Support
Want to get involved with the New Venture Challenge? Check out our options below to figure out what best suits you, and then fill out our survey so we can get in contact with you!
Sponsor
NVC would not exist without the monetary support we get from our sponsors. Our goal over the next few years is to increase our prize pool for winning teams to $500,000. This money allows our new ventures to take their companies to the next level, and we have a generous sponsor recognition structure in place.
Mentor
CU Â鶹ӰԺ's entrepreneurial mentor network supports innovative activity on campus led by students, faculty and staff. CU Â鶹ӰԺ entrepreneurs at any stage of development—from idea to launch—need experienced professionals—with industry and business experience to help them on their journey to success in NVC.
If you're interested in becoming a mentor, please reach out to Stan Hickory, director of NVC and the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative at CU Â鶹ӰԺ.
Speaker/Presenter
We are constantly looking for experts in the business and startup spaces to host a workshop or be a keynote speaker at one of our events. Are you an expert in seed funding? Do you get excited about guiding people through the ideation process? Do you have an inspirational story you would love to share? If this is you, let us know.Ìý
Judge
With multiple rounds within the NVC competition itself and a number of specialty competitions outside of the main competition, we are in need of over 150 judges every year. If you are someone who can give constructive feedback in a digestible format, we would love for you to consider being one of our judges during our competition season in March and April. Time commitment is about 10 hours.Ìý
Event Volunteer
We are always looking for people to help us at one of our manyÌýevents. Time commitment is about 3-7 hours.