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2023 rice business plan competition, congratulations.
With access to mentors, real-world experience and investment opportunities, the Rice Business Plan Competition helps student founders stay on target and realize their potential. Our 2023 competitors set themselves apart from other student-led ventures, got in-depth mentoring to prepare for the event, and pitched to over 350 judges and investors who were looking for their next early-stage deal. It was the best RBPC yet!
Re-Watch the Live Final Round From Saturday, May 13th
Voted on by over 350 judges after two rounds of competition, 7 startups moved onto the final round. Re-watch their pitches, from Shell Auditorium at the Jones Graduate School of Business.
Watch the recording above or on YouTube.
Re-watch the Elevator Pitch Competition from Thursday, May 11th
We kicked off the 23rd annual Rice Business Plan Competition live from Shell Auditorium at the Jones Graduate School of Business. During the Elevator Pitch Competition, you'll hear 60-second pitches from all 42 startups. Six winners will be named from the Elevator Pitch Competition, winning cash prizes sponsored by Mercury, along with the rest of the over $1.5 million in prizes announced at the Awards Celebration at the end of three days of competition.
Watch the full recording above or each individual pitch on our YouTube.
May 11-13, 2023 | Houston, Texas | The Edge of the Future
The Rice Business Plan Competition exists so that student founders pushing to create new possibilities in technology, energy, healthcare and more can surround themselves with a powerful network; learn what it takes to secure investor funding; hone your pitch; and compete for big money to make the future you’re building possible. After a competitive application season, 42 startups have risen to the top and will be invited to compete on a global stage for more than $1M in prizes at the 2023 RBPC .
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Explore Past Competitions
Interested in what makes a top competitors? You can rewatch the finals and elevator pitches for our past competitions, and check out the prizes!
New this year! Amazon Small Business Podcast!
We’re excited to announce that the Amazon Small Business Empowerment Team will be producing a podcast that follows select RBPC participants in their journey this year —learning about the inspiration, the challenges, and the thrill of growing and showcasing startups in the largest and richest student startup competition.
Previous Competitions
For 21 years the Rice Business Plan Competition has provided student startups with mentorship, guidance and capital to help support them on their entrepreneurial journey! In 2020, the competition went virtual for the first time. Check out a few of our previous competitions' content, including elevator pitch videos, final pitches, photos and LivePlans.
- 2022 Competition - Grow Your Startup. Build the Future.
- 2021 Competition - Big Ideas. Brilliant Startups.
- 2020 Competition - First Virtual Edition
- 2019 Competition - The Art of Entrepreneurship
- 2018 Competition - One Wild Ride
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2024 rice business plan competition - save the date.
The competition, now in its 24th 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.
Mar. 4, 2024
Rice business plan competition announces 2024 student startups, graduate student-led ventures from around the world will compete for more than $1 million in prizes.
HOUSTON – (Mar. 4, 2024) – The 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) has announced the 42 startups that will compete for more than $1 million in prizes Apr. 4-6 at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
The RBPC, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Jones Graduate School of Business in its 24th year, brings together the best student ventures from top universities across the world to compete for prizes in front of more than 350 angel, venture capital and corporate investors and members of the business community.
After a rigorous and competitive application process, the judging team selected 42 startups led by students who are pushing to create new possibilities in technology, energy, health care and building solutions that shape a better future . This year’s invited startups represent 35 universities from four countries.
“We had an excellent field of candidates this year, making it incredibly difficult to narrow down the pool of applicants to 42 and double the amount of judge screeners joined in to help identify the best startups, showing us just the level of excitement around this year’s competition,” said Catherine Santamaria, director of the RBPC. “I commend all the student startups who took the time and effort to submit an application and look forward to meeting the stellar startups who will join us on campus in April.”
The student entrepreneurs gain real-world experience to pitch their startups, enhance their business strategy and learn what it takes to launch a successful company. With a goal of not only competing for cash but also understanding what it takes to secure investment, raise awareness and launch a successful venture, these graduate students will pitch their companies through four rounds of competition over three days in hopes of taking home the grand prize.
The 42 ventures for RBPC 2024:
Over 23 years , the RBPC has grown from nine teams competing for $10,000 in prize money in 2001 to 42 teams from around the world competing for more $1 million in cash and prizes. It is the largest and richest student startup competition in the world. Over two decades, 826 teams have raised more than $5.5 billion in capital with 56 successful exits and five public companies.
The RBPC is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship , Rice’s internationally recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship, and Rice Business , which has been nationally recognized as the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program.
For more information about the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition, visit rbpc.rice.edu .
The next MBA application deadline is March 10.
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ABOUT The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world's richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University's internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship. This is the 18th year for the competition. In that time, 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 than $1 million in cash and prizes. OBJECTIVE The competition is designed to give collegiate entrepreneurs a real-world experience to pitch their startups to investors, receive mentoring, network with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, enhance their startup strategy, and learn what it takes to launch a successful startup. Judges will evaluate the teams as real-world entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early-stage investors and venture capital firms. The judges are asked to rank the presentations based on which company they would most likely invest. In fact, 84% of the 275 judges at the 2017 RBPC said they were considering investing in a team that pitched at the 2017 RBPC or said they referred a team to an investor in their network. Past competitors have received over $20 million from investors they met at the Rice Business Plan Competition. Alumni from the RBPC have raised more than $1.6 billion in funding and have generated more than 25 successful exits, valued at nearly a billion dollars. BENEFIT We provide an intense, immersive experience over the course three days for student startup founders to pitch to investors, receive multiple rounds of feedback and advance their startup. There will be over $1 million in prizes, and all 42 teams who compete at Rice University in Houston are guaranteed to win cash prizes. The minimum cash prize is $500 and the grand prize winner receives a $300,000 investment (typically in the form of a convertible debt note, without geographic restrictions.)
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The competition, having completed its 24th 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.
With access to mentors, real-world experience and investment opportunities, the Rice Business Plan Competition helps graduate student founders from any university stay on target and realize their potential.
We kicked off the 23rd annual Rice Business Plan Competition live from Shell Auditorium at the Jones Graduate School of Business. During the Elevator Pitch Competition, you'll hear 60-second pitches from all 42 startups.
The competition, having completed its 24th 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.
The competition, now in its 24th 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.
Mar 4, 2024 · The 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) has announced the 42 startups that will compete for more than $1 million in prizes Apr. 4-6 at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Jan 2, 2025 · The world’s largest and richest intercollegiate student startup competition Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entr...
Nov 11, 2024 · The Largest and Richest Intercollegiate Startup Competition | April 4-6, 2024 | Rice University, Houston, Texas The competition, entering it...
Jan 10, 2024 · The competition, entering its 24th 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.
Past competitors have received over $20 million from investors they met at the Rice Business Plan Competition. Alumni from the RBPC have raised more than $1.6 billion in funding and have generated more than 25 successful exits, valued at nearly a billion dollars.