Purdue University
Purdue New Venture Challenge 2026
- When
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- Where
- The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, West Lafayette, IN
- Application deadline
- January 13, 2026 · passed
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About the event
The New Venture Challenge (NVC) is Purdue Innovates Incubator's flagship student pitch competition — a six-workshop series culminating in a finals pitch at the Purdue Innovates Startup and Technology Expo. Four teams shared a combined $50,000 in non-dilutive prizes in 2026.
2026 winners: echoSURE ($22,500, First Place + Crowd Favorite), VitaWave Tech ($15,000, Second Place), CalcGPT, and Kova Group. 25 teams participated; 10 finalists; top 5 pitched to judges.
Next cycle: Submissions for the 2027 New Venture Challenge will be solicited in January 2027.
Hosted by Purdue New Venture Challenge
Who should apply
Eligibility is on the school's page. This site does not take applications.
Deadline was January 13, 2026
Presenting teams (4)
Teams the host has named for this event. This is not a scored applicant list.