Draper Business Plan Competition
Monday, April 15, 2013, 3-7 pm
Alumnae House, 33 Elm Street
3-5 pm Trade Show and reception
5-7 pm Presentations and awards
Come watch Smith student entrepreneurs face off in front of a panel of distinguished investors as they compete for $20,000 in prizes! Enjoy a tour of their trade show booths and vote for your favorite student business.
Grand Prize: $10,000 and a scholarship to
Draper University of Heroes
Second Prize: $5,000
Third Prize: $5,000
Audience Favorite: $500
Trade Show Participants:
| Azada Mursal Naderi '16 |
Keep Your Balance Allie Felix '14 |
| career76.com Sicong Ma '13 |
MeliColi Yoo Eun Kim '16 Teresa McGann '16 |
| CarolZZ Closet Swap Carol Xia '15 Hanyu Zhang '15 Peijia Zhang '15 |
My Touch Screen Mariem Ayadi '16 |
| ChooseYourWorld Wish Sahu '14 |
Spot Jobs for Good Linda Loi '13 |
| Germstomper Sandy Gu '13 |
UBselling.com Ana Duran '13 |
| HygieniCups Alice Tan '13 Eunice Zhao '13 |
Valkyries Lingerie Emma Sager '15 |
| Intoxicates Evelyn Clinton '15 |
Your Market Match Melody Setoodehnia '14 |
Judges
Matt Bank, Windhorse Capital Management, Boston, MA
Melissa Parker Draper '77
Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, San Francisco, CA
Debby Farrington '72, Starvest Partners, New York, NY
Tripp Peake, Long River Ventures, Amherst, MA
Mona Ghosh Sinha '88, Smith College Trustee, New York, NY
Competition
Want help preparing? Join...
Smithie Start-Ups Lunch and Learn
Mondays, February 4,11,18,25; March 4,11,25; April 1,8
12:15-1:05 Campus Center 103/104 (lunch for first 30)
Register for this series by e-mailing Draper@smith.edu
Perfecting the Pitch Evening
Tuesday, March 12, 5-8pm
Draper Competition Semi-Finalists will have the opportunity to perfect their pitches in front of a live audience at this evening of realtime feedback from alumnae and local area professionals.
Alumnae Coaching Opportunities
For more information about becoming an Alumnae Coach for
a student team, e-mail Associate Director of the Center for Women and Financial Independence, Kate Hammond.
On and off campus opportunities available.
Missed Debby Farrington '72 's 10/15/12 keynote address?
Click here to see her presentation.
This event was made possible by a generous gift from Melissa Draper '77 and Tim Draper, the founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has invested in more than 400 companies including Baidu, Hotmail, and Skype.
