CCEI Startup Challenge - Pitch Competition - $10,000
4/7/14, 6:00pm
UConn Storrs Campus
ITEB (Information Technologies Engineering Building) Room C-80 (Basement Level)
**Pizza, refreshments, and soda provided**
The CCEI Startup Challenge Pitch Competition is the first of two events that comprise the CCEI Startup Challenge initiative. At the Pitch Competition, $10,000 in prize money (ten $1000 prizes) will be awarded to individuals or teams across multiple categories. Individuals or teams can pitch more than one idea, and you could win in more than one category. This competition is open to all UConn Students (all majors, levels, campuses), and the idea can be for anything - we encourage you to get creative! Five of the prize categories are listed below; the other five will be revealed at the event. Pitches will be limited to 90 seconds and will be followed by up to two minutes of Q&A. Have an idea? Pitch it!
First Five Prize Categories Revealed:
- Best Pitch Presentation
- Best Product/Invention Idea
- Best Mobile App Idea
- Most Socially Responsible Idea
- Best College Targeted Idea (“Most Likely to Succeed at UConn”)
For more information and rules, please visit the website.
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Please stay tuned for more information about the CCEI Startup Challenge Strategy Competition, the second event in the CCEI Startup Challenge initiative. The Strategy Competition is comprised of a written submission (due April 14th), from which finalists are selected to do full 10 minute presentations to a panel of professional judges, with prize monies totalling $40,000. More info on the Strategy Competition can be found on the website, and will also be announced separately.
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Sponsored by the University of Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI)
For more information, contact: Kathryn Huntington at khuntington@business.uconn.edu