Startup Columbia Competition Page

Official Startup Columbia competition page. Series of campus-wide startup competitions offering non-dilutive cash prizes. Multiple tracks: Open ($25K/$15K/$10K), Technology ($25K/$15K/$10K + $10K Engineering for Humanity), Media ($15K/$10K/$5K + fellowships + up to $100K potential), SIPA Global Policy Challenge ($50K total, closed). Additional prizes: HGB Foundation Prize ($25K), DSI AI Prize (up to $15K).

• Non-dilutive cash prizes
• Open to current Columbia students and alumni within 5 years
• Teams must have raised under $250K cumulative
• Teams may only enter one competition per year
• Technology track requires one Columbia Engineering founder
• Detailed rules and regulations published (updated Dec 2025)
• Columbia founders must collectively hold majority equity

• Tracks change year to year (SIPA track closed as of 2026)
• Total annual prize pool varies ($200K+ in 2024, $230K in 2025)

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