Pitch Deck Competition
The Cornell Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition is an experiential learning opportunity for student entrepreneurs who are contemplating, starting, or operating an early stage hospitality-based venture, and who are looking to improve their pitching skills, with the potential to earn seed funding for their venture.
Watch the full 2018 competition
Video: Cornell Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition
No business plan required for this competition.
You just need ten or fewer slides to compete, along with a great hospitality industry idea!
Students register for the competition in early fall and submit their pitch decks in October for review by a team of faculty judges. Four finalists will be selected to present in November to a panel of industry judges. The cash prizes are: winning team, $3,000, second place team, $1,500, and third place, $500.
For complete guidelines and information, review the official rules of the Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition or contact the Pillsbury Institute at pihe@cornell.edu or 607.255.0179.
Media Coverage
- Cornell Chronicle, November 27, 2017: Software that keeps the faith wins pitch competition
- Cornell Chronicle, November 22, 2016: Mexican eatery idea wins ‘pitch deck’ competition
