Your Guide to the Y-Prize Competition
The Y-Prize Competition takes place over the fall semester, with submissions due before winter break. In that time, you will form a team, conceptualize an idea, and craft your pitch.
Attend the Kickoff
Learn about the technologies and the competition. Networking reception with refreshments to follow.View the presentation
Choose a Technology
Identify promising applications for the technology through customer discovery and evidence-based validation of meaningful problems. View technologies here.
Form a Team
Looking for teammates or to join an existing team? Try the Team Formation Google Doc.
Attend the Technology Briefing
Take a deeper dive into the technologies with representatives from each lab. There will be time for questions.
RegisterFrame the Opportunity & Craft Your Pitch
Assess market need, technological feasibility, and potential customer value to define a compelling venture opportunity. Get help and guidance at Y-Prize office hours.
Schedule office hoursSubmit Your Proposal
Review the submission guidelines before you begin. You will submit your entry via an online upload form.
Submit ProposalFinalists Selected
A panel of judges will select 4 finalists. Selected teams will be notified directly.
Validate Your Opportunity
Transform your initial idea into a validated venture opportunity through customer discovery, industry conversations, expert feedback, and iterative refinement of your problem, solution, and go-to-market strategy.
Winner Declared at the Y-Prize Finale
Finalists present a venture opportunity supported by months of customer discovery, evidence gathering, and refinement. The winner will be declared in real time at this celebratory event.
Location and registration to come