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Supporting Georgia's University Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Innov8GA is a coalition of 15+ Georgia college & university entrepreneurship departments. Together, we work to support our state's young entrepreneurs with programming, mentorship, and events, led by faculty and staff, together with catalyst organizations in the ecosystem.
2024 Pitch Competition
A pitch competition for students from Georgia colleges. Open to idea-stage and early-stage teams.
Eligibility to Apply
At least one member of the team must be a current college student enrolled at a Georgia-based higher ed institution, or a recent graduate from 2023 or later.
Teams should not have accepted more than $100,000 in grants/prizes or have more than $250,000 annual revenue / $20,000 monthly revenue. Such teams will be provided other opportunities which are under construction to be announced in Q2 2024.
Team Composition
Teams can consist of 1-6 members, and these members can be at any level of college studies.
Pitching
Each team has 12 minutes to pitch and address Q&A from the judges.
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7 minutes pitch, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A by the judges.
Prizes & Awards
Cash Prizes worth $20,000
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In-kind Awards
$15,000
Organizers
Recha R. Reid
Associate Director, Entrepreneurship
and Innovation Institute Georgia State University
Eric Ensor
CEO
Built Smart Networks, LLC
Bob Pinckney
Director - Entrepreneurship
University of Georgia
Dr Renata Elad
Academic Dean - Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College
Savannah Bock
Program Manager - Plug and
Play Tech Center
Dr Paul Lopez
Co-Founder and Partner
11-11 Ventures
Colleges
Partners
Timeline
1 March
Application submissions due online
February+March
Pitch prep and competition at your local college
20 March
Winner selected by local college for statewide competition
31 March
Virtual workshop on "The Art & Science of Pitching"
3 April
Documents due for judges’ pre-scoring for statewide Finals
9 April
Judges’ document pre-scoring completed for statewide Finals
9 April
Final pitch presentations due for statewide Finals
11 April (PM)
Pitch Day in Athens GA for winners of local college competitions
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