Nisbet Venture Fund Application 2024
Thank you for applying to participate in the 2024 Nisbet Venture Fund business development and pitch program! The final competition will take place on April 24, 2024. If you have questions or need assistance filling out the application form, please email Dwayne at dwsutton@davidson.edu. 
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Participant Track Selection
The 2024 Nisbet Venture Fund Competition invites both ventures that are in the idea-stage (the Incubation Track) as well as ventures that have had more time to develop (the Acceleration Track). Below are general guidelines on how an applicant should categorize their venture for this application. Please note that if eligible, you may request to be considered for both tracks or just one of the tracks. All applications are reviewed by committee.

The Incubation Track
+Newly formed idea at time of application
+$0-$5,000 in revenue or venture capital has been raised at time of application
+Venture does not need to be registered as a business to receive prize
+Eligible to pitch for the $5,000 prize (non-equity)
+Eligible for paired mentoring
+Eligible to attend all Nisbet Venture Fund workshops
+Eligible for the Audience Choice $2,500 prize (non-equity)
+Must be a Davidson College student or recent Davidson alumni ('18-'23)

The Acceleration Track
+Venture has been in development with some proven traction prior to application
+No more than $250,000 in revenue or venture capital has been raised at time of application
+Venture must be formed legal entity in order to receive grand prize (registered as a business)
+Eligible to pitch for the top $25,000 equity prize
+Eligible for paired mentoring
+Eligible to attend all Nisbet Venture Fund workshops
+Eligible for the Audience Choice $2,500 prize (non-equity)
+Must be a Davidson College student or recent Davidson alumni ('18-'23)

For full eligibility guidelines please visit https://hurthub.davidson.edu/nisbet-venture-fund
For questions please email Dwayne at dwsutton@davidson.edu.

Are you applying for your venture to be considered for the Incubation Track, the Acceleration Track, or Either Track?
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First and Last name of Principal Applicant (Team member #1) *
Email of Principal Applicant (Team member #1) *
Expected Graduation Year (Team member #1) *
Are you applying on behalf of a team? *
First and Last Name: Team Member #2
Email Address of Team Member #2
Expected Graduation Year (Team member #2)
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First and Last Name: Team Member #3
Email Address of Team Member #3
Expected Graduation Year (Team member #3)
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First and Last Name: Team Member #4
Email Address of Team Member #4
Expected Graduation Year (Team member #4)
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Describe your idea, product, or service and the problem you're trying to solve. *
(200 words or less)
Who are your potential or current customers? *
(100 words or less)
How does your solution meet the needs of your customers? *
(100 words or less)
Who are your potential competitors? Briefly describe what makes your idea, product, or service different? *
(150 words or less)
How will your venture make money? *
(100 words or less)
How have you funded the venture so far? *
(100 words or less)
How much capital are you seeking through Nisbet Venture Fund? *
(Enter a number from $100 - $25,000)
How much capital do you need to achieve your next milestone? And how will the capital be deployed? *
(100 words or less)
Describe your team and venture ownership if applicable. *
(100 words or less)
Mentorship throughout the season is highly recommended, but optional. Please indicate if you would like to be matched with a mentor during the competition season, if you would not like a mentor, or you already have a mentor you're working with. *
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