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VentureCat, Northwestern University’s annual startup competition, brought together 25 of the University’s most promising startups in a battle for more than $300,000 in non-dilutive prize money.
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EVANSTON, Ill., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Por Adela, a smart fleet management startup, is the winning team at VentureCat, Northwestern University s annual student startup competition powered by the Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice and co-sponsored by Lanny and Sharon Martin. The top 25 semifinalist teams competed for more than $300,000 in non-dilutive prize money on May 26, 2021.
VentureCat hosted 30 distinguished venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry experts as judges from Boston to Denver to Silicon Valley to evaluate startups from five industry tracks: Business Products and Services, Consumer Products and Services, Energy and Sustainability, Life Sciences and Medical Innovations, and Social Impact. The winner of each track in the semifinals, and one wildcard team, competed for the finals prizes:
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A previous year s VentureCat final presentation.
It kind of sounds like baseball. There are “pitching coaches,” “slides,” and even a name which could be straight from the minor leagues: “VentureCat.”
But VentureCat at Northwestern University is anything but the minors for students looking to become entrepreneurs. It’s a competition for those who have created business start-ups and are striving toward the next step to success.
Sixty-five teams, the most since the program began in 2017, have been winnowed down to 25 semifinalists by judges with business expertise. After more rounds of presentations to the experts, winners will be announced May 26.