Entrepreneur Weekend

Entrepreneur Weekend is a celebration and recognition of entrepreneurship at Colgate, featuring innovative student ventures, world-renowned entrepreneurs, and the Entrepreneur of the Year.

Entrepreneur Weekend showcases the groundbreaking ventures being built by current teams in the TIA Incubator. Student entrepreneurs pitch a panel of world-renowned entrepreneurs for capital awards and connect with potential partners, investors, advisors, and customers. Entrepreneurs have walked away from this event with their first capital investment, a key partner or early customer, the inspiration to go full-time, and much more.

Entrepreneur Weekend 2020

This event has been postponed.

Information about the rescheduled event will be shared here when available.

This spring, we will host a virtual venture showcase beginning April 18.

Panelists

David Fialkow ’81

Co-Founder and Managing Director, General Catalyst
2020 Entrepreneur of the Year

Deborah Benton P’23

Founder and Managing Director, Willow Ventures

Wiley Cerilli

Serial Entrepreneur and Early-Stage Investor

Moderator

Bob Gold ’80, P’15

President and CEO, Ridgewood Capital

Entrepreneur Weekend by the Numbers

Annual events since 2012

20+

World-renowned entrepreneurs

1000's

of attendees

Selected Past Speakers

Jessica Alba

Founder, the Honest Company

Richard Branson

Founder, Virgin Group

MC Hammer

Entrepreneur, entertainer

Ashton Kutcher

Co-founder, A-Grade Investments

Sheryl Sandberg

COO, Facebook

Hamdi Ulukaya

Founder, Chobani

Entrepreneur of the Year Award

The annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award, given out by the Colgate University Alumni Council, recognizes the achievements and qualities of an alumna/alumnus who best exemplifies the ideals of entrepreneurship. Past award winners have been leading entrepreneurs in technology, education, consumer goods, and more.

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