{"id":110,"date":"2011-08-02T13:02:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T18:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/piratespitch\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:37:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/piratespitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Pirates Pitch 2024!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Pirates Pitch 2024 is the 14th<\/sup> annual Seton Hall University Business Startup Competition and is sponsored by the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The competition is open to ALL students at SHU. The contest kicks off\u00a0 in February 2024 <\/strong>and finishes with the\u00a0finals round on April 3rd, 2024,<\/strong> from 6:30pm-9pm in the<\/strong> Jubilee Hall Auditorium<\/strong>. At the contest, teams of student entrepreneurs will present their startup pitches to a panel of judges to compete for $16k in seed money. Plus, each Finalist team will receive a free three-month LivePlan startup development software subscription, pro bono legal advice from our sponsor Santomassimo Davis LLP, and be invited to participate in the Pirates LaunchPad summer accelerator program. (These services are worth $30,000 per team.) The deadline for the initial applications is Friday March 1, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pirates Pitch Contest Finals is open to the public. All are welcome and invited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place Prize: $8,000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Place Prize: $4,500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third Place Prize: $3,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Audience Choice Award: $500<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are here to help! CIE offers students individualized coaching and mentoring sessions, and feedback on your<\/strong>\u00a0business ideas. We can also help\u00a0you<\/strong>\u00a0to launch\u00a0your<\/strong> start-up.\u00a0<\/span>For an appointment, contact CIE Director Susan Scherreik at scherrsu@shu.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get started immediately! Click on the overview page<\/a> and\u00a0rules and guidelines page<\/a> for more information<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big Thanks to Our Law Firm Sponsorship<\/u><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

CIE thanks attorneys Christopher Santomassimo and Anthony Davis and their staff for providing legal assistance to our Pirates Pitch Finalists.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Important Dates in 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n