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Queens Pitch Competition 2023

A Big Idea Competition for Student Innovators.

Annual Pitch Competition

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
4:00-5:30 p.m.

Greenhoot Auditorium
Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement

The Queens Pitch Competition gives undergraduate students from all majors the opportunity to compete for up to $5,000 in prize money for their innovative business ideas.

Throughout January and February, teams will meet with entrepreneurial experts to learn the foundations of how to build and deliver a successful pitch. Teams are expected to work on their projects on a daily basis leading up to the competition.

There will be two rounds in the competition. For the first round, teams will submit a video recording of their pitch, which will be judged by local entrepreneurs. Three or four teams will be selected as finalists for the live competition.

Thank you to everyone who participated and attended in the 2023 Pitch Competition! If you missed it, you can watch it now!

This year's winners:

  • First Place – “Unfinished USA” by Chase Aldous ‘25
  • Second Place – BalancedBeing by Taylor Lee Andorfer ‘24
  • Third Place – Wealth Quest by Antoinette Villanueva ‘23

Parking and Registration

Free parking will be available to all teams and attendees in the North Parking Deck.

All faculty, staff, students, and community members are welcome to attend and observe the competition. Register now!

Who is Eligible?

Current undergraduate students from any major and class year can participate. All applicants must have:

  • 1-4 team members. (Note - Students are allowed to participate without a team if they'd like to pitch individually.)
  • A burning passion for what you’re trying to build!
  • A desire to prioritize the Pitch Competition this spring!

How to Apply

Complete an application by Friday, January 20, 2023 at 5 p.m.

What you need to know before applying:

  1. Companies representing any industry or sector — from no-tech to high-tech — are welcome to apply.  What’s important is that you can clearly articulate how and why what you want to build meets a real need.
  2. Applying to the pitch competition means you agree to participate in three weekly educational sessions, as well as meet our expectation that you will make good use of the resources made available to and curated for you.
  3. Students at any level from any discipline are welcome. We encourage applicants to incorporate a diversity of backgrounds and experience — these tend to be some of the most creative, capable and resilient founding teams!
  4. All companies are accepted into the program on a trial basis. However, only those companies who fully participate in the development sessions will be eligible to participate in the competition.

Learn More

Attend the interest meeting on January 17 @ 10:40 a.m. in Sykes 320 to learn more about the competition process. Also, check out our video which provides an overview of the competition program.

Resources

Contacts

2023 Sponsorship

Past Pitch Competitions & Winners

Fine Print

Confidentiality and Permissions

Confidentiality of information is not guaranteed and teams should not include any confidential information in their submissions, including trade secrets or other proprietary information that would be at risk for disclosure. Entry into this competition may be considered a public disclosure for patent purposes. If teams plan to file patent protection on an aspect of their business, they should consult with an intellectual property attorney before entering. Intra-team confidentiality is the sole responsibility of team members.

Additional Rules

Teams are subject to the Honor Code. Teams may be disqualified at any time before, during, or after the pitch competition for failing to comply with these general rules or the conditions set forth in the program participation agreement.

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