Want to progress your startup?
Thinking about where to go from here?
Need funding and mentorship?
Take your student venture to the next level!
Rice University is home to the world’s largest and richest graduate student startup competition--the RBPC (Rice Business Plan Competition). With 42 university ventures competing for over $1 million in in prizes over 3 days, it's a big deal!
Will your startup be the one to represent Rice University?
Find out by applying to the RBPC!
To be eligible, your startup will:
- Have at least one current Rice student founder
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Contain at least two current student founders or management team members, one of which must be a graduate-degree seeking student (MA, PhD, MBA, JD, etc)
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Be student-driven, student-created and/or student-managed, but can be from multiple universities and across degree programs
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Fall into one of the following categories: Energy, Cleantech & Sustainability, Life Science and Healthcare Solutions, Had Tech, Digital Enterprise, and Consumer Products and Services
- Will not have raised more than $250,000 in equity capital prior to July 1, 2020
- Be seeking funding (or will be in the next 12 months) and be a potentially viable investment opportunity
If this describes your startup, then find out more here: Eligibility and How to Apply.
Important deadlines:
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Applications are due Tuesday, February 2, 2021 by 11:59 PM CST.
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The The selection process to determine which Rice startup will be invited to compete in the RBPC is on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM (remote).
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The Rice Business Plan Competition takes place April 5-9, 2021 (remote).
Complete details on eligibility, guidelines, rules, prizes and competition format are on the RBPC website: www.rbpc.rice.edu.
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Contact Catherine Santamaria, RBPC Director, at rbpc@rice.edu for more info. Thank you and see you at the races!
Catherine Santamaria
Director, Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
713-348-3190 (leave a message and I will call you back)
rbpc.rice.edu
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