Apostle Business Ideation Challenge

Take the Fast Pitch Challenge!

Pitch your innovative business idea and win cash prizes! Open to all É«ÖÐÉ« students and teams.

Supported by the John and Helen Apostle Foundation, this fast-pitch competition helps students turn their passions into profitable businesses.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
 

  • 3-minute pitch with 3 slides
    • Value Proposition/Vision Statement
    • Market Opportunity/Stakeholders
    • Market Solutions (use techniques like Storyboarding, etc.)
  • Decks should be in PowerPoint format with an aspect ratio of 4:3
  • Apply to pitch by Friday, November 22nd, 5:00 pm
  • Final Decks are due by 8:00 am on Monday, December 2nd (NO CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER THAT TIME)
  • Submit your deck to csulb-iie@csulb.edu

  • AT last one team lead must be a currently enrolled student at É«ÖÐÉ«, team can comprise of outside community members
  • Must have participated in:
    • The Apostle Incubator
    • Apostle Enterprise Lab
    • Approved COTA classes/programs
    • Applied to the Institute for permissions to compete (application submitted by November 11, 2024, submit request to csulb-iie@csulb.edu)

Congratulations to the following teams for placing:

Tommy Trommald- $2,500

Jose Raya Perez- $2,500

Jenna Koo- $1,000
Emmanuel Rivera- $400

Cecilia Apitz-$1,000
Joy Fairbanks- $800

Ian Verboon- $1,000
Vincent Vo- $180
David Ochi- $750

Shrey Modi-$1,000
David Ochi-$750

Micah Cheng-$1,000
Shrey Modi-$1,000