CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATING TEAMS:
SUBMIT YOUR TEAM BY MARCH 10 - CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
EMAIL YOUR PITCH TO mjo5727@psu.edu.
COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE COACHING SESSION - CLICK HERE TO CONFIRM
ATTEND PIZZA AND PITCHES EVENTS on March 7 and March 21
This event is for Penn State Harrisburg students. Participants from other institutions can get involved, but there must be at least ONE Penn State Harrisburg student on the team.
See pitch guidelines here. You must attend opening night on March 21 to find out if you placed into the weekend.
Yes! The following events are open to the public (see SCHEDULE PAGE to register):
EMC Pitches & Pizza event on March 7
New Tech Meetup - March 18
Student Pizza and Pitches Luncheon - March 21
Opening night featuring Stephanie and Scott Shirley - March 21
Challenge Session 1 - March 22 @ 12 noon
Challenge Session 2 - March 22 @ 3pm
There are 2 final challenges and each will receive the following:
1st Place: $1,750
2nd Place: $850
3rd Place: $500
A maximum of 20 teams will get into the final weekend. Members of teams who make the top 20, but do not place 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive gift card prizes.
All student teams must complete the following 5 items:
Submit your TEAM form by March 10, 2025.
ONE member of each team MUST attend the "Building to SCALE" presentation on March 7.
Schedule 1:1 session with your assigned coach by March 20.
Must submit your pitch deck by March 20 at 11:59 pm.
Must attend and pitch in person on March 22.
Here is the judges' RUBRIC.