APPLY. COMPETE. WIN!
The Burgess New Venture Challenge is the premier pitch competition for student venturers at Michigan State University! Harness the power of the entrepreneurial mindset, work together, and leverage your team’s strengths to create a winning startup and compete for a share of $50,000 in funding. Competitors must demonstrate the capacity to listen closely to customer bases and respond with game-changing solutions. The Burgess New Venture Challenge is open to all enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at Michigan State University who participate in the Burgess Institute's Discovery and Launch programs.
OUR MISSION
The Burgess New Venture Challenge is, at its core, an experiential learning odyssey. It’s an opportunity to bring big ideas and bold solutions to a larger audience. Teams are expected to harness the power of the entrepreneurial mindset, working together and leveraging their members’ strengths. They also must demonstrate the capacity to listen closely to their customer bases and respond with gusto.
Our mission is to offer excellence: in mentorship, in connections with successful and emerging entrepreneurial alums, and in the opportunity to build key relationships with investors from across our ecosystem. Are you ready for the challenge?
APPLY
The Burgess New Venture Challenge will use rules & guidelines for submissions set out by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Applications for the Burgess New Venture Challenge are closed. Stay tuned to apply in Spring 2025! Meanwhile, join us on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Kellogg Center to cheer on 2024's semifinalist teams. See the link below!
ATTEND
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, fifteen student semifinalists will compete for a share of nearly $50,000 in funding, from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center!
For nearly two centuries, Spartans have ventured to feed a hungry world, fight cancer, invent new technologies, and kindle the imaginations of learners around the globe. We empowered our Spartan venturers to harness the power of the entrepreneurial mindset, work together, and leverage their team's strengths to create a winning startup. To join us on Thursday, April 4, 2023, register now to celebrate our student venturers and recognize and honor fellow entrepreneurs and innovators across the Spartan nation at: https://bit.ly/BNVC24.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Aubrey Haase, haaseaub@msu.edu.
