RBPC

It's not just the $1M in cash and prizes that attract graduate student-led startups to the Rice Business Plan Competition on April 4-6, 2024–it's the real-time mentoring, guidance from successful entrepreneurs & networking. Apply by JAN 31, 2024: bit.ly/3Rk6EAN #RBPC24

Applications are open for the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition. #RBPC24 gives collegiate entrepreneurs real-world experience to pitch startups, enhance business strategy, and learn what it takes to launch successfully. Applications due 1/31/24: bit.ly/3Rk6EAN

Congratulations to Atma Leather from @Yale for being announced a 2023 RBPC finalist! Banofi leather has developed a disruptive technology that converts banana crop waste into vegan plant-based leather. #RBPC23

It's here! This week is the 2023 @RBPC. 42 student-led startup teams from around the world will be competing for $1.5M+ in prizes. You can watch the livestream of Elevator Pitches and Final round to cheer them on: rbpc.rice.edu/2023

Here they are! 42 promising student ventures from top universities across the world to compete for prizes in front of active investors, entrepreneurs and the Houston business community at the @RBPC. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=tEke4f…

Update: We will be announcing teams at 1:00 pm today! Please check our website at rbpc.rice.edu/2023 to watch the video!

Tune in tomorrow, March 22nd at Noon CDT: Meet the 42 graduate student-led startups invited to compete in the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition—the largest and richest intercollegiate student startup competition: rbpc.rice.edu/2023

🏆 Applications close NEXT week (2/28/23!) for @RBPC! So, if you've already started...go ahead and hit submit. And if you're still thinking about it, don't wait. We want to hear from you and support you on your entrepreneurial journey. #Studentstartups rbpc.rice.edu/2023.

RBPC provides a space for student founders to surround themselves with a network of other top students launching companies, learn what it takes to secure funding from investors by practicing their pitch and compete for big money that can take their startup forward!

It's almost #RBPC time! We're looking for awesome graduate student-led startups from any university for the Rice Business Plan Competition on May 11-13, 2023. APPLY BY FEBRUARY 28, 2023! rbpc.rice.edu/2023

Ready to take your student-led startup to the next level at the world largest student startup competition? Not sure where to start or how to build the best application? 📣📣Join us for the @RBPC webinar Wed, Jan. 11! Applications are due Feb. 28! #RBPC23 rbpc.rice.edu/2023

High fives to EarthEn, 2022 RBPC startup from @ASU and 2022 Energy Venture Day Presenter, on winning the 2022 SCG Bangkok Business Challenge @ Sasin 2022 – Global Competition: sasin.edu/content/news/t…

Congrats to @wearoya CEO, a 2021 @RBPC startup, for being named a finalist for the 2022 @RevolutionHerTM Award. Mitch advanced to be a top finalist out of over 1,500 nominations: revolutionher.com/awards/?_kx=LJ…

Congratulations to all of the winners of the @RBPC! The business startup competition gave away about $2 million in prizes. Team EpiFresh from Rice, won awards in both sustainability and elevator pitch. bit.ly/3KsLThL @ricealliance Recap: bit.ly/3KHOa91

Exciting news from 2016 @RBPC 3rd Place Startup from @CarnegieMellon: "@GeckoRobotics, which has a growing Houston office, closed its series C funding round at $73M. The round was led by XN." houston.innovationmap.com/gecko-robotics…

Woohoo!!! Congratulations to @UofA_Ent New Venture Development team Horizon Health for making it into two of the very best competitions on the student startup circuit - @uoregon New Venture Championship and @RiceUniversity @RBPC ! #startsomethingAR

Here they are! Congrats to the 42 startups selected to compete at the @RBPC, the world’s largest and richest student startup competition, on April 7-9, 2022 at @RiceUniversity. Watch the announcement at rbpc.rice.edu/2022-startups #RBPC22

With more than 420 applications for @RBPC, which startups rose to the top? Find out the 42 startups competing at #RBPC22, the largest and richest student startup competition, TODAY at 12 pm CST. rbpc.rice.edu/2022-startups.

Your last day to submit applications to the Rice Business Plan Competition is January 31! Emerging graduate student-led startups will be competing for more than $1 MM in prizes April 7-9. Don't miss your chance to compete! See eligibility and how to apply: rbpc.rice.edu