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Utah Valley University's entrepreneurship office in the Woodbury School of Business runs ZinnStarter, a semester pitch for current students, and VentureCon, a student business trade show. The funding page says awards from the Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute are equity-free cash.
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Include. Public university with an equity-free student pitch each semester and a named entrepreneurship institute.
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
2
All currently active
Top direct funding
$2,500
ZinnStarter
Equity
No equity on indexed programs
Program mix
2
Entrepreneurship Center · Pitch Competition
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2 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
ZinnStarter
Pitch Competition$2,500
funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute
Entrepreneurship Center—
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from Utah Valley University to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
ZinnStarter awards vary from $250 to $2,500, up to $2,500 each semester. The funding page says UVU does not take ownership or equity. International students and students with certain aid are told awards may affect their status.
Recent Activity
The events page lists a ZinnStarter date of December 2, 3:00–5:30 p.m. The year is not printed in the captured line. The program is described as every fall and spring semester.
Known Startups and Winners
The captured pages do not name ZinnStarter winners.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
The year on the December 2 listing and the latest winner names.
More about this ecosystem
Utah Valley University
News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Utah Valley University.
2 sources
Official sources(2)
Utah Valley University
Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute
The UVU funding page says awards distributed through the Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute are equity-free cash and that UVU does not take ownership. The entrepreneurship site also hosts VentureCon, a student business trade show where students can sell, do market research, and meet customers.
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ZinnStarter
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