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InNUvation's NU Venture Challenge is Northwestern University's only university-wide entrepreneurship competition. The student-run competition is a platform for entrepreneurial students to experience first-hand the process of cultivating a business idea from scratch. Participants will have access to world-class faculty, veteran entrepreneurs, and early-stage investors. In addition, students can form teams by drawing on the diverse backgrounds, interests, and talents of individuals throughout the university.
Announcements
- First Place: Biotic Laboratories
- Second Place: Passaggio
- Third Place: Opthometrics
- Best Social Entrepreneurship Idea: Gyan
- Best Undergraduate Idea: The Next Big Sound
Congratulations to the winning teams!
Congratulations to the following teams!! (Details to follow soon.)
- Final schedule and event info
- Final judge profiles (coming soon)
2008 NU Venture Challenge Final Information
Congratulations to finalists!
The finals will be on May 11, 2008 from 1 pm to 5 pm at the
McCormick Tribune Center, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL (campus map/google map) and are open to the public.
- Semifinal schedule and event info
- Guidelines for semifinalists
- Semifinal judge profiles
- Competition overview
- Entrant information
- Information about last year's NU Venture Challenge can be found here.
- Questions? Please email Javier Figar (jfigar2008 at kellogg.northwestern.edu)
2008 NU Venture Challenge Semifinal Information
Congratulations to our semifinalists!
The semifinals will be on April 26, 2008 from 11 am to 4 pm at the
Jacobs Building, 2001 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL (campus map/google map) and are open to the public.
Timeline
April 11, 2008 - Team registration and abstract submission deadline
April 26, 2008 - Semifinal round (Jacobs Building, 2001 Sheridan Road)
May 11, 2008 - Final round (McCormick Tribune Center Auditorium, 1870 Campus Drive)