Collegiate startup challenge
Pitch Oregon Collegiate Startup Challenge
This TiE Collegiate Startup Challenge is a new, statewide pitch competition for Oregon college and university entrepreneurs—including students, faculty, and alumni—who are ready to showcase their startups and gain exposure.
Companies compete for equity investments, cash prizes, as well as in-kind services provided by local businesses. Additionally, the event offers a great opportunity to increase the visibility of the businesses to both investors and the general public.
Who Should Apply?
We welcome applications from any industry and stage, as long as your company is traded sector and technology or tech-enabled. Ideal ventures include:
Student-founded startups developing apps or software
University spinouts launching innovative products
Early-stage ventures scaling new technologies or services
2025 Timeline:
Application deadline - September 15th (end of day)
Finalist announcement - No later than November 5th
Pitch Competition - November 20th
Part of the Pitch Oregon Series
The Pitch Oregon Collegiate Startup Challenge is 1 of 3 Pitch Oregon Pitch Competitions taking place in the Portland Metro area including Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, and Clark counties. In hosting this new competition, the Collegiate Startup Challenge will span and recruit top-startups statewide.
** Investments will only be made if the winning companies and the investors agree to the terms and conditions of the investments **
Clackamas county Pitch Finalists
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Alpha Speech is revolutionizing aerospace communication by empowering non-native English speakers to achieve their fullest potential through improved clear speech.
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Artclever.com is an award-winning design career-focused LMS platform powered by AI-driven technology, enabling the creation of personalized career roadmaps for design professionals and entrepreneurs in creative tech.
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CareSpace is the launchpad for (AI-powered) mobility improvement. The CareSpace platform digitizes musculoskeletal care via a mobile or webcam powered by visual (AI-powered) learning to measure, record, and recommend personalized care pathways to improve outcomes at population health scale.
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FANWAGN is a re-commerce platform that serves as the ultimate connection point for fans of teams and athletes, enabling them to discover, purchase, and re-sell fan apparel. FANWAGN’s "Second Fan Fashion®” platform provides sellers with a dedicated marketplace to engage sports enthusiasts in search of authentic, second-hand gear.
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EverFull is an sales-enablement platform for the experience economy (brick+mortar with camps, classes, events), combining Canva, Shopify, and Mailchimp to simplify offer creation, sales, and engagement.
clackamas county pitch WINNERS
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APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
Jill Jeske
TiE Oregon Angel Associate
jill.jeske@oregon.tie.org
CONTRIBUTE AS AN INVESTOR:
Ben Nahir
TiE Oregon Angel Chair
ben.nahir@oregon.tie.org
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