The Pitch - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Dream. Plan. Pitch

You’ve created your can’t-miss business idea and started making your dream a reality. Now it’s time to pitch your idea and compete for $10,000 cash and prizes!

Up to two student entrepreneurs will represent UW-Stevens Point at The Pitch 2025 business startup competition at Fox Cities Stadium. And get this: It’s open to all UWSP students!

Last year a Pointer won it all.
This year? That’s up to you!

Apply for 2025 by Feb. 14

What is The Pitch?

Business Startup Competition

The Pitch at Fox Cities Stadium

The Pitch is a startup business pitch competition among college student teams in Northeast Wisconsin. Competing teams have advanced from their campus competitions and have the opportunity to win cash and in-kind services to further their entrepreneurial pursuits.

Official Website

Judging Criteria

Eligibility Requirements

Students should pitch business models for highly scalable, high impact ventures. Student teams are given four minutes to pitch, followed by two minutes of questions from the judges.

Eligibility and Rules

Feb. 25, 2025

UWSP Qualifying Event

The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 3:30-5 p.m. in CPS 116. Up to two (2) student business ideas will be selected to represent UW-Stevens Point at The Pitch competition at Fox Cities Stadium on April 28. The top two (2) students will also receive a $1,000 scholarship award.

2024

History of The Pitch

UW-Stevens Point marketing student Haley Densow took first place at The Pitch 2024 and won $10,000. Densow pitched DormDash, an on-campus food delivery system that allows students use their meal plans to have food delivered to their dorm rooms.

2024 Recap and Photos

The Pitch Prize Money

The top student entrepreneurs will split $50,000+ in cash and in-kind prizes!

$10,000

1st Place

$7,500

2nd Place

$5,000

3rd Place

“The Pitch is important for young entrepreneurs because everyone there wants to help you succeed and it puts you in an environment with other like-minded people.”

Haley Densow — The Pitch 2024 Winner