More than 20 organizations were prepared to write checks to entrepreneurs competing in the Rice Business Plan Competition and awarded a record $2.9 million in prizes to 42 teams.
To win the Rice Business Plan Competition was a catalyst—the community, the connections, the relations all of which came from the Rice University Business Plan Competition was absolutely critical for that growth.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Resonado
University of Notre Dame
Respira Labs
University of California, Berkeley
Rhaeos
Northwestern University
Speeko
University of Iowa
spotLESS Materials
Penn State University
Symphony
University of Mumbai
Tarseer
Carnegie Mellon University
Treyetech
Johns Hopkins University
Tutorfly
UCLA
Vascugenix
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Vita Inclinata Technologies
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Zilper Trenchless
MIT
Previous Competitions
For 21 years the Rice Business Plan Competition has provided student startups with mentorship, guidance and capital to help support them on their entrepreneurial journey! In 2020, the competition went virtual for the first time. Check out a few of our previous competitions' content, including elevator pitch videos, final pitches, photos and LivePlans.
