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Elevator Pitch Competition

The Elevator Pitch Competition (EPC) is an annual Fall Quarter competition that gives you 90 seconds to pitch your innovative product, service, or startup idea—open to Cal Poly students of all majors—for a chance to win cash prizes!

Submit your first-round video pitch for a shot at the $1,000 top prize or the $500 audience choice award! Finalists will pitch live in front of an audience and a panel of judges.

For the first time ever, we’re structuring the competition to have finalists from each college at Cal Poly.

Video applications for the 2025 Elevator Pitch Competition are due Friday, October 24 by 11:59 p.m.

Questions? Come to our info session below:
Info session: Thursday, Oct. 17 | 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | The Hatchery (02, 206)

Click here to apply!

The 2025 Elevator Pitch Competition event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Curious about what elevator pitches are like? Watch the playlist of previous participants below:

For additional information or questions about the competition please contact the Hatchery staff at hatchery@calpoly.edu

Learn more about the Elevator Pitch Competition from a previous contestant, Haley Pavone:

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Elevator Pitch winners Owen Works and Camille Boiteux holding their $1,000 and $500 awarded checks.

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