Events
Past Event
VentureCat Info Session
The Garage
5:15 PM
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The Garage, North Campus Parking Garage/Academic Building
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VentureCat is Northwestern’s annual student startup competition where the university's most promising student-founded startups will compete for non-dilutive prize money.
Register to attend this in-person info session on Thursday, February 12 at The Garage from 5:15-6:15 PM to learn more about the program and competition, and how to best prepare to apply and compete!
This session will be hosted in person at The Garage and will be recorded. If you are unable to attend, please register for the session and click the “Can’t Go” option to receive a link to the recording after the session.
This event is exclusively for current Northwestern students.
Time
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Location
The Garage, North Campus Parking Garage/Academic Building Map
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The Garage
VentureCat 2026 Public Showcase
The Garage
6:00 PM
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White Auditorium, Kellogg Global Hub
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VentureCat is Northwestern's annual student startup competition.
The program culminates in a pitch competition in which a prize pool of $175K+ in non-dilutive prize money is distributed to student ventures.
Join us on Wednesday, May 27 at 6 PM CT for the Public Showcase where we will feature the six finalist teams and their pitches. You will get the chance to vote to award our audience favorite prize, and we will announce our finals prize winners–including the grand prize of $100,000.
Our semifinalist teams will span five tracks - Business Products & Services; Consumer Products & Services; Energy & Sustainability; Life Sciences & Medical Innovation; and Social Impact.
Time
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
White Auditorium, Kellogg Global Hub Map
Contact
Calendar
The Garage