Rainforest Student Pitch Competition
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Rainforest Student Pitch Competition
The Rainforest Student Pitch Competition invites students from any major at any New Mexico university to pitch a product, service, or technology. The fall 2026 page says the prize pool is over $10,000. Finalists give a 90-second live pitch.
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
$2,000
Equity
None
Application
Semester
Regional
Last activity
2026-10-08
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Rainforest Student Pitch Competition · Oct 20, 2026 · Unverified
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Application and Timing
Applications are due Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Finals are November 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Bow and Arrow Brewing in Albuquerque. Ten finalists pitch.
Participants
University students enrolled in the fall 2026 semester. The page does not limit entry to UNM.
Funding and Equity
The page says the pool is over $10,000. The audience-choice winner receives $2,000. Other winners are chosen by judges, and all finalists receive cash. Amounts beyond the $2,000 audience prize are not printed. The page describes prizes, not equity.
Recent Activity
A Rainforest Innovations story dated April 23, 2026 says the spring 2026 event was the 10th year.
Known Startups or Winners
Spring 2026 placer names are not in the captured story text.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
The full prize ladder is not printed. The Innovation Academy page's older $2,000 pool figure should not be used in place of this page.
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Evidence
This note is researched from the public page https://innovations.unm.edu/epc/, observed 2026-10-08. It is an unclaimed directory listing, not a school-verified or director-verified record.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Rainforest Student Pitch Competition at University of New Mexico.
2 sources
University of New Mexico
UNM Innovation Academy
The Innovation Academy, with UNM Rainforest Innovations, hosts the Rainforest Pitch Competition each semester and the Pitch Deck Competition for early-stage student ventures. The programs page describes both as student entrepreneurship opportunities.
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UNM Rainforest Innovations
Rainforest Student Pitch Competition
The Rainforest Student Pitch Competition invites students from any major at any New Mexico university to pitch a product, service, or technology. The fall 2026 page says the prize pool is over $10,000. Finalists give a 90-second live pitch.
Read on UNM Rainforest Innovations