- Luke Campbell
Finalists of the $85K Startup Challenge

The $85K Startup Challenge is an annual competition run by Entré for students at Ara Institute of Technology, The University of Canterbury and Lincoln University. The event sees 20 student-led startup businesses compete for a share of $85,000 worth of prizes over the three month long competition.
The team behind Vxt were ecstatic to be announced as a finalist in the competition. From here the remaining 10 companies will further develop their business plans and pitch for the final presentation to the judges in late September.
Alongside Vxt as finalists of the competition are:
Bare Minimal Skin Care - Kayla Drummy
Forget-Me-Not - Kseniia Zahrai
Farm Solutions - James Tyrell & Bradley Wang
Foodies - Charlie Kavanagh & Hannah Baker
O.N. - Emma Pickup & Mikayla Haycock
Player One - David Huang
Salty Surf Cams - Jack Andrews
Ticket Ninja - Max Young & Logan Fynn
Yo Vocal Mag - Java Katzur
Winners will be announced on October 2nd at the Entré's Annual Awards night which just so happens to be, the CEO of Vxt, Luke's birthday, so cross your fingers.
