MIT $100K Pitch Contest
Supports MIT affiliates through a public pitch platform that recognizes bold early startup ideas.
The MIT $100K Pitch Contest is the first of three annual competitions that together form the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, a student-organized program founded in 1989 and administered through MIT Sloan School of Management. The Pitch contest is held each September and requires teams to deliver 90-second pitches to a panel of judges. Two prizes are awarded: a $5,000 Grand Prize and a $2,0…
Supports MIT-affiliated entrepreneurial teams across all industries through a 90-second non-dilutive pitch competition awarding a $5,000 grand prize and $2,000 audience choice award in December.
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