Entrepreneur Challenge 2018

Awards Ceremony

Today’s event will conclude with the Entrepreneur Challenge Finals Awards Ceremony.

$60,000 will be awarded among top teams!

• $25,000 awarded to the Grand Prize winning team

• $30,000 awarded to other top teams at the discretion of the judging panel

• $5,000 awarded to the Fan Favorite, voted by audience (must be present to vote)

2017 Winners - Park & Diamond

FOUNDED BY RAY ZINN, THE LONGEST SERVING CEO IN SILICON VALLEY, ZINNSTARTER SEEKS TO BOOST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH FUNDING AND MENTORING. FOUND D BY RAY ZINN, THE LONG ST SERVING CEO IN SILICON VALLEY, ZINNSTARTER SEEKS TO BOOST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH FUNDING AND MENTORING. ZINNSTARTER IS ONE ARM OF RAY’S GOAL OF EXPORTING THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF SILICON VALLEY CULTURE TO THE REST OF AMERICA. BY REACHING STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS, RAY INTENDS TO IMPART HIS EXPERIENCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, MENTORING AND PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS PUTTING SEED MONEY INTO THE POCKETS OF THE NEXT GOOGLE, APPLE, FORD, WALMART OR AT&T. ZINNSTARTER IS ONE ARM OF RAY’S GOAL OF EXPORTING THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF SILICON VALLEY CULTURE TO THE REST OF AMERICA. BY REACHING STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS, RAY INTENDS TO I PART HIS EXPERIENCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, MENTORING AND PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS PUTTING SEED MONEY INTO THE POCKETS OF THE NEXT GOOGLE, APPLE, FORD, WALMART OR AT&T. A PROUD SPONSOR OF STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS AT VIRGINIA TECH, AND COLLEGES ACROSS AMERICA A PROUD SPONSOR O T ENTREPRENEURS AT VIRGINIA TECH, AND LE ES ACROSS AMERICA

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