Rice Business Plan Competition

01/25/2022

We are so excited to announce that Rice Alliance was named one of seven winners for the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)! As a recipient of one of the awards for its sixth cycle of Channel Partner Strategic Awards, we received $125,000 that will help us continue our mission to support attracting diverse clean energy startups to the Rice Business Plan Competition.

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Today, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the

01/25/2022

It's again time for the largest and richest graduate student startup competition! Your last day to submit applications to the Rice Business Plan Competition is January 31.

Top-ranked emerging graduate student-led startups will be competing for more than $1 Million in prizes this April 7-9. Don't miss your chance to compete! See eligibility and how to apply: https://rbpc.rice.edu/

The competition, entering its 22nd year, gives collegiate entrepreneurs real-world experience to pitch their startups, enhance their business strategy and learn what it takes to launch a successful company. Hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship—which is Rice...

11/19/2021

Applications for the 2022 Rice Alliance Rice Business Plan Competition are now open. This is an opportunity for graduate-level entrepreneurs to pitch their business to investors as well as receive feedback from judges, mentors and successful entrepreneurs. Past competitors have raised more than $3.16 billion in funding. Apply to join this successful group of entrepreneurs. https://rbpc.rice.edu/

04/06/2021

Watch the first event of the Rice Business Plan Competition starting now on our Youtube at YouTube.com/RiceAlliance or RBPC.RICE.EDU/2021

Are you ready for the world's largest and richest student startup competition? The Rice Business Plan Competition is about to begin! Watch the elevator pitches at youtube.com/RiceAlliance or rbpc.rice.edu/2021 to see all 54 student founders.

03/22/2021

We're only a few weeks away and can't wait to see this year's 54 startups pitch their big ideas! Both the Elevator Pitch Competition on April 6th and the Live Finals on April 9th will be livestreamed to the Rice Alliance YouTube. Join us to cheer on these student founders!

02/26/2021

And here they are. Join us in celebrating the student founders invited to compete at ! Congratulations and see you April 6-9, 2021.

More than 440 startups from around the world applied to compete in the Rice Business Plan Competition—the world's largest and richest student startup competi...

02/02/2021

Have you heard? Application deadline extended to February 7, 2021!

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01/25/2021

**Applications closing soon** Apply by February 2, 2021 for the world's largest and richest student startup competition.

We are nearly one week away from the application deadline for the Rice Business Plan Competition—the largest and richest student startup competition. We are eager to see the brilliant ideas student entrepreneurs are working on across the country and world. Please help us ensure that any grad student entrepreneurs you know submit their application by February 2, 2021.

This year's competition will provide the mentorship, guidance and access to capital RBPC is know for with the added benefit of being easier for students to participate—no travel required.

Apply at https://rbpc.rice.edu/

01/21/2021

Applications for RBPC 2021 are due Feb. 2! Don't wait, apply today! Check the website for full details: www.rbpc.rice.edu

10/21/2020

Applications are now open for ! Make sure you're following Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship for more updates on the competition.

10/16/2020

Applications are now open for the 2021 Rice Business Plan Competition—the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. Last year 42 teams from around the world competed for more than $1.3 million in prizes, with 7 teams each winning $100,000 or more. Highlights of competing include networking with venture capitalist, other investors and entrepreneurs and receiving feedback and mentorship from high-caliber, experienced judges. https://rbpc.rice.edu

06/19/2020

Congratulations to the 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition Grand Prize Winner: Aurign from Georgia State University