20205 Badger Venture presentation results Congratulations to all who participated!
Teams:
- Fire Stoppers: Niles Walter and Melanie McClure. 1st Place Prototype for $1,500 and an invite to InventOR. They won 3rd Place at InventOR for $5,000.
- Question Standard Practice: George Neufeld. Neufeld was invited to InventOR. George was joined by Cliff Foster to compete at the University of Portland against 19 other teams from various colleges.
- Leap into Style: Jennifer Chandler and Chris Chandler. 1st Place Business Formation for $1,500 and Entrepreneur in Action from Klamath IDEA for $500
- Mountain Man Inc.: Chris Mercado and Abel Guillen
- Project Reprint: Cliff Foster, Thackery Moreland and Alex Filmore. 2nd Place Prototype for $750 and received the People's Choice Award from ASKCC for $500
- All 10 team members of all the participating teams also received a $100 gift card for participating in Badger Venture, these where donated anonymously by a generous community member.



Second place Prototype Concept for $750 was awarded to Project Reprint and its members, Cliff Foster, Alex Filmore and Thackery Moreland, all engineering students. Their idea is to create a small, plastic bottle recycling machine that pulverizes and melts plastic to produce a filament that can then be used in do-it-yourself 3D printing machines.


Meet your 2025 Badger Venture Teams

Project Reprint
Team members: Cliff Foster, Thackery Moreland & Alex Fillmore
Mountain Man Inc.
Team members: Chris Mercado & Abel Guillen
Questioning Standard Practice
Team members: George Neufeld
Fire-Stoppers
Team members: Niles Walter & Melanie McClure
Leap into Style
Team members: Chris & Jennifer Chandler

What is Badger Venture?
KCC’s Badger Venture is an innovation and entrepreneurship concept and pitch competition open to KCC students and alumni!It was designed to encourage KCC students to consider how a concept, prototype, or service might address a user-centered problem the project team identifies through early research, and that could be designed, manufactured, or delivered in-person or remotely from South Central Oregon and holds potential for economic or job growth.
Who can compete in Badger Venture?
Current degree — or certificate-seeking KCC students or alumni who graduated with a degree or certificate in the past six years, 2019-2024. See rules for additional information about team composition and how to register.Through Badger Venture, teams will:
- develop a new concept, prototype, or service or an innovation for an existing business model,
- work with a faculty mentor and SBDC advisor to develop a pitch, and
- present their pitch to a panel of outside judges for prizes on April 23!
Register to meet with an SBDC Advisor
For more information about Badger Venture, contact:
Stan Pence, Faculty
541-880-2327
pences@klamathcc.edu
Matt Walter, Faculty
541-880-2267
walter@klamathcc.edu
Linda Williamson, Faculty
541-880-2241
williamson@klamathcc.edu
Estella Woodley, KCC SBDC
541-205-5404
woodley@klamathcc.edu
Important Badger Venture
documents
Badger Venture Team Financial Distribution Form
Form W-9
Badger Venture Rules
Badger Venture Team Registration Form
Badger Venture Preliminary Concept form
Badger Venture LivePlan Business Development Pitch Example
Badger Venture LivePlan Prototype Pitch Sample
Small Business Proposed Problem Form