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Bates College in Lewiston runs Bobcat Ventures, a student pitch program organized with the Center for Purposeful Work. Teams get training and mentoring during the year and pitch in the spring. Bates news documents $15,000 awarded to three student teams on April 6, 2024. The program page still lists a 2025 competition.
This listing was compiled from public university pages on October 8, 2026. It is unclaimed and has not been confirmed by the school or a program director.
Include. Bates has a recurring undergraduate pitch competition with a documented $15,000 prize pool in 2024 and a 2025 competitor list on the official program page. real cash prizes and coaching, without a captured incubator or venture fund. Colby's Halloran Lab is a separate Maine program; its pages could not be captured in this pass, so Bates is the private college recorded here.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
1
All currently active
Top direct funding
$15,000
Bobcat Ventures
Equity
Equity terms unknown
Program mix
1
Pitch Competition
Programs to explore
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1 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Bobcat Ventures
Pitch Competition$15,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2024-04-06
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Unverified
From students
Be the first student from Bates College to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
The 2024 competition awarded $8,000, $4,000, and $3,000. The news story does not mention equity. Later prize totals are not on the captured program page.
Recent Activity
The program page captured on October 8, 2026 lists 2025 competitors and earlier competitions. The prize story is dated May 17, 2024.
Known Startups and Winners
2024 winners named by Bates: Honeysuckle (Aidan Stark-Chessa '26), Edbridge Scholars (Tanvir Thamid '26), and Chunk(it)! (Thomas Davis '27). 2025 pitches listed on the program page include ChronoNexus, Weekend School, Campus Discipline Project, and Affortable.ai, without published places.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
2025 prize amounts, the next deadline, and any incubator or fund outside Bobcat Ventures.
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News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Bates College.
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