Global Events
Annual (Ongoing)
Cambridge, MA: Shell TechWorks
Online Event: Shell GameChanger
Online Event: National Geographic/Shell: The Great Energy Challenge
Online Event: Venturewell
Online Event: Get In The Ring
January
Ann Arbor, MIL Makeathon
Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Business Plan Competition
Honolulu, HI: UH Business Plan Competition
Medford, MA: $100k New Ventures Competition
New Haven, CT: Booth-Yale Education Business Plan Competition
Ontario, Canada: IBK Capital-Ivey Business Plan Competition
Syracuse, NY: Panasci Business Plan Competition
Tampa, FL: Frank and Ellen Daveler Entrepreneurship Program
Washington, DC: GW New Venture Competition
Washington, DC: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
February
Arkansas: Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup
Austin, TX: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
Babson Park, MA: Babson B.E.T.A. Challenge
Barcelona, Spain: Mobile World Congress
Bloomington, IN: Clapp IDEA Competition
Boston, MA: Mass Challenge
Boston, MA: New Venture Competition
Boston, MA: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
Chicago, IL: Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge
Claremont, CA: Kravis Concept Plan Competition
Denver, CO: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
Greensboro, NC: 2 Minutes to Win It - Business Idea Competition
Hanover, NH: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
Louisville, KY: The Brown Forman Cardinal Challenge
Los Angeles, CA: USC New Venture Seed Competition
Nashville, TN: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
New Haven, CT: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
New York, NY: New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition
Online Event: Fledgling 10-Week Guidance Applications Due
Orlando, FL: Industry in Transition: Navigating the New Age of Innovation
Pasadena, CA: FLoW's DOE Cleantech UP business plan competition
Pasadena, CA: The Business Pitch
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Venture Challenge
San Francisco, CA: VCIC Domestic Regional Event
Savannah, GA: Ocean Exchange
Silicon Valley, CA: Global Innovation Summit
Silicon Valley, CA: G-Startup Worldwide
Various Locations, OH: I-Corps@Ohio 7-Week Program Applications Due
March
Boise, ID: Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
Cape Girardeau, MO: 1ST50K Startup Competition
Charlotte, NC: Annual Charlotte Venture Challenge
Chicago, IL: Forbes Reinventing America Summit
Colorado Springs, CO: Great Ideas Conference
East Lansing, MI: Burgess New Venture Challenge
Evanston, IL: Venturecat Competition
Flint, MI: Hagerman Center Business Pitch Competition
Fullerton, CA: CSU Fullerton Business Plan Competition
High Point, NC: High Point Annual Business Plan Competition
Ithaca, NY: Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition
Las Vegas, NV: WBENC Student Entrepreneur Program (SEP)
Minneapolis, MN: MN Cup
Moraga, CA: Saint Mary's College Business Idea Competition
Netherlands: The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge
New York, NY: Mobile Innovation Summit
Online Event: The Oxford Global Challenge
San Diego, CA: LeanModel™ Start-up Competition
Santa Fe, NM: bizmix
Topeka, KA: Washburn Business Plan Competition
Wichita, KA: Shocker New Venture Competition
Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Stu Clark Investment Competition
April
Arizona: McGuire New Venture Competition
Athens, GA: UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur
Boca Raton, FL: FAU Business Plan Competition
Boston, MA: Harvard New Venture Competition
California: Bronco Startup Challenge
Chapel Hill, NC: VCIC Global Finals
Charlotte, NC: Sports Tank
Chicago, IL: Campus 1871
Chicago, IL: North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit
Cincinnati, OH: OCEAN Demo Day
Fort Worth, TX: Values and Ventures Competition
