New Venture Challenge Finals
Trailblazing ideas and entrepreneurial spirit reap rewards at the 2025 NVC Finals
The 2025 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 23 with a live audience cheering on the University of Colorado Boulder’s next exciting innovations. At an event filled with big ideas and even bigger entrepreneurial spirit, six teams competed for a record $325,000. Read More
Join us at the Boulder Theater to see who will win the annual New Venture Challenge (NVC). CU Boulder’s top student, faculty and staff startups will pitch their ideas to a panel of esteemed judges and you, a live audience. Come support the next big CU Boulder innovations as we award $325,000 in funding!
Since its inception in 2009, NVC — a signature program of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative — is the heart of CU Boulder's entrepreneurship engine. NVC gives aspiring entrepreneurs, problem solvers and innovators from across the university a chance to build a startup through entrepreneurial events and programming, community support, mentorship and — ultimately — funding.
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