Learn the basics of creating a pitch deck for your startup. A great pitch deck gets your audience excited about your idea and engages them in a conversation about your business — hopefully leading to investment. In this workshop we’ll cover what slides you should include in your deck, how you should structure your pitch and how to make your deck look visually appealing.

Get Seeded pitch nights are open to all UConn students! The audience plays a role in deciding which teams are actually funded. After all pitches conclude, each audience member votes for the team they liked the best.

Focused on innovation and sustainability, the “Germany on Campus” symposium will include a keynote speaker, alumni from our German Studies dual degree programs in Business (EUROBIZ) and Engineering (EUROTECH), and a panel discussion with German companies doing business in Connecticut!

For more information and a detailed schedule please consult the GermanyonCampus website. 

For students interested in joining the morning Symposium, please use this link.

For students interested in joining the afternoon Expo, please use this link.

For general information, please contact anke.finger@uconn.edu.

In this session, you will learn about three general topics affecting new businesses. First, we’ll walk through “Choice of Entity and Governance Documents,” to help you determine what type of legal entity you would operate your business through—whether it’s a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, non-profit, or a host of other potential options—and then learn about the required regulatory filings and operating documents needed for each type. Next, we’ll review some key issues in governance, which will teach you about the duties of founders to other co-founders, investors, and interested third parties. Finally, we’ll discuss “Legal Audit,” which will be more interactive and walk you through how to conduct a regulatory and contractual audit for a business.

​CCEI Summer Fellowship is UConn’s startup accelerator. Open to student, faculty, staff and alumni founders, this eight-week intensive entrepreneurial experience helps founders develop the skills needed to bring new products, services, and technologies to market.

​Join us for a virtual info session on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 5-6pm.
Register here: https://lu.ma/p10dt5ad 

​If you’re interested in having a recording sent to you, please RSVP.

​CCEI’s Summer Fellowship Accelerator takes place June 2, 2025 through July 31, 2025 with selected startups spending three days a week over eight weeks taking a deep dive into their business with the support of mentors, industry experts, and experienced entrepreneurs. These sessions help educate program participants on how to define their business, build their brand, and launch their venture, all while building a community with the other entrepreneurs participating in the program.

​The highly-competitive program only selects 10 startups to participate each year. As part of the program, these startups receive:

• ​$15,000 (non-equity, non-diluting) in funding for business development; up to $5,000 (per student) can be used to pay a member of the team (current UConn student or recent UConn graduate).

• ​Pro-bono legal, accounting, and marketing/branding services to assist in the proper establishment of your business and deciding how you want to structure your venture.

• ​One-on-one mentoring and guidance from industry experts and experienced entrepreneurs.

• ​Expert-led sessions covering all scaling fundamentals – go to market strategy, pitch compilation, sales and fundraising, to name a few.

• ​End-of-program demo day, where five teams advance to CCEI’s Wolff New Venture Competition to compete for $115,000+ in funding.

​CCEI Summer Fellowship alumni have gone on to raise over $275 million in follow-on funding, have been selected to participate in accelerators like Techstars and Mass Challenge, have been named Thiel Fellows, and more.

​Learn more about CCEI’s Summer Fellowship Accelerator: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/summer-fellowship/

​If you have questions, contactalycia.chrosniak@uconn.edu.