Rice Business Plan Competition 2023 invites student-run African startups
The Rice Business Plan Competition 2023 for Student Entrepreneurs, which offers student entrepreneurs practical experience and financial rewards, is now accepting applications.
The tournament, which is organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, has grown over the past 20 years from nine teams from around the world fighting for US $10,000 in rewards in 2001 to 42 teams from all around the world competing for more than US $2 million in cash and prizes.
Together with the monetary prize, winners receive a multi-day intensive training session where they may pitch investors, get feedback, and progress their startups. Also, a considerable amount of time is set aside for interactions with the prize sponsors and judges, the bulk of whom are members of the investing industry.
A mentorship program supports founders in building stronger, better, and more prepared firms that thrive in the entrepreneurial environment.
Startups submitting applications must be led, established, or managed by students, and at least two of the startup’s management team members must be current students. Every college or university student, located anywhere in the globe, may apply. Entrepreneurs in the industries of energy, hard technology, healthcare, digital enterprise, and consumer goods and services are encouraged to submit applications by February 28.
