Smith Centre for Business Venturing and Queen’s Venture Network (QVN) presents Virtual UPstart Venture Challenge, a pitch competition designed to accelerate success and give alumni and students the opportunity to deliver creative business plans to a panel of experienced judges. Event attendees, including potential angel investors, will also be given a chance to take an advance look at up-and-coming Queen’s/Smith entrepreneurial ventures.
Register to join in an exciting evening of pitches as well as the opportunity to mix and mingle with entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and talent.
Become a Competitor
For the first time, UPstart goes global as we extend the call for applications to compete with our network worldwide. The competition is open to Queen’s faculty/staff, alumni, or a full/part-time student enrolled in an academic program at Queen’s University. Entrepreneurs will have four minutes to pitch to a panel of expert judges on why they deserve $55K in prize funding. Your business should be at the MVP stage and has gained market traction (customers/revenue). See application guidelines for full details. The closing date to apply is Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at 5 pm.
Moderator
- Elspeth Murray, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of MBA and Masters Programs; and Director - Centre for Business Venturing (CBV) and CIBC Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
Judges
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Jay Wright, BCom’81, President of Arterra Wines Canada
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Rachel Zimmer, BCom’10, General Manager (North America), Entrepreneur First
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Kristina Pearce, BCom’92, President of Tula Capital
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Jason Capello, BCom’96, Chief Investment Officer, Merchants’ Gate Asset Management LP
