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Startup Competition Eligibility

All Biola University undergraduate students, graduate students and recent alumni1 are invited to participate in the next Biola Startup Competition and to form or be part of a competing team.

To be eligible, teams must meet the following requirements:

Member Requirements

  • Teams must have at least one total member(s).
  • At least one member must be a registered Biola student2 or recent alumni1.
  • Teams may contain non-Biola participants. However, at least half of the team should be comprised of registered Biola students and/or recent alumni1.
  • All participants must be professing Christians.
  • Participants can only be a member of one team.

Additional Requirements

  • At least one team member is required to attend the workshops.
  • Teams must present an original idea for a company that cannot have been in existence prior to five years before the startup competition final event.
  • Teams must be in a “pre-incubator” form and must not have received financial backing by professional third-party accelerators, incubators, existing companies or venture capitalists in an amount totaling over $25,000.

Note: As a private religious institution, Biola reserves the right to reject any submission that is inconsistent with Biola’s religious values and understanding of biblical principles and ethics.

1 Up to five years before the startup competition final event date.

2 A student who has been accepted into a degree program at Biola and is working toward the completion of that degree by taking at least one course each semester of the present academic year.

Looking to build a team?

If you are interested in building a team to join the Startup Competition, email the innovation team at innovation@biola.edu for further support.