Michigan Tech students are invited to participate in student hackathon and pitch competition events at Michigan Tech Week College Day on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Michigan Central, Detroit, Michigan. Apply by September 15, 2024.
Michigan Tech Week is a collaboration of multiple organizations and individuals who are committed to the state and our innovation ecosystem.
Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition
The Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition is a student-led business pitch competition designed to spotlight the top student startups from across the state. The competition aims to support future leaders in Michigan’s startup ecosystem as they compete for over $15,000 in non-dilutive funding. Each winner will also receive a free 1 year membership to Bamboo co-working space. The first place team will also receive up to $5,000 in legal services. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.
Date: October 4, 2024, 1-2:30 pm ET
Prizes:
- First Place: $7,500
- Second Place: $4,000
- Third: $2,500
- People’s Choice: $1,000
Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon
The Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon is designed to foster collaboration among students from Michigan’s universities, colleges, and technical training programs to tackle real-world problems that address Michigan-specific challenges in tech-driven, scalable ways. Sponsored by Maximize, students will team up across campuses to create prototypes that solve for Michigan’s unique challenges, demonstrating their solutions to compete for $10,000 in non-dilutive funding. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.
Date: October 4, 2024, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET
Prizes:
- First Place: $4,000
- Second Place: $3,000
- Third Place: $2,000
- People’s Choice: $1,000
- In-Kind Prizes: The top three teams will receive a free three-month membership in Maximize, as well as 1 year free memberships to Bamboo.
