Apostle Business Ideation Challenge

Take the Fast Pitch Challenge!

Pitch your innovative business idea and win cash prizes! Open to all Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà 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 Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, 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