The MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
The MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Competition is the leading business plan competition in the world. The competition was founded in 1990 to encourage students and researchers in the MIT community to act on their talent, ideas and energy to produce tomorrow's leading firms. Entirely student-managed, the competition has produced hundreds of successful ventures that have created value and employment.
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MIT $100K Grand Prize winner Diagnostics For All rings the NYSE opening bell!On June 20th, 2008, Diagnostics For All visited the NYSE to celebrate its unprecedented win of both the Harvard Business School and MIT Business Plan Competitions.
Diagnostics For All, a not-for-profit diagnostic device company, took top honors at the 2008 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition in May and at Harvard Business School's 12th Annual Business Plan Contest in April . This was also the first time a not-for-profit team won the grand prize at the MIT $100K Competition. In honor of the occasion, Diagnostics For All team members, including Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari, Mr. Jon Puz, MBA, Dr. Hayat Sindi, Dr. Gilbert Tang, Dr. Carol Waghorne, and Dr. Krishna Yeshwant ring The Opening BellSM.
Congratulations to the MIT $100K Finalists and Winners
MIT $100K Grand Prize Winner: Diagnostics For All
Audience Judging Award: Covalent Solar
Track Winners:
Aerospace: IntAct Labs LLC
Biotech: Diagnostics For All
Development: ClickDiagnostics
Energy: Covalent Solar
Mobile: Ubitrack
Product: MyFaktory
Web: CyberAnalytix
Thank you for hosting our May 8th Round II track judging finals!
Aerospace: Aurora Flight Sciences
Biotech: Flagship Ventures
Development: General Catalyst
Energy: Goodwin Procter LLP
Mobile: North Bridge Venture
Product: Atlats Ventures
Web: Polaris Ventures
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Watch Jonathan Seelig &Semi-Finalist Award Ceremony: 220K or 56K
Semi Finalist List: The List
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About the Competition
The MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition is designed to encourage students and researchers in the MIT community to act on their talent, ideas and energy to produce tomorrow's leading firms. Now in its 18th year, the Competition has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and business startup services to outstanding teams of student entrepreneurs who submitted business plans for new ventures showing significant business potential. The refinement process of the Competition, its network of mentors, investors and potential partners, and the cash prizes awarded have helped many of these teams to act on their dreams and build their own companies and fortunes.
The MIT Entrepreneurship Competition provides teams who enter with valuable resources in the following areas crucial to successful entrepreneurship:
- Networks of world-class entrepreneurs, investors, and potential partners
- Mentorship by successful and seasoned professionals
- Education in specific business planning skills as well as general entrepreneurial insight
- Content rich feedback on their business model from world class entrepreneurs, investors, and professional service providers on our Judging Panel
- Teambuilding opportunities to create a winning team of founders
- Access to members of the private equity community
- Broad media exposure and PR buzz
2008 Updates
3 contests 1 year-long competition
We are now in the Business Plan Contest. 35 MIT Student teams have been selected from 232 eligible teams to compete for the $100,000 cash grand prize.
Business Plan Contest Teams
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Congrats to the Elevator Pitch Contest winners!
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Congrats to the Executive Summary Contest winners!
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