New Venture Challenge Finals
Trailblazing ideas and entrepreneurial spirit reap rewards at the 2025 NVC Finals
The 2025 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 23 with a live audience cheering on the University of Colorado 51´«Ã½â€™s next exciting innovations. At an event filled with big ideas and even bigger entrepreneurial spirit, six teams competed for a record $325,000. Read More
Join us at the 51´«Ã½ Theater to see who will win theÌýannual New Venture Challenge (NVC). CU 51´«Ã½â€™s top student, faculty and staff startups will pitch their ideas to a panel of esteemed judges and you, a live audience.ÌýCome support the next big CU 51´«Ã½ innovations as we award $325,000 in funding!
Since its inception in 2009, NVC — a signature program of theÌýInnovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative — is the heart of CU 51´«Ã½'s entrepreneurship engine. NVC gives aspiring entrepreneurs, problem solvers and innovators from across the university a chance to build a startup through entrepreneurial events and programming, community support, mentorship and — ultimately — funding.
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