Collegiate Entrepreneurship Award
Thank you for signing up to participate in the College Entrepreneur Award program. Please review the details below.
Once accepted into the contest, you will receive an email with instructions on uploading and using the LongJump AI platform to practice, pitch, and join the contest. Startups must have an MVP to compete.
Key Dates
1) March 16– April 6: Student-Entrepreneurs Upload Pitch Video
2) April 6 - 11: People’s Choice Voting
3) April 7- 11: Judges selection of event finalists
4) April 12: Live Virtual Final Pitch Event
Awards: Cash and In-Kind Services for each winner in two categories
People’s Choice Winner (community selected)
Judge’s Winner (investor and entrepreneur selected)
Judges:
1. Brandon Barnett, Founder of Trigate Coaching and former Senior Director of Strategy, Office of the CTO at Intel
2. Bill Brown, President at Clearview and former CEO of Matterport
3. Allison Gushee, Managing Director at Bentley Associates
4. Robin Joy, Operating Advisor Bessemer Venture Partners and former SVP at DocuSign
5. Miranda Perez, Program Coordinator at HBCU Founders Institute
6. Michael Parker, Investor at Costanoa
7. Bill Sautter, Managing Partner at Galaxy Ventures
8. Derek Schueren, Investor and Co-founder of Recommind and Akora
9. Mark Selcow, Managing. Partner at Costanoa
10. Shoba Viswanath, Investor and Startup Adviser
11. Katie Whitcraft, COO of Foundry 415 Innovation Group and Founder of Scalespark.AI
About LongJump AI
LongJump enables individuals and teams to submit and practice video pitches for their best ideas, which are evaluated in a shark-tank-style competition with awards.
About Offscript
Founded in 2025, Offscript supports diverse student founders through networking and pitching competitions. It launched the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Awards with LongJump AI to connect global founders and provide resources for a more equitable startup landscape.