NVC

Hope to see you all next year at NVC 2021.

NVC will be returning to the Embassy Suites in Downtown Portland April 16-18! Come see teams pitch their business models and compete for $50,000 in total cash awards.

The NVC Trade Show includes an Elevator Pitch Competition which awards $1,500. Teams have 60 seconds to pitch their business to the judges and the audience in an attempt to entice a team of judges to inquire further about the venture. Come see the future of business!

Meet one of our community partners, the Portland Incubator Experiment! PIE has functioned as a curated coworking space, a community event space, a startup accelerator, and a home-away-from-home for startup types from around the world.

Meet our 2018 New Venture Championship winners, Lapovations from the University of Arkansas! Since championing NVC, Lapovations earned a $225,000 grant to complete the development of their device. Read more about their success on our LinkedIn. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

NVC isn’t just about prize money (but that part is a bonus), competitors receive feedback after every judging round to improve their business models!

Don’t forget, today is the last chance to submit your intent to compete for NVC 2020. The future awaits.

The clock is ticking! Get your intent to compete submission in before it’s too late. You won’t want to miss this.

The 12 semi-finalist teams not participating in the final round of NVC compete in the Lightning Round which runs concurrently with the Final Round competition. The Lightning Round Awards features a prize pool of $12,000 that is awarded among the twelve teams!

The future awaits at NVC. Don’t forget to submit your intent to compete before the February 12th deadline!

Meet Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN), one of NVC’s community partners! @oenorg helps entrepreneurs by connecting them to peers and mentors. One of the many ways OEN accomplishes this is at their monthly PubTalk event, where entrepreneurs can grab a drink and connect!

Vita Inclinata Technologies, the 2019 runner-up team from Seattle University, saw success at NVC for pitching ideas that went beyond the product to consider the safety and security of their consumers. Read more about their NVC experience on our LinkedIn. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

At the Lundquist College of Business, we believe that successful businesses incorporate economic, social and environmental interests for a sustainable competitive advantage. At NVC, competitors have the opportunity to win the Sustainability Award, which grants up to $5,000.

NVC provides contestants with so much more than potential prize money, there are also multiple opportunities to gain invaluable feedback from industry professionals!

NVC is the premiere international entrepreneurial investment competition. Teams from around the world and the United States defend their business plans to a panel of esteemed judges for valuable feedback and a chance to win more than $50,000 in total cash awards!

The February 12 deadline is fast approaching! Get your intent to compete and qualifying summary in before it's too late, you won't want to miss NVC 2020!

At NVC you have the opportunity to win cash awards for your business plan, with the largest prize being $20,000. Check out our website #linkinbio to learn about the other awards you could win!

“Participating in NVC was one of our 2019 highlights.” -Michael Tessier, COO & Co-Founder at Cohesys. Read about their NVC experience on our LinkedIn! linkedin.com/pulse/2019-nvc…

Happy New Year! As winter break comes to a close and you start getting back in the swing of things, don't forget to submit your intent to compete by February 12!