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Are You Eligible to Compete?

As long as your team has one member currently affiliated with NYU, or has one Stern alum, you're able to compete!

JOIN THE $300K CHALLENGE

Eligibility

The $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge is the premier platform for launching ventures founded by NYU entrepreneurs. To compete, ventures must meet the following criteria, displayed below. You can download the eligibility requirements specifically for each track via the following links: New Venture Competition Eligibility Statement, Social Venture Competition Eligibility Statement, Technology Venture Eligibility Statement. If you're still confused by the eligibility requirements, don't worry. The first step of the entry process is to complete an Eligibility Quiz, which will help you determine whether the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge is right for you.

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entrepreneurship@stern.nyu.edu(212) 998-8942
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Past Participation

Ventures that competed in a prior year and advanced to Round 3 and beyond are not eligible to re-enter.

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Funding

Ventures must have received $250,000 or less in outside or institutional funding.

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Revenue

Ventures must have have received $250,000 or less in revenue in the past 12 months.

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Venture Type

Certain businesses such as consultancies, real estate syndications, and nonprofits with no earned income revenue stream, are prohibited.

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Technology

For the Technology Venture Competition, the technology at the core of the business must be in the proof-of-concept stage or later.

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Team

Teams must have at least one qualifying NYU representative who holds a significant equity share of the venture and intends to play a material role in the development of the venture both during the Challenge and afterwards. For a definition of who qualifies as as NYU affiliate, please refer to the unique track eligibility statements available above.