HBS New Venture Competition: Northeast U.S./New York Region
The Northeast U.S./New York Region includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia.
Applications are closed as of January 30, 2023.
Are you an innovator or early stage entrepreneur?
You’re invited to participate in the annual HBS New Venture Competition (NVC), brought to you by the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and the HBS Club of New York.
Open to for-profit companies, competing in the NVC Northeast Regionals is your chance to showcase your company to a large group of investors and advisors, advance to the NVC semifinals and global finals at HBS, and win over $100,000 in cash prizes.
Key Info
- Eligibility & Rules
- Application (*scroll down on page)
- Judging Criteria
- Northeast Regional Contact
The Northeast U.S./New York regional competition accepts applications from ventures in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia. We welcome applications from the above states as long as you are able to travel to NYC for the regional events.
Key Dates
Remaining Regional & Global Dates in 2023:
- Tuesday, March 7, 2023 (New York) – Save the Date – HBS Alumni New Venture Competition New York / Northeast U.S. Region Final Pitch Event (in person)
- Thursday, March 23, 2023 – Regional winners will compete in the HBS Alumni New Venture Competition Global Finale Round (virtual) to be held on March 23, 2023
2023 Session Recordings & Resources:
- Monday, January 23rd, 2023 – Application Booster Session with NY/Northeast Region Team Leads – Get Your Best Foot Forward (virtual)
- Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – Applicant Demo Day (in-person)
2022 Competition Recordings:
Sponsors & Prizes
Northeast U.S./New York Regional Winners receive in-kind prizes from our Sponsors:
*Details of prizes may change year to year
Northeast Prizes
- Pro-Bono Legal Services
- Skip the line to pitch your business to HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York
Legal Sponsors Polsinelli
- Pro bono legal services up to $5K for each of the First, Second, and Best Early Stage Startup winners
- “Pitch Perfect” assistance to the First, Second, and Best Early Stage Startup winners, to provide advice and assistance with respect to their pitches at the HBS Alumni NVC
- Free presentations on related start-up legal topics including intellectual property protection and corporate structure matters
Generously provided by HBS Alumni Angels of Greater NY
Winning teams will receive the opportunity to pitch to HBS Angels of NY.
And more!
- Compete for global prizes
Hear From Past Winners
Anna Auerbach '10, 2017 Regional Winner
“HBS has always been a leader in entrepreneurship, and after hearing fellow classmates experience with NVC, I was excited to participate as soon as Werk’s business was officially launched. I appreciated how founder-friendly it was. So many other comparable models make it onerous for the founder to participate – but this was both easy and fun.”
Stephanie Sarka '90, 2016 Regional Winner
“NVC was a great opportunity to gain exposure and receive feedback on 1Atelier. We met quite a few investors through the competition. The ‘NVC Winner’ title makes our business credible and legitimate, especially to other HBS alumni. Overall, it was an incredible experience.”
Melissa Fensterstock '12, 2014 Regional Winner
“Our advisor–whom we met through the NVC-NY mentorship program–has been an amazing resource, eventually becoming one of our board members. The exposure was great for our business, Aromaflage. Being plugged into the network has been the gift that keeps on giving.”
Past N.Y./Northeast Region Winners & Finalists
- 2022
- Favarr, Anil Taneja, ’20
- Oceancycle – Robert Goodwin ’07
- IDYLL – John Vielot ’21
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2021
- Steep’d Cocktails Inc., Chloe Aucoin, ’20, Alison Nathanson, ’20
- Quoll Intelligence, Benjamin Cohen ’17
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2020
- gablex.ai, Alex Sambvani ’17
- Smarty, Denzil Eden ’18
- Special Mention Ventoux Partnerships/Public Prep, Ian Rowe ’93
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2019
- Blueland, Gina Pak ’15 (went on to win Global Finals & appear on Shark Tank!)
- PeopleJoy, Emeka Oguh ’11
- Augean Robotics, Charles Andersen ’14
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2018
- Magma Trading, George Hessler ’85 (Runner Up at the Global Finals)
- Mindprint Learning, Nancy Weinstein ’00
- FitSkin,Inc., Sergio Rattner ’01
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2017
- Werk, Anna Auerbach ’10
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2016
- 1 Atelier, Stephanie Sarka ’90
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2015
- BollyX Fitness, Minal Mehta ’11 (which went on to win the $25,000 national award for Most Innovative)
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2014
- Aromaflage, Melissa Fensterstock ‘12
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2013
- Bookalokal (now SixPlus), Evelyne White ‘10
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2012
- EnergyGridIQ, Reena Russell ‘03
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2011
- PhytoTEK, Sahil A. Patel ‘05
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2010
- TwoChop, Mo Lam ‘05
