🛤 COMPETITION TRACKS (Choose One)

1. Business Innovation

• Focus: Solving a customer problem

• Goal: To generate revenue and profit

2. Social Innovation

• Focus: Solving a social or environmental problem

• Goal: To make a positive impact

🎤 PITCH ROUND FORMATS (Choose One)

1. Live Pitch Event

• In-person or hybrid event (location determined by host partner)

• At least one team member must attend the event and present the pitch live

2. Virtual / Pre-Recorded Pitch

• Submit a pitch deck and a 60-second introductory video

• No need to attend an event physically

⚠️ Once submitted, track and format selections are final and cannot be changed

🚫 IMPORTANT RULES

• Do NOT include your school name in the submission unless it’s essential to your concept

•The submitted concept must be entirely created by the team

• If the idea was developed with others not on the team, their full legal names must be disclosed

• The concept must not have generated more than $150,000 in total revenue prior to submission

• Concepts that have advanced to a pitch competition in previous years may not be resubmitted

📝 1. Written Concept Narrative (3–5 Pages, PDF)

The narrative should flow like a mini business plan, and include:

1. The Problem

What issue are you solving? Why does it matter?

2. Target Audience

Who are your customers or beneficiaries? Describe them clearly.

3. The Solution

What is your product/service? How does it solve the problem?

4. Unique Value Proposition

What makes your solution better or different than others?

5. Business Model or Sustainability Plan

How will you generate revenue or maintain the social venture?

6. Team Strength

What makes your team qualified? Mention your skills/resources.

7. Traction (if any)

Any validation? Surveys, feedback, social media engagement, MVP use?

🛤️ Pitch Format Selection

• Teams will select their pitch round format (Live or Virtual) during their initial submission.

• No changes to pitch format or event location will be accepted after submission.

• If a team is unable to participate in their selected pitch format, they will forfeit their place in the competition.

🔴 Live Pitch Event Requirements

• Time Limit: 5 minutes (strict)

• Slides: Maximum of 15 slides

• Q&A: 3 minutes of judges’ questions and team answers

• Only team members who pitched may answer during Q&A

🎨 Creativity Allowed:

Teams may incorporate:

• Display boards

• Prototypes

• Images

• Motion graphics

• Sounds or embedded media

⚠️ Tech Notes:

• Internet access and audio-visual equipment are not guaranteed

• If technical difficulties occur, the timer does NOT stop

• Be ready to adapt on the spot

🟢 Virtual / Pre-Recorded Pitch Requirements

• Pitch Video:

• Max 5 minutes, must be submitted via a public URL

• Videos over 5 minutes or not viewable will be disqualified

• Pitch Deck:

• Max 15 slides, submitted as a .pdf

• Must be the same deck used in the pitch video

• Deck should be visible in the video (e.g., screen share or background)

🎨 Creativity Encouraged:

Teams may use:

• Prototypes

• Images

• Motion graphics

• Display boards

• Sound effects or background music