New Venture Competition

Applications for the 2025 New Venture Competition are now closed.

It's more than a pitch competition.

The $80k New Venture Competition provides invaluable coaching on participants' ideas and pitches, tips on building essential founder and team-building skills, media exposure, and so much more. The competition is open to all BU students and Class of 2024 alumni.

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Competition Tracks

Teams must choose one of the two tracks below that is most appropriate for their venture. Each track awards a $20,000 first-place prize, a $10,000 second-place prize, a $6,000 third-place prize, and a $500 Audience Choice Award.

Explore competition requirements and FAQs by choosing a track below.

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Boston University's $80K New Venture Competition has selected its semi-finalists for 2025, advancing one step closer to determining which student-led ventures will share in this year's substantial prize pool. The annual competition, organized by Innovate@BU, provides BU students and recent alumni with a platform to showcase their entrepreneurial concepts while competing for funding that can […]

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