Patricia Jia

WeHUB Messenger, a start-up messaging app founded by Wharton MBA alumnus Hagen Lee , aims to give users greater control over their conversations. Eleven of the app's main features are pending patent approval. Hagen said that the app aims to give users the ability to “express emotion in its purest form.” It officially launched in mid-October, and WeHUB hosted a Penn scavenger hunt with clues given through the app from Oct.

On Friday, Pakathon, a Pakistan oriented hackathon, began its second annual startup weekend with teams in 16 cities across North America and Pakistan. During the three day conference, groups of students worked to create technological solutions to problems in Pakistan.