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Building MarkitIt: How One Spark! Alumni Transformed a Family Need into a Thriving Venture

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For years, Raheeq Ibrahim (CDS ’25) had been sitting on an idea inspired by her family — a way to help small business owners find the right pop-up markets and bring more transparency to the market ecosystem. It wasn’t until she took XC475: Spark! Innovation Fellowship Program, where she finally found the structure, mentorship, and momentum […]

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From Spark! to Startup: How Curtis’s Journey Led to Founding GovDash

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When Curtis Mason looks back on his time at Boston University, one community stands out as the most rewarding part of his college experience: Spark!. “As a student, I was very active within the Spark! community,” he recalls. “I think it’s easily the most rewarding department of Boston University’s computer science and entrepreneurship programs.” Curtis’s […]

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