It's not just the $1M in cash and prizes that attract graduate student-led startups to the Rice Business Plan Competition on April 4-6, 2024–it's the real-time mentoring, guidance from successful entrepreneurs & networking. Apply by JAN 31, 2024: #RBPC24

Applications are open for the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition. #RBPC24 gives collegiate entrepreneurs real-world experience to pitch startups, enhance business strategy, and learn what it takes to launch successfully. Applications due 1/31/24:

Congratulations to Atma Leather from @Yale for being announced a 2023 RBPC finalist! Banofi leather has developed a disruptive technology that converts banana crop waste into vegan plant-based leather. #RBPC23

RT @ricealliance: It's here! This week is the 2023 @RBPC. 42 student-led startup teams from around the world will be competing for $1.5M+ i….

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RT @ricealliance: Tune in tomorrow, March 22nd at Noon CDT: Meet the 42 graduate student-led startups invited to compete in the 2023 Rice B….

RT @ricealliance: 🏆 Applications close NEXT week (2/28/23!) for @RBPC! So, if you've already started. go ahead and hit submit. And if you'….

RT @ricealliance: RBPC provides a space for student founders to surround themselves with a network of other top students launching companie….

RT @ricealliance: It's almost #RBPC time! We're looking for awesome graduate student-led startups from any university for the Rice Business….

RT @ricealliance: Ready to take your student-led startup to the next level at the world largest student startup competition? Not sure where….

RT @ricealliance: High fives to EarthEn, 2022 RBPC startup from @ASU and 2022 Energy Venture Day Presenter, on winning the 2022 SCG Bangkok….

RT @ricealliance: Congrats to @wearoya CEO, a 2021 @RBPC startup, for being named a finalist for the 2022 @RevolutionHerTM Award. Mitch adv….

RT @RiceUniversity: Congratulations to all of the winners of the @RBPC! The business startup competition gave away about $2 million in priz….

RT @ricealliance: Exciting news from 2016 @RBPC 3rd Place Startup from @CarnegieMellon: "@GeckoRobotics, which has a growing Houston office….

RT @sagoforth: Woohoo!!! Congratulations to @UofA_Ent New Venture Development team Horizon Health for making it into two of the very best c….

RT @ricealliance: Here they are! Congrats to the 42 startups selected to compete at the @RBPC, the world’s largest and richest student star….

RT @ricealliance: With more than 420 applications for @RBPC, which startups rose to the top? Find out the 42 startups competing at #RBPC22,….

Your last day to submit applications to the Rice Business Plan Competition is January 31!.Emerging graduate student-led startups will be competing for more than $1 MM in prizes April 7-9. Don't miss your chance to compete! See eligibility and how to apply: