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Pace Pitch Contest
Also known as: Seidenberg Pitch Contest
Pace University · New York City, NY
Quick fit check
- Offers direct funding
- No equity required
- Inactive
Key numbers
Funding range
$250 – $1,000
Cash Prize
Equity
None
Application
Unknown
University Wide
Last activity
2018-01-01
Low confidence
Known startups and winners
Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.
AngelEats
Pace University
Pace Pitch Contest winner documented in vault research on Pace University's annual student pitch competition.
iCards
1st place
placement
Pace University
Pace Pitch Contest winner (~2018).
Sylvian Hyde
1st place
placement
Pace University
Pace Pitch Contest winner (~2018).
Pace Pitch Contest
Annual elevator-pitch style competition hosted by the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University. Students present startup ideas in 3 minutes with up to 5 slides.
- Format: 3-minute elevator pitch, up to 5 slides
- Historical prizes: $1,000 (1st), $500 (2nd), $250 (3rd)
- No equity taken
- Last documented: ~2018
- Past winners: AngelEats, Sylvian Hyde, iCards
Current status uncertain. No clear evidence of 2023-2026 cycles. May have been superseded or folded into Pace Entrepreneurship Studio / The Front Yard events.
Assessment
Legacy programming that may no longer be active. The Pace Entrepreneurship Studio (launched 2022) and The Front Yard have likely absorbed this function. Retained for historical completeness with low confidence.
Sources
Related
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Evidence
Seidenberg School news blog posts from ~2018 confirming the contest format, prizes, and winners. No recent evidence found.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Pace Pitch Contest at Pace University.
1 source
# Pace Pitch Contest Sources Seidenberg School of CS and IS news blog posts about the Pace Pitch Contest. Annual elevator-pitch competition ($1,000/$500/$250 prizes). Last clearly documented around 2018. Past winners include AngelEats, Sylvian Hyde, iCards. Current status uncertain — may be inactive or folded into PES/Front Yard ecosystem. Low confidence.