UVA Entrepreneurship Update, NOV 06 - NOV 12 2022
What follows is a summary of the events and deadlines for the upcoming week across Entrepreneurship@UVA, the wider Charlottesville area, and even beyond.
As always, should you have any questions about Entrepreneurship here at UVA, feel free to check out our website, sign up for the newsletter, or email startup@virginia.edu.
:: WAHOOWA ::
Governor Youngkin announced the launch of the Common Wealth Crush Co., co-founded by Patt Egan. The company, located within the historic Virginia Metalcrafters Complex in Wayneboro, is a custom crush meets incubator meets thinktank cooperative for Virginia’s growing wine industry.
Major League Baseball announced that Brave Virtual Worlds—co-founded by Evan Magnusson, Dhyey Parikh, and William Kodama—was selected for the Minnesota Twins Accelerator by Techstars program. The program’s Managing Director is Brett Brohl.
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:: HELP WANTED ::
Looking for connections to a co-founder or need help with a project? Email startup@virginia.edu.
:: ON THE HORIZON ::
MODELS & ROCKSTARS - NOV 07
From 4:00PM until 5:00PM EST, in the metaverse
To be sustainable, innovations and innovators both need to find a way to pay the bills. Let’s dive into the moving parts of sustainable enterprises through a framework called the business model canvas. RSVP HERE
PROCRASTINATORS PITCH WORKSHOP - NOV 09
From 1:15PM until 2:30PM EST, Darden iLab Maker Space
Procrastinators, you know who you are :-) Drop by to walk through and gather feedback on your ECUP pitch. RSVP HERE
PROCRASTINATORS PITCH WORKSHOP - NOV 09
From 5:00PM until 6:15PM EST, Forge #9 Elliewood
Procrastinators, you know who you are :-) Drop by to walk through and gather feedback on your ECUP pitch. RSVP HERE
ECUP CONCEPT COMPETITION FINALS!
Consumer & Business to Business Track - NOV 10
Starting at 4:30PM EST, Darden iLab Classroom (180/190)
Social Entrepreneurship Track - NOV 10
Starting at 5:00PM EST, Batten School Great Hall
Engineering & Healthcare Technologies Track - NOV 10
Starting at 5:00PM EST, Rice Hall classroom 130
:: OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ::
AWS UNIVERSITY STARTUP COMPETITION
Application deadline November 07, 2022
The top 10 finalists have the opportunity to pitch their startups to a panel of investors and AWS Startup Team members for up to $20K in prizes plus up to $100K in AWS credits. MORE INFO
TIGER LAUNCH
Application deadline November 07, 2022
Princeton's TigerLaunch is the world's largest student-run entrepreneurship competition for student entrepreneurs. $45k in prizes. MORE INFO
CGI U 2023
Application deadline December 16, 2022
The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) is a diverse community of emerging leaders that supports students, alumni, and global innovators in tackling pressing challenges in their communities. MORE INFO
BIG IDEA BOUNCE
January 15, 2023
WashU Olin’s 2nd annual BIG IdeaBounce® powered by Poets&Quants is a pitch contest open to all current undergraduate and graduate school students OR any prospect interested in pursuing a graduate business school degree. MORE INFO