Rice Business Plan Competition

Application is open for The competition, now in its 23rd year, gives collegiate entrepreneurs real-world experience to pitch their startups, enhance their business strategy and learn what it takes to launch a successful company. Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship—which is Rice University’s internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship—and Rice Business. Over 23 years it has grown from nine teams competing for $10,000 in prize money in 2001, to 42 teams from around the world competing for more 2 million in cash and prizes.

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Eligibility

YOU ARE INITIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR RBPC 2023 IF YOUR STARTUP:

• is student-driven, student-created and/or student-managed
• has at least two current student founders or management team members, and at least one of those students is a current graduate degree-seeking student
• are from a college or university anywhere in the world
• has not raised more than $250,000 in equity capital prior to July 1, 2022
• has not generated revenue of more than $100,000 in any 12-month period prior to July 1, 2022
• is seeking funding or capital (or will be in the next 12 months)
• is a potentially viable investment opportunity

Benefits

In total, more than $2 Million in investment and cash prizes were awarded to the teams at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition. Please read the prize descriptions throughout the document on the types of prizes, eligibility, and guidelines for claiming them.

Application Process

Click here to apply for Rice Business Plan Competition.

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