Rice Business Plan Competition
Funds student-led startup teams competing for investment, non-dilutive cash, and in-kind prizes at Rice University.
The Rice Business Plan Competition is an annual startup competition run by Rice Business and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Rice University in Houston. The competition gives university startup teams a formal application path, mentoring, investor judging, and prize funding rather than a research contract or loan. The verified 2026 cycle awarded $1,476,600 across investment…
Student-led early-stage startups across energy, cleantech, hard tech, life sciences, digital enterprise, and consumer products.
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