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Ideate + Team Up + Compete + Get Funded + Create Impact
TheÌýNew Venture ChallengeÌý(NVC) connects the CU Boulder campus with the Boulder community to develop and fund innovativeÌýideas. Participants attendÌýyear-round events, networkÌýand collaborateÌýwith mentors to refine their ideas and form startup teams to pitchÌýfor funding (more thanÌý$300,000!) at the NVC Finals.
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Why Participate in NVC?
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"NVCÌýgives participants first-hand experience pitching and positioning their business, working on a startup team, and, perhaps most importantly, connecting with Boulder's world-class network of entrepreneurial mentors. For me, the feedback and support I got during NVC was critical to a pivot of my first business, which, sixÌýyears later, grew to over 150 people and was acquired by a $26B publicly-traded company."
—Devon TivonaÌý(CompSci,'14), Pana (acquired by Coupa), NVC 6 Championship finalist
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"NVC was an amazing opportunity to not only build a business from the ground up, but also gain invaluable experience with pitching a venture to investors. We also gained incredible mentorship. Our mentors filled in gaps where necessary in our business development and gave helpful advice for the competition and post-competition. We're extremely grateful for NVC!"
—Rebecca Jacobs (MechEng'21), ToobTek, NVC 14 Championship finalist
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"NVC is the best thing that CU Boulder does for students, and the value from NVC is worth as much—if not more—than four years' worth of classes."
—Carter BrownÌý(Fin'21), GoGuide, NVC 14 participant
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"Presentation is everything, especially in my line of work as a software consultant. If people don't understand the what's, how's and why's of a product, it is doomed to failure. NVC's robust network of mentors, classes, trainingÌýand support led me to getting a job that I love. Though I am not starting a business right now, I have a suspicion that it will be in my future.
—ZaynaÌýPieperÌý(EngrPlus,'20), Frenz, NVC 12ÌýChampionship finalist
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"NVC was an invaluable learning experience for myself and my team. It pushed us to critically think about every aspect of our business and recognize the importance of feedback. The feedback we received helped us realize the trajectory of our business and where we should be putting our time and energy moving forward!"
—Thomas SavageÌý(Bus'21), LGBT50, NVC 14 Championship finalist
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"I'm so gratefulÌýfor the wonderful learning experience through NVC. CU Boulder's robust innovation network is truly incredible, and I feel so fortunate to be a part of it!"
—Danielle CarrollÌý(AeroEngr, EngrMgmt'21), Orbital Biodesign, NVC 14 Championship finalist
NVC Impact
1,000+
total CU Boulder startups who have participated in NVC
$Ìý846,000
in NVC funding awarded to CU Boulder startupsÌýsince 2017
$Ìý27.5Ìýmillion+
in funding raised by NVC alumni
TopÌý20
U.S. university-sponsoredÌýcollegiate entrepreneurship competitionsÌý(Times of Entrepreneurship)
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