Pitch Competition Registration
Please complete the form below to register for the #YECon2023 Pitch Competition. The Pitch Competition is limited to the first 30 registrants. You MUST HAVE A TICKET to Young Entrepreneur Convention to participate in the pitch competition. If you have not purchased a ticket, please do so now at THIS LINK. Your registration will not be counted until you have a ticket. If the 30 spots fill before you have a ticket, you will be wait-listed.
Here is a quick overview of the format and rules:
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The opening round pitches will be given between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the Student Innovation Center on the Iowa State University campus in Ames.
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The opening round pitches will be in an open area allowing attendees of Young Entrepreneur Convention to watch pitches live.
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Participants will be given 90 seconds to pitch to judging panel, followed by 2 minutes of Q&A from judges.
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No props, slides, or visuals allowed.
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Finalists will be filmed while pitching on the main stage, in front of the Young Entrepreneur Convention audience at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
PLEASE NOTE that if you do not see a form to register below, we have reached our maximum of 30 Pitch Competition registrants.
We will maintain a wait list the day of the event in case some of the registered pitchers fail to attend. To be placed on the wait list, please email andrew@yeconvention.com with "WAIT LIST" in the subject line.