STARTedUP Foundation, Purdue announce pitch competition regional qualifiers

A view from Purdue University during the fall season

April 24, 2023 Purdue News

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

With nearly 2,500 statewide signups, the STARTedUP Foundation’s Innovate WithIN program is the largest high school pitch competition in the country. This month, 52 teams from across Indiana are competing to qualify for the state competition, with the top two teams from each region progressing onto state.

On April 26, 11 student teams will be participating in the Region 2 competition at Purdue University, which is hosted by the Purdue Innovates and the university’s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. Individuals from across the state are invited to attend their local competition and experience these impressive student pitches. Participating teams will be representing high schools from Avon, Carmel, Herron, Noblesville, Speedway, Terre Haute and Zionsville.

Those interested in April 26 regional competition can attend the event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET at Purdue’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, or the competition can be seen virtually. More details and registration information are available at startedupfoundation.org/region-2.

More information can be read on Purdue’s Daniels School of Business website.