YSU students compete at 2025 Global Scaling Challenge

Four Youngstown State University students finished fourth in the 2025 Global Scaling Challenge, earning a $3,000 cash prize.

The Global Scaling Challenge is a competition between university teams from eight countries run and organized by The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. This prestigious global competition features three regional tracks: Americas, Europe & Africa, and Asia & Oceania. 43 teams in total attended the competition and finalists from all three regions competed in the final round on April 4.

Teams participating must comprehend and solve the complex scaling needs of entrepreneurial small firms and design strategies for their short and long-term growth.

In the finals, YSU students Aleen Kanan, Vince Koludrovich, Batool Alkarain and Lindsay Collins, with their faculty advisor Omer Genc, developed a scaling proposal for Hoonify Technologiues and presented their plan to a panel of judges and company executives.

Over $35,000 in prizes, awards and internships were distributed as a part of the competition.