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Mississippi State University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, the E-Center, in the College of Business runs Startup Summit, the Bulldog Business Competition for student-owned startups, and the VentureCatalyst program for students and faculty.
Include. Mississippi State has a staffed center, a national collegiate pitch with published awards, and a student accelerator with a stated funding cap.
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
3
All currently active
Top direct funding
$25,000
Bulldog Business Competition
Equity
Equity terms unknown
Program mix
3
Pitch Competition · Entrepreneurship Center · Accelerator
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
3 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
$25,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-04-10
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Accelerator
$7,500
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-04-10
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
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funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-04-10
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
The 2026 Startup Summit page lists Bulldog Business awards of $25,000, $15,000, and $5,000, plus a $10,000 Regions Foundation Innovation Prize for one Bulldog team. Ten semifinalist teams each receive $2,000 for travel. The news release says more than $100,000 in prizes is awarded annually at Startup Summit and that VentureCatalyst provides up to $7,500. Equity terms are not stated for either program.
Recent Activity
The summit page lists a Monday, March 9 application deadline and Startup Summit 2026 on Friday, April 10 at The Mill Conference Center. The April 2026 news release describes the same event date.
Known Startups and Winners
The captured summit page and grant release do not name 2026 winners. Older headlines on the E-Center home page were not opened and are not treated as current student outcomes.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
VentureCatalyst equity, cohort dates, and the 2026 winner list. Mississippi Made is a statewide company competition on the same summit page and is not listed as a separate undergraduate program.
More about this ecosystem
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News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Mississippi State University.
3 sources
News & articles(1)
Regions Foundation grant for MSU entrepreneurship programs
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Regions Foundation grant for MSU entrepreneurship programs
April 2026 release on a $100,000 grant for VentureCatalyst, Startup Summit, and a Vicksburg founder program.
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Official sources(2)
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MSU E-Center home
E-Center home page naming VentureCatalyst and linking the center to 101 McCool Hall.
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Startup Summit 2026
E-Center page for the April 10, 2026 Startup Summit, including Bulldog Business award amounts.
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