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The University of Nevada, Reno College of Business runs the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship. Its annual path starts with LaunchNevada, a student program whose pitch shares $4,000, and ends with the Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition, a single $50,000 award.
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At a glance
Indexed programs
3
All currently active
Top direct funding
$50,000
Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
2
Pitch Competition · Entrepreneurship Center
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
3 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
LaunchNevada
Pitch Competition$4,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-10-08
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
Pitch Competition$50,000
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Center—
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from University of Nevada, Reno to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
Sontag is one $50,000 prize each spring, funded by an endowment from alumnus Rick Sontag. LaunchNevada's pitch shares $4,000, and the Ozmen Center also mentions stipends for concept and prototype work without printing those stipend amounts. The pages describe prizes, not equity.
Recent Activity
A September 29, 2026 Nevada Today story says LaunchNevada is open again and that the pitch is November 13. The story says Jordan Raulston's LaunchNevada 2025 presentation of Deviant Cocktail Club was followed by the top prize at the 2026 Sontag Competition. The LaunchNevada awards page lists 2025 first place as Twisted Cocktail, Jordan Raulston.
Known Startups and Winners
LaunchNevada 2025, as listed on the awards page: first Twisted Cocktail; second Hello Social Cue; third Soleil Band. The September 29, 2026 story uses the name Deviant Cocktail Club for Jordan Raulston's winning presentation and says that founder won Sontag in 2026. Both wordings are kept.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Why the 2025 winning venture is titled Twisted Cocktail on one official page and Deviant Cocktail Club on another. Sontag 2026 final date.
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University of Nevada, Reno
News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Nevada, Reno.
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Official sources(2)
University of Nevada, Reno
Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship
The Ozmen Center's mission is to help University of Nevada, Reno students and faculty and Northern Nevada community members turn ideas into ventures. The homepage points to LaunchNevada and to Sontag results, including Deviant Cocktail Club as the top prize at the 2026 Sontag Competition.
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University of Nevada, Reno
Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
The Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition awards a single $50,000 prize at the end of each spring semester. The College of Business established it to create new businesses in Nevada. Alumnus Rick Sontag's gift endowed the award.
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