Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition - Finalists Announced!
Join virtual live Finals 4/13!
Last week, 30 Tufts led entrepreneurial teams virtually live pitched to a panel of judges at the semi-finals of the Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition. Hosted by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, this years event was hybrid, with teams pitching virtually and the first ever "watch parties" for each track at the Joyce Cummings Center. It was an exciting night filled with innovative ideas. At the conclusion, 15 teams were selected by the judges to move forward to the final stage of the business plan competition.
We invite you to join us in-person or on zoom for the virtual live finals on Thursday, April 13th, 6:00pm to 9:00pm where finalist teams will pitch their ventures. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners will be announced in each track, along with the winners of the Ricci Prize and Friedman Prize.
The Tufts Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund provides modest levels of funding to individual students, student teams or student clubs to support their entrepreneurial initiatives. Eligible funding requests are in the $100-$1000 range.
In-person CUSI (Cross University Student Innovator) Mixer @ The Engine 4/3
With 74 universities and nearly 250k college students, Boston’s unique student economy is the engine that drives innovation. DEC is a prominent contributor to the Boston student innovator ecosystem and is part of a coalition of university-based innovation and entrepreneurship centers that organize and take turns hosting these events.
At the March mixer at Harvard, 350+ student innovators from 20+ universities came from Babson, Olin, Wellesley, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, and more. DEC EIRs Cody Damon (pictured) and Marcus Johnson-Smith prototyped a Pitch to Match event-within-the-event, where people interested in teaming up could pitch to connect. We had 10x the number of people we expected to see and ran out of time. We are now redesigning this event for scale.
The next mixer will be on April 5 at The Engine in Cambridge. Bookmark our event page and register when the event goes live!
Northeastern University Entrepreneurship Week 3/18-3/25
Announcing the inaugural Northeastern Entrepreneurship Week from Sat 3/18 to Sat 3/25! Northeastern welcomes all who are interested in entrepreneurship and want to spend a week connecting with and learning from like-minded individuals! Add skills to your innovation toolkit with entrepreneurship workshops ranging in topic from introductory legal principles all ventures should know to how to disrupt a market using research and data! Be inspired at the “Entrepreneurship for Everyone” founder panel! Meet founders at the Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo (NEXPO) or support their businesses by shopping at the Side Hustle Marketplace.
We are continually adding opportunities for students to connect and learn from each other. Bookmark our Events page and join us soon!
Cleantech Open Northeast, NECEC• Application deadline 4/16
This is the northeast region of theCleantech Open, a national accelerator for early-stage (pre-seed, pre-revenue) cleantech, climatetech, and sustainability startups. It provides expert mentoring, introductions to investors, professional coaching and connections, and the opportunity to win cash prizes.Learn More Here
2023 launchU Competition • Applications open
launchUis a ‘shark tank’ style start-up pitch challenge for undergraduates and high school students. The best 7 ideas are selected and with the guidance of mentors, the finalists work over five weeks to complete an Investment Summary and a Pitch Presentation to a panel of Judges comprised of entrepreneurs, and investors. Learn More Here
HAX TECH SHARE • Rolling Applications
This monthly event is led byHAX investment partners and founders focused on relevant knowledge for hard tech entrepreneurs. It covers lessons and best practices across a different technical topic each month.
Bengaluru Social Innovation Bootcamp • Accepting Applications
The Bootcamp will help founders grow their social impact startups from May 22nd to June 2nd, 2023. The goal is to help entrepreneurs and innovators solve social, health, and environmental problems in India. They will learn to apply a proven social entrepreneurship framework, receive 1-1 mentorship, pitch to the innovation community and receive partner benefits of over $50,000 to accelerate their growth.
