Announcing: The $250K Atento Capital University Pitch Competition.
Atento Capital formed a university investment program with the intention to empower top student entrepreneurs from across the country to maximize their potential.
As a part of this program we’ve launched a $250,000 pitch competition. Ten student founded companies will advance to a final pitch competition in March, hosted either virtually or in person from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in front of a panel of local and national venture capitalists. We invite student-founded companies from any university willing to build in Tulsa to apply to the competition.
How it works
Apply online by Jan. 31. You can apply here! The deadline to submit applications is 11:59 p.m. ET Jan. 31, 2021.
Pitch in March 2021 (Date/Time/In-person or Virtual TBD). Meet collegiate focused venture capital firms from across the country and local firms during an exciting weekend with other student entrepreneurs. Compete with other university student founded teams for the chance at winning the competition and a shot at receiving an investment from Atento Capital.
Potentially receive an investment from us in April 2021! The winner of the pitch-competition will be considered for a minimum investment of $100,000 and up to $250,000.
*Note* The winning team is not guaranteed an investment but will be considered for an investment by the investment team at Atento.
Eligibility
Teams must have at least one founding member currently enrolled in an undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral program. All college and university students are welcome to apply. Teams may have members who are not in college, but at least one member must be enrolled in a college or university program.
One founding member needs to be a U.S citizen in order to apply.
Type of company investment
Though the competition welcomes applications from any field, Atento focuses on B2B SaaS companies with high growth potential.
Moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Your company will be required to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma upon winning and receiving an investment from Atento Capital. We work with partners across the city to ensure you have access to talent, office space, and living.
Want to learn more about what resources are available to tech founders here in Tulsa? Check out our Founder’s Guide to Tulsa!
University investment fellows
We have venture capital scouts across eleven schools in the U.S.
Visit our website to find representatives at the University of Oklahoma, Princeton University, Washington University in St. Louis, Brown University, Duke University, Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, Howard University, University of Michigan, University of Tulsa, and the University of Arkansas.
If you’re a founder at one of these universities don’t hesitate to reach out to the Atento university investment fellow at your campus!
As a team made up of former founders and operators, we wish a pitch competition like had existed when we were in school. We can’t wait to meet and learn about so many tremendous university student entrepreneurs from across the country. So whether you’ve built a company before or just have an idea, we encourage you to apply.
Happy building. See you in March!
Team Atento and the University Investment Fellows.
