Past New Venture Champions

Each year, NVC hosts amazing groups of graduate students representing a diverse range of potential ventures. Here is our list of past winners chosen to kickstart their companies.

Year School Team
2022 State University of New York at Binghamton KLAW Industries
2021 Thammasat University Molly Ally
2019 Western University and University of Toronto Cohesys
2018 University of Arkansas Lapovations, LLC
2017 Northwestern University Intelligent Flying Machines
2016 Purdue University Adranos Energetics LLC
2015 Thammasat University Ecogent
2014 Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration Redigen
2013 Stanford University Agcerez
2012 Arizona State University Lifeline Innovations
2011 University of Texas at Austin Clearbook Imaging
2010 University of Louisville Nanomark Therapeutics
2009 Brigham Young University KT Tape
2008 University of Oregon Takeshape
2007 University of Georgia Mullis Enterprises
2006 Mahidol University Aquaslam
2005 Thammasat University A-Gro Solutions
2004 Ohio State University Clinical Nanotechnologies Corp.
2003 University of Manitoba Plasiatek, Inc.
2002 University of Utah Termseek, Inc.
2001 University of Manitoba Lifelink
2000 Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology Artcentral
1999 University of Arizona Veritext
1998 University of Georgia Meddynamics
1997 University of Arizona Split Engineering
1996 University of Georgia Fast Track
1995 Portland State University Jota Enterprises
1994 University of Oregon Pack-a-Roo
1993 University of Oregon The Wood Company
1992 Portland State University Ares Sports

More details about past winners and competing teams can be found below.

Presenting the 2022 New Venture Champions

After two days of competition, the Lundquist College of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 New Venture Championship.

2021 New Venture Championship Announces Winners

The Lundquist College of Business is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 New Venture Championship.

Introducing the 2019 New Venture Champions

After three days of competition, the Lundquist College of Business is pleased to announce the 2019 New Venture Champions.

New Venture Champion Announces 2018 Winners

After three days of competition, the Lundquist College of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 New Venture Championship.

New Venture Championship 2017: Bigger Than Ever

For the first time, the events surrounding this year's New Venture Championship included undergraduate and high school students.

New Venture Championship 2016

At the NVC business plan competition, a team from Purdue took home first place. UO's TOUGHER earned second and $10,000.

NVC 2015

Now in its 24th year, the New Venture Championship draws competitors from around the world. This year's first- and second-place winners are teams from Thailand.