Hanover, Germany: Hannover Messe
Houston, TX: Rice Business Plan Competition
Jacksonville, FL: One Spark Competition
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska New Venture Competition
London, UK: Smart IoT London
Miami, FL: FUSE 2016
Omaha, NE: Maverick Business Plan Competition
Online Event: KPMG International Case Competition
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Venture Challenge
Portland, OR: New Venture Championship
Rochester, NY: Tibetan Innovation Challenge
San Diego, CA: LaunchIn
San Jose, CA: SVBPC
St. Louis, MO: Arch Grants Global Startup Competition
Tampa, FL: USF Fintech Business Plan Competition
May
Atlanta, GA: Amazing Entrepreneur Contest
Big Bear, CA: Unique Camp
Boston, MA: FEI
Irvine, CA: UCI New Venture Competition
Los Angeles, CA: Knapp Venture Competition
Omaha, NE: Big Omaha
San Diego, CA: The Entrepreneur Challenge at UCSD
St. Louis, MO: Arch Grants Global Startup Competition
Thousand Oaks, CA: Cal Lutheran New Venture Competition
Vienna, Austria: Pioneers Festival
June
Baltimore, MD & Charlottesville, VA: Effectuation Conference
Boston, MA: LiveWorx
Hempstead, NY: InnovateHER
Las Vegas, NV: WBENC Student Entrepreneur Program (SEP)
Pittsburgh, PA: Invention & New Product Exposition
Tampa, FL: Florida Healthcare Innovation Pitch Competition
Washington, DC: Social Innovation Summit
Wellesley, MA: Diana International Research Conference
July
Berlin, Germany: Axel Springer Plug & Play Accelerator
Jersey City, NJ: The Start Something Challenge
Washington, DC: Global Grand Challenges Summit
August
Chicago, IL: U.Pitch Competition & Showcase
Los Angeles, CA: Top Ten Automotive Startups competition
Online: The Extreme Tech Challenge
Portland, OR: World Domination Summit
Winston-Salem, NC: New Ventures Challenge
September
Albuquerque, NM: UNM Business Plan Competition
Boulder, CO: CU Boulder New Venture Challenge
Chicago, IL: SoGal Global Pitch Competition, Chicago Round
Denmark: University Startup World Cup
Fairfield, CT: Fairfield Startup Showcase
Istanbul, Turkey: Startup Open
Long Beach, CA: CSULB Innovation Challenge
Los Angeles, CA: Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition
Midwest, USA: Entrepreneurs Star Pitch Competition Application Deadline
Orono, ME: The UMaine Business Challenge
San Francisco, CA: TechCrunch Disrupt SF
San Jose, CA: Enactus World Cup
Tampa, FL: The ACG Cup
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: DLD Tel Aviv Innovaton Festival
October
Bowling Green, KY: WKU Business Plan Competition
California: Westly Prize
Chicago, IL: Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
Chicago, IL: PDMA Annual Conference
Davis, CA: UCD Big Bang! Business Competition
Durham, NC: Duke Startup Challenge
Los Angeles, CA: USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase
Los Angeles, CA: The Min Family Engineering Social Entrepreneurship Challenge
Marquette, MI: New Business Venture Competition
Notre Dame, IN: McCloskey Business Plan Competition
Online: CART Virtual Pitch Event
Paris, France: Hello Tomorrow Global Summit
Phoenix, AZ: Back End of Innovation
San Diego, CA: John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition
Santa Barbara, CA: UCSB New Venture Competition
Tempe, AZ: ASU New Venture Challenge
November
Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Business Challenge
Birimingham, AL: Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition
Detroit, MI: Accelerate Michigan
Ewing, NJ: Mayo Business Plan Competition
Las Vegas, NV: WBENC Student Entrepreneur Program (SEP)
Lisbon, Portugal: Web Summit ALPHA Programme
London, UK: Global Innovation Forum
San Diego, CA: Lavin VentureStart Competition
Savannah, GA: Big Pitch
December
Multiple Cities: TigerLaunch
Online Event: Hult Prize
Online Event: Seedstars World Startup Competition
Reno, NV: The Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition