Entrepalooza is NC State’s annual entrepreneurship and innovation festival!
Entrepalooza is a free festival celebrating all things entrepreneurship at NC State that is open to all students, staff, faculty, and the community! Check out the awesome attractions we have in store for you below:
- Entrepreneurship Showcase | Experience entrepreneurship at NC State through interactive demos, activities, and conversations hosted by student/alumni-lead ventures and partners.
- Minute to Pitch It Competition | Hear pitches from 10 NC State student entrepreneurs in the Minute to Pitch It competition; students have one minute to convince either the audience or the judges that their idea is worthy of the $2,250 audience choice or judges’ choice award! Cash prizes provided by the NC State University Foundation.
- Free Food | Exploring entrepreneurship at NC State can make a wolf hungry! We’re offering free food and ice cold bottled water to keep the wolf pack fed and cooled off while having fun!
- Giveaways | Don’t leave empty-handed! We’ll be raffling off NC State Entrepreneurship giveaways all evening, and many vendors are giving away swag, food, or selling great stuff!
If you need special accommodations to attend, please email Kenneth Proseus at kpproseu@ncsu.edu
Entrepreneurship Showcase for 2022
- Experience entrepreneurship at NC State through over two-dozen interactive demos, activities, handouts and conversations hosted by student/alumni-led ventures and campus/community partners. Check out the map and program for this year’s Entrepalooza below or download it here!
- $4,500 Minute to Pitch It Competition | Hear pitches from NC State student entrepreneurs in the Minute to Pitch It competition; students have ONE minute to convince the audience their idea is worthy of the $2,250 audience choice award, and the judge’s $2,250 judge’s choice award! Finalists will be announced soon!
- Free Food & Drinks | Exploring entrepreneurship at NC State can make a wolf hungry! We’re offering free Chick-Fil-A, chips and ice cold bottled water to keep the wolf pack fed and cooled off while having fun!
- Giveaways | Don’t leave empty-handed! We’ll be raffling off NC State Entrepreneurship giveaways all evening or you can stop by our NC State Entrepreneurship booth for free swag!
Thanks to our Volunteers!
Entrepalooza is a big event and we couldn’t do it without some help! If you’re interested in joining our volunteer team, sign up below.
From Entrepalooza 2021
We sure know how to throw an entrepreneurship festival! Take a look at the previous year’s activities to get a feel of what to expect at Entrepalooza.
Entrepalooza Promo Toolkit
If you’re a vendor at Entrepalooza, a student ambassador or an Alliance member and would like to help us spread the word about Entrepalooza, we have prepared photos and marketing materials for you below!
A Special Thanks
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