineering students won first place in Entrepreneur Quest, the signature program of the Griggs Innovators Nexus in the Mizzou Student Center.

EQ 2024 Feature Image

Nov. 11, 2024

Engineering entrepreneurs

Two groups with Mizzou Engineering students were named finalists in the 2024 Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) program. Learn more about their business ventures.

EQ engineering participants

Nov. 7, 2023

Three engineering students finalists in Mizzou entrepreneurship competition

This fall, three of the top 10 finalists of the Mizzou EntrepreneurQuest (EQ) Competition are engineering students. Their different areas of study and vastly different ideas showcase the infinite possibilities an engineering degree can open for students looking to change the world.

Jacob Smith, Chetan Vanteddu and Kevin Zemon are finalists in the Entrepreneur Quest Competition

Feb. 10, 2023

Three Mizzou Engineering students are finalists in campus entrepreneurship competition

Three Mizzou Engineers have made it into the final round of the Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) Competition and are getting ready to compete for up to $15,000 from a prize pool to turn their ideas into viable businesses.

March 15, 2022

Engineering freshman among finalists in student entrepreneur competition

Team plans to pitch their idea for Supersole, a business that makes 3D printed custom shoe insoles, at the final competition.