Pitch Competitions

Win a chance to go to Moonshot House in Hawaii and Pitch to Investors!

Kravis Lab will be hosting 3 pitch competitions throughout the year and winners will be invited to Moonshot House in Oahu, Hawaii from May 19-25, 2019! Each competition will focus on a different issue area and 10 student teams will be invited to Moonshot House Hawaii. Students will be challenged to come up with innovative solutions to those challenges. The top 3 winning teams from each competition will be invited to join us for a weeklong incubator in Hawaii to live under the same roof with and be mentored by multi-award winning social entrepreneurs who are already having impact around the globe. 4th place teams will be WILDCARDS! After all 3 competitions have selected their top teams, 1 of the 3 Wildcard teams from each competition will be invited to Moonshot House to fill the 10th spot. Check out this video to see what you can expect at our incubator, Moonshot House Hawaii.

The 3 competitions will be held on the following dates.

OCT 4, 2018 – Challenge: Health and Wellness – applications due by Tues, Oct 2 at 11:59p

REGISTER HERE
     –    THERE IS LIMITED SPACE. ONLY 12 APPLICATIONS WILL BE SELECTED AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PITCH.
     –    JOIN US for a Pitch Workshop on Monday, Oct 1 from 6:30-8p in KLI Conference Room 4th Floor
     –    If you want one on one support, CWPD student consultants are offering their pitch/public speaking coaching services. Please sign up here for an appointment.

NEW DATE: NOV 29, 2018 – Challenge: Environment – applications due by Wed, Nov 28 at 11:59p

REGISTER HERE
     –    THERE IS LIMITED SPACE. ONLY 12 APPLICATIONS WILL BE SELECTED AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PITCH.
     –    JOIN US for a Pitch Workshop on Monday, Nov 26 from 6:30-8p in Kravis 321
     –    If you want one on one support, CWPD student consultants are offering their pitch/public speaking coaching services. Please sign up here for an appointment.

hands up with freedom, trust, justice, love, rule of law, peace, prosperity, dignity, equality

DATE CHANGE: FEB 20, 2019 – Challenge: Human Rights – applications due Tues, Feb 19 at 11:59p

     –    THERE IS LIMITED SPACE. ONLY 12 APPLICATIONS WILL BE SELECTED AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PITCH.
     –    JOIN US for a Pitch Workshop on Monday, Nov 26 from 6:30-8p in Kravis 321
     –    If you want one on one support, CWPD student consultants are offering their pitch/public speaking coaching services. Please sign up here for an appointment.

 

MAY 19-25, 2019 – MOONSHOT HOUSE, Oahu, Hawaii

RULES AND REGULATIONS

  • Teams must consist of 2-3 people. Only 1 member can be a non-CMC student from the 5-Cs. The CMC member must be the team lead. SADLY, Seniors will not be able to attend Moonshot since it will be after graduation.
  • All materials (pitch deck or video) must be submitted by the deadline as indicated above. NO late entries will be considered.
  • You have 8 minutes TOTAL to pitch and have a Q&A. We suggest you pitch for 4 minutes and have a Q&A for 4 minutes. There will be a HARD stop at 8 minutes. NO exceptions.
  • PLEASE arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled pitch time.
  • If you miss your scheduled pitch time, we will try to accommodate, but cannot guarantee you will be able to pitch.
  • Wildcard teams (4th place teams) will still have a chance to win! At the end of the 3 competitions, one of the Wildcard teams will be invited to Moonshot House.
  • if you win, your team MUST be available to participate in Moonshot House Hawaii from May 19-25, 2019.

GOOD LUCK!