The Fall 2022 Capital-Raising Competition - Submission Deadline

Columbia ERM Program has arranged a new competition in association with Castle Placement.

Key Dates

October 13 – Deadline to submit slides (SUBMISSION DEADLINE)
October 31 – Deadline to submit videos
November 4 – Finals via Zoom

Rules

• Participants can submit individually or as part of a team.
• Teams can be two to four participants.
• Each team will create a five-slide investor presentation on their company or business idea. (Example available)
• Castle will determine the four finalists based on slide presentations.
• The four finalists will create a 60-second video on their company or idea. The video can be anything the finalists choose talking about the product, showing the product, animation, etc.
• Each finalist will play their 60-second video, present for three minutes, and take questions from the judges and audience.
• Winners announced at the end of the competition.
• Judges: prominent institutional investors (PE firms, VC firms, etc.) selected by Castle, ERM Program Director Sim Segal,
and a Castle representative.

Prizes

• All entrants receive a free listing on castleplacement.com.
• Winner receives free access to CPGOapp.com — Castle Placement’s capital-raising app.

(If the winner of the competition accepts the prize there may be an income tax effect. Please consult with your tax professional.)

Send slide submissions to Joshua Gleich at jg4173 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu.