Student entrepreneurs across Frisco recently stepped into the spotlight to pitch their business ideas in front of industry professionals during this year’s INCubator Pitch Night, bringing home several thousand dollars in funding.
Hosted through Frisco Independent School District’s INCubator program, the event gave students the opportunity to present startup concepts, answer questions from judges and compete for real funding to help move their ideas forward. The winning teams received startup cash provided by the Frisco Education Foundation.
A Real-World Entrepreneurship Experience
The annual pitch event is designed to mirror the kind of presentations founders face in professional business settings.
Students spend months developing concepts, researching markets and building presentations before pitching their ideas to a panel of business leaders and mentors. Following presentations and Q&A sessions, judges privately deliberate before selecting the teams that will receive funding…