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Invent-to-Innovate Competition

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Invent-to-Innovate is an annual business-model competition on the Beacom School site. Teams submit an application and a short video. Top teams are invited to Demo Day to display the business and pitch judges.

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.

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Application

Annual

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Last activity

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    Application and Timing

    The page says the 2025 competition is TBA. Demo Day pitches are 20 minutes plus 5 minutes of questions. A 2026 date is not posted.

    Participants

    Open to full-time high-school, university, college, and technical-school students. Teams with both college and high-school members compete in the university division. A student must hold at least 25 percent of the idea. Existing businesses must be no more than three years old and under $100,000 in annual sales.

    Funding and Equity

    The page says winners receive cash prizes to invest in the concept. Amounts and equity terms are not stated, so no maximum is recorded.

    Recent Activity

    The rules page remains public. A completed 2025 or 2026 winner announcement was not on it.

    Known Startups or Winners

    Winners are not listed on the captured page.

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    Verification Gaps

    Prize amounts and a current-cycle date are not posted. The page still says 2025 TBA.

    Program details

    Invent-to-Innovate Competition

    Invent-to-Innovate is an annual business-model competition on the Beacom School site. Teams submit an application and a short video. Top teams are invited to Demo Day to display the business and pitch judges.

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    Evidence

    Official page: https://www.usd.edu/Academics/Colleges-and-Schools/beacom-school-of-business/entrepreneurship-management-and-marketing/Invent-to-Innovate-Competition

    • The competition includes a Demo Day pitch at the Beacom School.
    • The page says winners receive cash prizes.
    • A student must hold at least 25 percent of the idea.