photo: KITEE At The 25th KSEA NRC(2016)

image credit : KITEE

In order to promote entrepreneurship of Korean American scientists, engineers, and students studying engineering and science and encourage them to build a promising startup, KITEE holds its second Idea Pitch Competition on March 24th, 2018 together with the NRC Committee. 

In the competition to be held during the NRC 2018, future Korean-American entrepreneurs will compete individually or as a team to win an award of $2,000 plus continuous assistance, upon requests, from KITEE Angel Committee in various areas including formation, business plan, fundraising, legal, accountant and financial, marketing & channel introduction, and related technologies until they grow to the next phase of business.

Application Method:

• By 5 PM, March 20th, submit a one-page plan to event@kitee.org with the following: title, team members, market need (problem to solve), solution (product or service), why now, market validation, competition and advantage, etc.

• Those who pass the pre-screen will be provided a template for presentation on 3/24/2018.

Evaluation:

• A Competition Committee will pre-screen applications, select up to five finalists who will compete in the second round, Interview and Q&A, and choose up to three winners.

• Confidentiality: Protection of intellectual property (IP) is up to the contestant.

Updated information will be available at the KITEE website, http://www.kitee.org.