Lyceum Campus Reinforces Industry-Driven Education with SPRINT 2025 Pitch Series
Lyceum Campus continues to champion industry-driven education with the second edition of SPRINT (Strate gic Planning, Research Integration, Networking Timeline), a fast-paced apprenticeship in entrepreneurship initiated in 2024 as part of Deakin University’s pathway programme.
Designed by the Faculty of Business at Lyceum Campus, SPRINT equips students with practical insights into small enterprises while nurturing innovation, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial mindsets. By integrating the eight first-year Deakinmodules - Management, Economics, Marketing, Analytics, Logistics, and Finance - SPRINT brings academic learning to life through fieldwork and applied business practice. Students participating in SPRINT develop real business concepts, working handson in areas such as branding, administration, budgeting, and logistics. They further strengthen their projects with tools like AI applications, the Business Model Canvas, and investor-style pitching. The second series of SPRINT, held on 26th August 2025, featured student teams pitching for a simulated investment of 5 million rupees to a panel of evaluators. The ventures reflected real local frictions and emerging market niches, including:
- VendiGo – campus-friendly vending machines tailored for university students.
- CareNest – a sustainable sanitary brand tackling period poverty.
- DayHelp – a services marketplace connecting busy professionals with trusted household support.
- ParkNest – a mobile app to locate, book, and manage urban parking.
- IronHarvest – a service linking nutritionists, farmers, and professionals to fight anaemia.
- Thredora – a “smart closet” app offering datadriven outfit curation and styling options.
The judging panel included Lyceum leaders and an external industry expert, Ms. Ayami Wanasinghe, Regional Director – South Asia at the Founder Institute (FI), who brings over 20 years of experience in IT, entrepreneurship, and startup ecosystem development. VendiGo claimed top honours for the most consistent and realistically presented pitch, setting an aspirational benchmark for the cohort. Yet, the broader achievement was collective - students demonstrated the ability to move from concept to customer logic, translate module content into operating plans, and defend assumptions under investor scrutiny. “SPRINT is part studio, part lab, and part boardroom. It compresses the venture life cycle into an accelerated learning loop where students iterate models, quantify resources, and rehearse concise storytelling with data. This is what the industry demands - graduates who can think beyond the textbook, spot opportunities, and build credible plans under real-world constraints,” said a representative from the Faculty of Business at Lyceum Campus.
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