CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

The 12th Annual Big Launch Challenge
2024-10-17 | North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709
The Launch Place and the Angel Capital Association (ACA)’s Angel University are partnering to bring together angel investors and entrepreneurs to learn, share and network. This one-day event offers a unique experience for both angel investors and entrepreneurs that will be filled with immersive learning and networking. Attendees will begin the day with ACA Angel University and conclude with a fast-paced pitch competition.
The Big Launch Challenge, a competition targeting the best startups in the country, is a unique opportunity to see 10 leading early stage companies as they compete for $15,000 in prize money from The Launch Place. Over the past 10 years of hosting this competition, The Launch Place has awarded over $200,000 to 21 companies. The Launch Place strives to foster an environment for new and serial entrepreneurs in which they can raise capital and have access to support services they need to take their products and/or solutions into the marketplace.
