Bobcat Ventures

About the program · 2 linked sources

Bobcat Ventures is a series of training, coaching, and mentoring events leading to an annual pitch competition. The Center for Purposeful Work and a group of students organize it, with alumni, faculty, and staff helping teams refine an idea, project, or business before a spring pitch. The program page lists 2025 and 2024 competitors. Bates news from May 17, 2024 says the April 6, 2024 competition had 11 student teams and awarded $15,000.

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.

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.

Key numbers

Funding range

$15,000

Equity

Unknown

Application

Annual

Campus Wide

Last activity

2024-04-06

Medium confidence

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Application and Timing

The program runs through the academic year and pitches in the spring. The 2024 final was April 6. A 2026 deadline is not on the captured pages.

Participants

The competitors named on the program page and in the 2024 story are Bates undergraduates.

Funding and Equity

The May 17, 2024 Bates news story says three winners collected $15,000: $8,000 for first place, $4,000 for second, and $3,000 for third. The story describes prize money and does not mention equity. The 2025 prize amounts are not printed on the program page captured in 2026.

Recent Activity

The official program page, captured October 8, 2026, lists a 2025 pitch competition and its competitors, and still documents 2024 and 2023 competitions. Prize dollars are published for 2024.

Known Startups or Winners

2024, from Bates news: first place Aidan Stark-Chessa '26, Honeysuckle, $8,000; second Tanvir Thamid '26, Edbridge Scholars, $4,000; third Thomas Davis '27, Chunk(it)!, $3,000. The program page lists 2025 competitors, including Bruno Cardonnel '26 (ChronoNexus), Samarth Jha '27 (Weekend School), Ella Beiser '25 and Micah Clark Moody (Campus Discipline Project), and Tanvir Thamid '26 (Affortable.ai). It does not print 2025 prize amounts or places.

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