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From medtech innovations that could make surgeries safer to ventures reimagining cultural experiences and football fandom, the 52nd INSEAD Venture Competition showcased the breadth of entrepreneurial talent across the community.    This year, 163 participants presented 73 venture projects, demonstrating the creativity, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit that define the INSEAD community.    🏆 Grand Prize Winner - Fibertube: Winnie Tan MBA'26J, @Maximilian Heidegger MIM'22 and Dr. Thomas Heidegger    🥈 Runner-Up Prize - The Eleven: @Mimi S. and Mary Yao MBA'26J, Allegra Campolmi, Francesca Vitale    🏅 Patrick Turner MBA'78 Prize Winner - Histonautes: Aris Sheiner MBA'26J and Charlotte Jeauneau-Sheiner    👏 Congratulations also to our finalists - NeuroFoods, Ordena and Saria!   A huge thank you to our jury Anirudh A D., Basile Voisin MBA'18J, Ervin Tu, Pasha Bakhtiar MBA'03D, Wayne Soh, Rudolf Maag MBA’73 & Valeria Maag, donors of the Patrick Turner MBA’78 Memorial Fund, Ben Blomerley MBA’11J and MOHARA, Joe Ross, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Loyal VC, National Alumni Association UK Entrepreneurs Group Business Angel Event, the Angel Club INSEAD Alumni Association Germany (IAAG) and the IVC Chairperson Ben Ling EMBA'16Dec. Also a special thank you to our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, mentors and supporters for sharing their expertise, to Professor Henrich R. Greve for opening the session and Nancy Hsieh and Dean Francisco Veloso for presenting the awards.    The ventures may span different industries, but they share something in common: founders who saw an opportunity, took a leap and committed to building something new. Congratulations to all participants. We can't wait to see what comes next.    #INSEAD #INSEADVentureCompetition #INSEADMoments #Entrepreneurs