Please join us for the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge Startup Competition. Rice affiliated teams – students and recent alumni - are competing for $60,000 and other prizes.

The guest emcee for the evening will be Rassul Zarinfar, founder of Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., will be joined by a judging panel.

2019 judges include:

• Claire Shorall, Principal, NEO

• Dan Watkins, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Mercury Fund

• Gray Hancock, Founder & COO, Decisio

• Samantha Lewis, Director, GOOSE Society

• Yan-David Erlich, Partner, Coatue Management

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company will be providing refreshments and we will be sharing giveaways. This event is open to the Houston community. See you there!

You can find more information at http://bit.ly/NRLC2019

Brought to you by:

• Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie)
• Rice Business
• Rice Entrepreneurs Organization

Special thanks to our sponsors:

• Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co
• David Leebron and Y Ping Sun
  
• OwlSpark, Rice University Startup Accelerator
• Jon R. Marinelli, Alumnus
• Rachel and Bruce Deskin, Alumni