J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge
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J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge
The J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge is LSU's largest live pitch competition. It is open to on-campus LSU system students in any major and to alumni who graduated within the last year. The 2026 prize pool is $50,000.
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
$35,000
Equity
None
Application
Annual
System Wide
Last activity
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Application and Timing
Round I is an application and video pitch, generally late January through February. Round II is a five-page executive plan and pitch deck. Round III is a live pitch at the Business Education Complex, typically in April.
Participants
Current on-campus LSU-system undergraduates or graduates, or alumni who finished an on-campus degree within the last year, may apply. LSU Online students are excluded. LSU students must represent at least 51 percent of company ownership. A person cannot be on multiple teams.
Funding and Equity
Three finalists share $50,000. The page says the minimum prize is $5,000 and the maximum is $35,000. Funds are paid to the finalists' LLCs, not to founders personally. The page does not take an equity stake; it requires an LLC before funds are released. Ventures cannot exceed $150,000 in lifetime revenue or $250,000 in lifetime equity investment.
Recent Activity
The competition page describes the 2026 pool as $50,000. LSU news reported a 2026 winner in an April 2026 results story.
Known Startups or Winners
The April 2026 results headline says a voice-driven documentation platform won. The captured summary does not add a separate company name.
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Verification Gaps
The exact April 2026 final date and the winner's legal name are not in the captured competition-page text.
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Evidence
This note is researched from the public page https://www.lsu.edu/business/sdeis/venture-challenge.php, observed 2026-10-08. It is an unclaimed directory listing, not a school-verified or director-verified record.
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J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge
Louisiana State University Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
Louisiana State University Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge
The J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge is LSU's largest live pitch competition. It is open to on-campus LSU system students in any major and to alumni who graduated within the last year. The 2026 prize pool is $50,000.
Read on Louisiana State University Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
Louisiana State University
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Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute promotes entrepreneurial practice through co-curricular activities and outreach inside the E. J. Ourso College of Business. The institute page says students of any major can use its programs, and it points to the Venture Challenge and Startup LSU.
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