John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge
DUE TO THE EVOLVING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE 2020 JOHN RUFFATTO BUSINESS STARTUP CHALLENGE HAS BEEN MOVED ONLINE. THE FREE LIVE PUBLIC VIRTUAL EVENT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY OCT. 2, 2020 FROM 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
JOIN THE EVENT THROUGH THE WHOVA APP, AVAILABLE OVER A COMPUTER, TABLET OR MOBILE DEVICE THROUGH THE GOOGLE PLAY OR APPLE APP STORE.
UM's Blackstone LaunchPad with the UM College of Business sponsors two competitions:
EPIC Pitch Competition (Fall) | John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge (Spring)
These competitions are designed for students to:
- Take an idea to the next level.
- Connect to mentors and investors.
- Win initial funding money (in the thousands) without investment.
Check out the slideshow of 17 items below:
- Slide Title: The Ant Network Prizes Awarded Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Maywest Milkweed Prizes Awarded Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Kubed Prizes Awarded Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Sellout Prizes Awarded Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Serapis Systems Prizes Awarded Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Judges Meet Before the Competition Begins Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Contestants All Line up before the Judges Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Weaver gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Cubiez gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Sell-out gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Scry-chat gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Peak Retreats gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Cultivate Native MT gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Maywest Milkweed gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Kubed gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: Serapsis Systems gives presentation Slide Caption:
- Slide Title: The Ant Network gives presentation Slide Caption:
The beginning's of a new generation of Montana entrepreneurs!