Northwest Venture Championship®

March 6-8, 2008

The Northwest Venture Championship^® business plan competition is a multi-day event that brings student entrepreneurship teams together with leading entrepreneurs, business executives and investors.  The event features student team presentations, feedback from judges, written plan evaluations, and additional education and networking activities.

The Northwest Venture Championship^® offers concurrent tracks for graduate and undergraduate teams.  Teams have the opportunity to win cash and other awards.  The winning graduate team receives an invitation to participate in the MOOT CORP^® international business plan competition at the University of Texas at Austin in May 2008. 

The 2008 Northwest Venture Championship^® was held March 6th through the 8th at the Hampton Inn & Suites Boise/Downtown .

For more information regarding competition times and location, please see the schedule.

Northwest Venture Championship^® 2008 Results

NWVC Graduate Track Winners

1^st Place: Romanov Caviar (Queens University)

$10,000 Cash Award

Boise State NWVC Commemorative Football

Boise State TECenter Incubator Launch Package ($10,000 value)

xpedx Custom Packaging Design Service

Canadaopoly board game for each team member

2^nd Place: Klymit (Brigham Young University)

$2,000 Cash Award

Canada notebook for each team member

3^rd Place: MerchantEYES (University of Arkansas)

$1,000 Cash Award

Canada notebook for each team member

Honorable Mentions

Banque pour Tous (University of Georgia)

CiviTech (University of Manitoba)

Filigree Nanotech (Wake Forest University)

HumanEquity (Washington University - St. Louis)

Partum Group (University of Louisville)

RLH Technologies (Boise State University)

NWVC Undergraduate Track Winners

1^st Place: School Tipline (Brigham Young University)

$5,000 Cash Award

Boise State NWVC Commemorative Football

Boise State TECenter Incubator Launch Package ($10,000 value)

xpedx Custom Packaging Design Service

Canadaopoly board game for each team member

2^nd Place: ExtendaLife (University of Manitoba)

$2,000

Canada notebook for each team member

3^rd Place: MedAzure (University of Houston)

$1,000

Canada notebook for each team member

Honorable Mentions

Creative Earth Solutions (Westmont College)

Golden Gate Motorsports Park (California State University Chico)

Golfing My Way (University of Oregon)

J&J Solutions (University of Iowa)

Moo Bar (Colorado State University)

Navitas (University of Wisconsin)

Oreego (University of British Columbia)

Project Freestyle (University of Michigan)

R²EV (Boise State University)

VengaWorks Sustainability Award: R²EV (Boise State University)

$5,000 Cash Award or VengaWorks Business Launch Pad Package ($15,000 value)

VengaWorks Sustainability Award: Romanov Caviar (Queens University)

$1,000 Cash Award

Elevator Pitch Competition Graduate Track

1^st Place: Romanov Caviar (Queens University)

$200

2^nd Place: MerchantEYES (University of Arkansas)

$100

Elevator Pitch Competition Undergraduate Track

1^st Place: MedAzure (University of Houston)

$200

2^nd Place: J&J Solutions (University of Iowa)

$100

Limo Pitch Competition Graduate Track

1^st Place: Partum Group (University of Louisville)

$200

2^nd Place: HumanEquity (Washington University - St. Louis)

$100

Limo Pitch Competition Undergraduate Track

1^st Place: R²EV (Boise State University)

$200

2^nd Place: Creative Earth Solutions (Westmont College)

$100