Evidence, recognition, and adoption
A transparent record of independently verifiable recognition and educational use, with company-reported adoption figures clearly labeled for educators and procurement teams.
Primary-source record
These entries link directly to the organization that issued the recognition or documented the educational use. They establish the specific facts below; they do not imply broader endorsement or independently measured learning outcomes.
Independent recognition
The official QS Reimagine Education category winners list names Startup Wars, Inc. and “The Entrepreneurship Simulation Platform” as the Silver winner in the Immersive Experiential Learning category.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
View QS Quacquarelli Symonds source (opens in a new tab)Documented course use
USF’s current pre-college course description identifies Startup Wars as its online bioentrepreneurship simulation. It says student teams make decisions in project management, marketing, and finance while running a virtual vertical-farming business.
University of San Francisco
View University of San Francisco source (opens in a new tab)Documented program use
Valdosta State’s J. Donald Lee Center for Entrepreneurship publishes a student registration page for a structured Startup Wars game simulation and distributes access information through university email.
Valdosta State University
View Valdosta State University source (opens in a new tab)What the sources show
The independent record shows Startup Wars used in different educational settings and recognized for immersive experiential learning.
Course integration
USF describes student teams using Startup Wars to practice project management, marketing, and finance decisions in a vertical-farming venture.
View University of San Francisco source (opens in a new tab)Entrepreneurship program
Valdosta State’s entrepreneurship center publishes a defined Startup Wars participation process with student registration and university-managed access.
View Valdosta State University source (opens in a new tab)Independent recognition
QS’s official 2023 list identifies Startup Wars’ “Entrepreneurship Simulation Platform” as the Silver winner in the category.
View QS Quacquarelli Symonds source (opens in a new tab)Claim register
This register makes the source and limits of each statement explicit. It is intended to support initial educator and procurement review, not replace institution-specific due diligence.
| Claim | Verification | Source and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Startup Wars received a 2023 Silver award in Immersive Experiential Learning. | Independently verified | Confirmed in the official QS Reimagine Education category winners list. View QS Quacquarelli Symonds source (opens in a new tab) |
| The University of San Francisco uses Startup Wars in its BioEntrepreneurship Academy. | Independently verified | Confirmed in USF’s public, current pre-college course description. View University of San Francisco source (opens in a new tab) |
| Valdosta State University runs a Startup Wars entrepreneurship simulation program. | Independently verified | Confirmed by the university’s public registration and access-instruction page. View Valdosta State University source (opens in a new tab) |
| Startup Wars has reached 10,000+ learners across 100+ institutions. | Startup Wars-reported | These are company-reported cumulative adoption totals, not a third-party audit. The sources above independently confirm specific examples, not the full totals. |
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We reviewed the official source published by each named organization on August 24, 2026. “Independently verified” means the linked third-party source directly supports the narrow claim stated here. It does not mean the organization audited Startup Wars’ total adoption or endorsed every product claim. Company-reported figures are labeled separately and should be evaluated in that context.
