UMaine Student Wins Big Gig Finale, WVII Reports
WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine student Spencer Wood was named the winner of the latest Big Gig pitch-off finale at the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. Finalists from the last three Big Gig pitch-off events competed for a $1,500 grand prize sponsored by University Credit Union. Wood presented the app Tip Whip that would allow college students to find a ride within a 3-mile ride radius of their location in order to avoid drunk driving, WVII reported. The Big Gig is a series of business pitch events for entrepreneurs in Greater Bangor designed to bring together Bangor-Orono area innovators and entrepreneurs and offer networking opportunities. It was started by a partnership between UMaine, Old Town, Orono and Husson University and is supported by Blackstone Accelerates Growth.