20th Annual Princeton Entrepreneurs' Network (PEN) Startup Competition
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20th Annual Princeton Entrepreneurs' Network (PEN) Startup Competition
Friday, June 2, 2017 | 9:15 AM- 3:00 PM | Friend Center, Princeton University
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Registration, Networking, and Mimosas
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Welcome, Opening Remarks
- Mayra Ceja, President of the Princeton Entrepreneurs' Network
- Professor Mung Chiang, Chair of the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Fireside Chat with Two Generations of Princeton Entrepreneurs: Is it in our DNA?
- Jeremy Johnson '07, Co-founder of Andela and Co-Founder of 2u
- Marty Johnson '81, Founder and CEO of Isles, Trustee Emeritus of Princeton University, Visiting Princeton Professor in Entrepreneurship
- Moderator: Justin Ziegler '16
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM Startup Showcase & Lunch
- Meet 20+ Princeton Startups and vote on your favorite! Lunch will be provided
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM 3 Finalists Pitch Presentations to Judges
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Winner Announcements
- 1st Place Winner-$10,000 Cash and in-kind Prizes + Sequoia Partner Pitch (Sponsored by Chaac, LivePlan, and Resound)
- People's Choice Award-$1,000 Cash from Fitz Gate Ventures
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Networking Reception
Tickets and Additional Donations:
Princeton Entrepreneurs' Network is a non-profit organization. All ticket sales and donations help us cover competition expenses (i.e. building, food, beverages, etc.)
- Early Bird ticket for $10 ($20 reg.)
- PEN Fan for a $50 donation.
- PEN Cub for a $100 donation.
- PEN Tiger for a $250 donation.
- PEN Alpha Tiger for a $500 donation.
Special thanks to our sponsors.
- Chaac Ventures is a Santa Monica, California-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm, focused primarily on the Princeton University and Southern California tech ecosystems.
- Fitz Gate Ventures launched in July 2016 and invests in companies founded, owned or managed by Princeton alumni, faculty or students. You can find a list of its first 3 exciting investments and its list of “Friends of Fitz” at www.fitzgate.com. If you are a Princeton founder or exec and are or may soon be seeking Seed or Series A funding or you are interested in learning more about Fitz Gate, please contact Jim Cohen ’86 (jim@fitzgate.com) and Mark Poag ’93 (mark@fitzgate.com).
- LivePlan is the world leading business planning software. LivePlan simplifies business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking for small businesses and startups
- The Keller Center
- Princeton University's Office Technology Licensing
- Princeton University's Career Service
- Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
- Sequoia Capital
- Resound Marketing will provide a PR assessment and tailored guide to make a splash for your company with the press - valued at $5,000 of services. Led by Kevin McLaughlin '97, Resound has launched hundreds of products and services, along with driving sustainable, ongoing PR and social media marketing campaigns for startups to public companies, alike, over the past 14 years.
