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New Venture Competition

New Venture Competition

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Eligibility & Rules

Eligibility & Rules

  • Eligibility & Rules
  • Judges
  • Judging Criteria
  • Prizes & Benefits
  • NVC Regions
  • Resources
  • Regional Winners
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  • The venture must have an HBS alumnus/a as a founder. The alum must be involved in the day-to-day operations. View the full list of programs that grant alumni status.
  • Ventures must have less than $2 million USD in revenue. In addition, they may not have raised more than $ 2.5 million USD in total debt/invested equity capital. This amount includes money received through grants, awards, and other funding sources. Teams must meet both criteria. Invested capital is defined as funding appearing on the plan's balance sheet at the time of submission, which is no later than January 30, 2023 at 12pm noon ET (Boston time). Teams will disclose any prior funding received at the time of registration.
  • HBS Investors are not eligible to submit companies unless they are identified as a founder and involved full-time in the day-to-day operations. The HBS Founder must be represented at all events and be the pitch lead.
  • Investment funds, acquisitions, and consulting services are not deemed "new ventures" and are not eligible.
  • No subsidiary companies are permitted to apply
  • The alumni track is geared towards high growth ventures with viable business models that allow it to efficiently scale with the potential for significant financial returns.
  • You can only apply to one region
  • All applications/pitches must be submitted in English
  • The Virtual International Track is only open to international applicants who live outside of the Asia-Pacific and Europe regions
  • Cash and in-kind prizes are awarded solely to participating companies and not to any grant-funding institutions.
  • Previous Regional Winners cannot reapply to the New Venture Competition.
  • The HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates the rules or spirit of the competition. The decision of the Rock Center is final and binding.

Regional Competitions

  • If selected to compete in the regional competition and travel is required, the applicant will cover their own travel to the regional competition.
  • In the event that too few applications are submitted to a region, HBS has the right to cancel the regional competition.


    KEY DATES 

  • JAN30
    • Monday
      January 30, 2023

    Deadline for NVC applications at 12:00pm noon ET (Boston time)

  • MAR17
    • Friday
      March 17, 2023

    8-10 global finalists are notified and invited to pitch at NVC Finale event

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