INNOVATIVE START-UP AWARD
THANK YOU to those of you who participated in the Innovative Start-Up Award Fast Pitch competition! We were extremely impressed with all the pitches and wish you the best of luck in the coming stages of the competition. We will get back to you with the results of the fast-pitch round as soon as possible.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The Innovative Start-Up Award was founded in 2008 by three young CMC entrepreneurs with the hope of inspiring innovation and risk-taking among their fellow students. The first award offered a prize of $10,000 and was operated as a beta test for Professor Conger’s class. The success of this primary program drew the support of Mr. Henry Kravis '67, who invested an additional $15,000, bringing the award to a sum of $25,000. The Kravis Leadership Institute took on the operation of the competition and expanded the application pool to the entire college in order to allow more students to participate.The award is presented annually to a CMC student or team who proposes a business venture with the intention of putting it into operation.
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