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Key Dates & