Hosted in the fall of each academic year, the Elevator Pitch Competition allows students to share product ideas, innovative services, or a startup plan at any stage of development. Students across all majors are encouraged to apply and it is open to students from Cal Poly, Cuesta and Allan Hancock College. First-round entries must be…
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Calling all Ambitious, Creative, and Entrepreneurially Minded People! Startup Marathon is a 54 hour-long event, typically held in November, in which developers, designers, and innovators meet for the first time and develop a business over the weekend. You will have the opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night, everyone will vote, and the best…
Held annually, Camp PolyHacks is a student-run, two-day hackathon where students from a variety of majors and members of the SLO community can collaborate to create an app, website, or product that will solve civic-based issues with the help of our community heroes. For more details, click here.
Located on Cal Poly's campus in Building 2, Room 206, the CIE Hatchery is a student incubator that offers student entrepreneurs mentorship and other resources necessary for a startup to succeed faster. It is a program that fosters entrepreneurship initiatives among the student body. The program is open to all Cal Poly students interested in…
Innovation Quest (iQ) empowers and supports innovators and entrepreneurs to build interdisciplinary teams to go from ideas to prototypes to companies. iQ is designed to encourage innovators to pursue their ideas and help with the funding needed to launch their business. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurial-minded students to showcase what they’ve built, coded, designed…
Innovation Quest FAQ Question: Do I have to be working on a technology company to compete? Answer: No. You have to be working on something innovative that has market potential. Students regularly work on technical, business models, and new product innovations. Question: I’m not that far along on my project yet, is it too early…
2019 Winners 1st Place Innovation Award: Buteo -technology uses autonomous fixed-wing drones that will help vineyard managers and berry farmers protect their crops from birds and gain data feedback on the health of their vines. 2nd Place Rich and Jackie Boberg Innovation Award: Santronics - provides an automated, adaptable and caregiver-oriented hand hygiene compliance monitoring…
Online Submissions Due Sunday, March 7 Finalists Announced Friday, March 19 Finalist Prepare First Pitch Slides Spring Break Finalists Record Final Video Pitches Saturday, April 17 Presentation Available to Finalist Judges Monday, April 19 Judges Finish Viewing Pitches & Submit Questions Friday, April 23 Zoom Q&A between Judges & Finalist Teams Saturday, April 24 (AM)…
