$18k New Venture Competition Applications are Open!
The annual New Venture Competition (NVC) is a three-round pitch competition that gives early-stage BU entrepreneurs a chance to win up to $18,000 and transform their ideas into something real!
Applications are now open for the first to Round 1: Pitch & Pizza sessions held on November 13 and 20 at the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center. Pitch & Pizza is held six times throughout the academic year and accepted applicants will be given 60 seconds to pitch their idea to an audience and panel of judges.
With two tracks for Tech Ideas and Social Impact Ideas, the competition is appropriate for ventures of any kind including tech, consumer, creative, or social impact.
Throughout each round, participants are connected with Innovate@BU’s resources including coaching and mentorship, founder and team skill-building, media exposure, and more.
The New Venture Competition is open to current Boston University students and alumni that have graduated within the last year.
Last year’s competition grand prize winners were Pangissimo, creators of modular surround-sound speakers, and BRUZD Foods, a subscription box delivery service of imperfect produce. Recently, Pangissmo finished a successful Kickstarter campaign raising more than $60,000 that will help them begin the manufacturing process.
Learn more and apply to the New Venture Competition
