Klaus Startup Challenge
Invests up to $150,000 in winning Georgia Tech student teams' startups.
Teams complete an online application, attend required workshops, mentor meetings and pitch practices, then submit a 90-second pitch video to advance. A judge panel narrows the field to 20+ teams that pitch live at an in-person Demo Day, where three winning teams each get a $150,000 investment plus ongoing strategic advising from the Fusen team through the Fusen accelerator platform.
This is an entry-level pitch competition open to teams where at least one co-founder is a current Georgia Tech College of Computing student (BS, MS or PhD), designed to prepare beginner entrepreneurs for future competitions and funding. It's not restricted to any particular industry.
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DocumentsGrant Pitch Deck Example: Slides, Storyline, and Video Script
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