IT'S ALMOST TIME!
Mark your calendar and tell your friends: Applications open soon for the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition!
Experiential
Impactful
“Best. Competition. Ever”
The RBPC showcases the best university startups from across the U.S. and around the world, while providing student entrepreneurs the unparalleled experience of pitching their startups to investors and learning what it takes to build and launch a successful business.
How good is it? Past RBPC alumni have gone on to raise more than $4.6 billion in funding! Check out our impressive success stories—and read a recap of our 2023 event.
Get ready to apply! Check the RBPC website for what questions are on the application, and join a December 13 info session on the application process!
Register for the Dec. 13 virtual info session
What can student startups do at the RBPC?
Gain real-world experience
Receive mentorship, feedback and guidance from investors and entrepreneurs
Join top-ranked emerging graduate student-led startups
Learn from, network with and connect to colleagues and peers
Find investors and compete for $1+ MILLION in prizes
Win cash, investment and in-kind prizes (all competing startups win a minimum cash prize)
We will be looking for startups that:
are student-driven, student-created and/or student-managed
are from a college or university anywhere in the world
have at least two current student founders or management team members (and at least one of those students must be a current graduate degree-seeking student (MA, PhD, MBA, JD, etc.)
are seeking funding or capital (or will be in the next 12 months)
are potentially viable investment opportunities
Make sure you don't miss the application deadline!
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Applications will close on January 31, 2024.
Contact rbpc@rice.edu with questions or click below to forward to a friend.
The Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
Rice University, Houston, Texas
