Objective
The Capstone Pathway fulfills a specific need for honors students. It adds to the existing capstone pathways within the Honors Program, and provides the Honors students a new, challenging experience. The Entrepreneurship Capstone Pathway experience represents a choice for the best and brightest at Bentley, the Honors Students community. Students selected into the Bentley Honors Program choose a pathway that will lead them to complete the Honors Capstone Experience, and allow them to explore new career paths.
Spring 2026
| Team | Idea for a Start-up Venture |
|---|---|
| Abby Dickson, Holly DiPalo, Liam McDonough | The Second Half: A platform designed to help former competitive athletes transition into postgrad life without losing the structure, competition, and identity that once defined them |
| Sacha Delogne, Blake Donovan, Jacob McGlinchey | ValueGuard: An AI-powered climate risk intelligence platform built exclusively for real estate family offices, translating physical climate and insurance risk into the financial metrics that drive real portfolio decisions |
| Jason Ling, Bella Montanari, Max Moyer | Rally: An Intramural Sports Management Platform for small/medium sized colleges across the United States, where intramural sports programs are run on systems that technically function but routinely fail under pressure. |
| Melina Fatato, Taylor Morrissey, & Ella Tedesco | SmartStyle: An AI-powered style optimization app designed for fashion-conscious young women who want to optimize their wardrobes, reduce decision fatigue, and make more intentional styling choices. |
Fall 2025
| Team | Idea for a Start-up Venture |
|---|---|
| Chris Rowe, Thomas McGrath and Kevin Heintz | Pipeline: An all-in-one, automated recruiting platform designed to simplify the fragmented and competitive investment banking recruiting process. |
| Hannah Angell & Jamiliya Tuleutayeva | Capsule: A digital closet app that redefines how people experience fashion by making luxury more accessible through immersive virtual styling. |
| Joe DiGiovanni & Siqi Li | NuTiva: A 24/7 AI nutrition and fitness coach that gives people clear, personalized guidance on what to eat and what workouts to do, explaining why each choice fits their body and goals, and seamlessly pairs with their preferred health and fitness tracking apps. |
| Damini Ahuja & Yakob Akiel | Meazure: A smart body-scanning solution that bridges the gap between customers and fashion retailers. Using 3D scanning technology and AI-powered size mapping, Meazure enables users to instantly capture accurate body measurements, through scanning booths and receive brand-specific size recommendations. |
| Allison Moynihan, HaiLian Rowan & Emma Stefanou | Wanderlite: A social media and travel community app that connects college students to safe, reliable, and accessible group trips. |
| Costas Dhimogjini & Adelya Serikkhanova | Vuno: A web and mobile app that connects to users’ bank accounts to manage monthly expenses while earning yield on their money before it’s spent. |