HBS Startup Pitch Competition 2024

On behalf of the Climate Symposium at HBS, we are thrilled to invite you to participate in the Startup Pitch Competition taking place on November 2nd, 2024, at Klarman Hall at the Harvard Business School.

This competition is a key component of the Climate Symposium; it brings together the best and brightest early stage entrepreneurs fighting the climate crisis and offers the opportunity for six companies to present on stage to our judging panel of experienced climate investors for a non-dilutive cash prize. Previous winners have gone on to raise tens of millions of dollars in venture funding and are well on their way to making gigaton-scale impact.

Key benefits for Pitching Companies

• Non-dilutive cash awards
• Coaching from HBS students
• Exposure to investors, accelerators, and incubators
• Pitching to a star-studded investor judging panel
• Interacting with other energy and climate-focused startups
• Discounts on tickets to attend the rest of the 2043 Conference

The application is due October 15th, 2024 and notification will be out on or before October 21st, 2024.

For any questions regarding the pitch competition, please email ghummer@mba2025.hbs.edu or bcital@mba2025.hbs.edu.