BizPitch Competition

Student entrepreneurs can win prizes to help them launch their ventures.

BizPitch 2025 winner Elizabeth Malley ‘26 holding a large check

Don't wait to launch your first business venture! Bucknell's annual BizPitch Competition is your chance to launch your own enterprise from right here on campus, with help from our entrepreneurship experts.

Students who participate in BizPitch present early stage concepts for new products or services, or their own startup companies, to a panel of judges.

Throughout the competition, students connect with advisers, access resources from Bucknell's entrepreneurship ecosystem and secure membership in StartupLewisburg, Bucknell's home for innovators in downtown Lewisburg.

 

Steven Stumbris

BizPitch is led by Steven Stumbris, Fellow for Bucknell's Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (PGCEI) and Director of Bucknell's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Bucknell's PGCEI offers experiential learning opportunities and other resources that equip students and faculty from all three of the university's colleges with the skills to turn ideas into impactful ventures. Bucknell's SBDC provides one-on-one consulting and educational workshops that equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills necessary to start and grow successful businesses in Pennsylvania.

Join us for the BizPitch finale

Join us for the BizPitch finale on April 13, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Terrace Room in the Elaine Langone Center. Open to the public!

Meet Our 2025 BizPitch Finalists

Slides

Standing in lab, Elizabeth Malley '26 - First Place $6,000 - ThermaIV

Elizabeth Malley '26 - First Place $6,000 - ThermaIV

Lyric Abdul-Rasheed '26, Sitting in a window

Lyric Abdul-Rasheed '26- Second Place $3,500 - Lyric's Lip Company

Ben Suit '27 (L) and Zack Yardley '25 (R) - Third Place $2,500 - Forevergreen, sitting on chairs in front of plants

Ben Suit '27 (L) and Zack Yardley '25 (R) - Third Place $2,500 - Forevergreen

Alex Marx '25 - Fan Favorite $1,846 and Finalist $1,500 - CampusI

Alex Marx '25 - Fan Favorite $1,846 and Finalist $1,500 - CampusIQ

BizPitch, Duy Le '27 (L), Hung Ngo '26, Chang Min Bark '26 (R) standing downtown

Duy Le '27 (L), Hung Ngo '26, Chang Min Bark '26 (R) - Finalist $1,500 - Chiron

Farhaj Shahid '26 - Finalist $1,500 - Bison Match , Sitting on a chair in the hallway

Farhaj Shahid '26 - Finalist $1,500 - Bison Match

Briefcase

Competition FAQ and Videos

BizPitch links

Prepare Your Pitch

To compete at BizPitch, you will create a pitch that will present a proposed, new, or recently launched product or service. Finalists will be selected to present their pitch to a panel of judges at a public "Shark Tank" style finale event. Each team will also field questions from the judges following their pitch.

The presentation should convey your innovative and marketable concept or venture in a concise, compelling fashion. Slides, demonstrations and other presentation materials are encouraged.

Bucknell's SBDC provides confidential consulting at no fee to help you develop your plan, prepare and refine your pitch. As an entrepreneur, your pitch should convey the business concept, market opportunity and potential profitability to investors. Consultants at the SBDC will connect participants with special programs, services and mentors leading up to the BizPitch grand finale.

Gift Giving

Support student entrepreneurs at Bucknell

Make a gift to BizPitch

BizPitch FAQs

Release

By submitting the BizPitch application form you give permission to the Bucknell SBDC and Bucknell University to use your likeness, company name and company logo in promotional media. Videos and other application materials are considered confidential and will not be publicly disclosed unless you agree to their release. The final BizPitch event is open to the public and teams should not assume confidentiality of their pitch presentation. Judges, staff, other competitors and others in attendance will not be asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. Teams should carefully assess potential disclosure of intellectual property or other proprietary material.

Small Business Development Center

Location

229 Dana Engineering Building

Contact

Hours

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.