Tulane Business Model Competition
Objective
College entrepreneurs with promising startup ventures are invited to enter the 22th annual Tulane Business Model Competition for a chance to win their share of a $125,000 cash prize. Hosted by the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, the competition seeks early-stage ventures that demonstrate a market-tested ability to adapt to customers’ needs. It is open to ventures led by one or more students enrolled in a college or university. To enter, teams must submit their application and all supporting documents by January 17th, 2025.
Description
The Tulane Business Model Competition awards funding to early-stage student ventures that can demonstrate how they are adapting to their customers’ needs. In 2024, the 3 finalists split a cash prize of $125,000.
The contest rewards founders who are creating commercially viable ventures through breaking down an idea into a key business model hypothesis, who have tested their assumptions with customers and who have applied Customer Development/Lean Startup principles to refine the model for improved success.
The contest rewards founders who are creating commercially viable ventures through breaking down an idea into a key business model hypothesis, have tested their assumptions with customers and have applied Customer Development/Lean Startup principles to refine the model for improved success.
“This is our premier annual event to identify, promote and support new companies. Every year I’m amazed at the talented student entrepreneurs who present their ventures, and I look forward to meeting this year’s applicants.” Rob Lalka, executive director of the Lepage Center.
Following the initial application, judges select six ventures to compete in the competition’s semi-final round. Judges then choose three finalists to pitch their business models in the final round of the competition to determine the first, second and third place prize winners who will share a cash prize.
March 25, 2025
January 17, 2025
Public
Business School
Career
Entrepreneurship
innovation
International
Management
For more information and to see the complete rules, visit http://lepage.tulane.edu or contact Emily Egan at eegan@tulane.edu or 504-865-5462.
Tulane University Freeman School Of Business
In 2022, the 3 finalists split a cash prize of $125,000.
First Prize: $75,000
Second Prize: $30,000
Third Prize: $20,000
College entrepreneurs with promising startup ventures are invited to enter the 20th annual Tulane Business Model Competition for a chance to win their share of a $125,000 cash prize