43North
An annual investment competition in Buffalo, New York. Five startups win US$1 million each for 5% equity, then relocate to Buffalo and join 43North's accelerator programme.
US$1m invested · 5% equity
Status unknown
Pitch competition · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
InVenture Prize
Georgia Tech's televised invention competition for undergraduates and recent graduates. After two elimination rounds, six finalists pitch for a US$20,000 first prize, patent filing support and a CREATE-X place.
Opens 9 Nov 2026 Run by Georgia Institute of Technology
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Terms
- Funding
- US$20,000 First place US$20,000; second place US$10,000; People's Choice US$5,000. Prototype Awards of up to US$500 help selected entrants build their prototype.
- Instrument
- Prize
- Equity taken
- not published
- Programme fee
- not published
- Duration
- not published
- Cohort size
- not published
- Cohorts
- not published
- Delivery
- In person
- Stages
- Idea, pre-seed
- Sectors
- Sector-agnostic
- Open to founders from
- United States
- Perks
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- Georgia Tech Office of Technology Licensing support for one US patent filing, up to US$20,000, for first and second place
- Automatic acceptance into CREATE-X Startup Launch for the winner; other finalists are fast-tracked to an interview
Registration means describing the idea and committing to compete. The preliminary round is on 19 January 2027 and the semifinal on 4 February 2027.
Application dates
Opens 9 Nov 2026InVenture Prize 2027
InVenture Prize 2027: applications open 9 November 2026 and close 14 January 2027; the programme starts 24 March 2027.
Who can apply
- Current Georgia Tech undergraduates working towards a first undergraduate degree, alone or in teams
- Recent Georgia Tech graduates, if the invention was first conceived while an undergraduate at Georgia Tech
- Entrants must be the original creators or owners of the invention; university-owned IP is not eligible
- One invention per student; software is eligible
- Stage: idea, pre-seed
What founders should check
- The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
- It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
- It runs in person in Atlanta. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
- Applications open on 9 November 2026 and close on 14 January 2027.
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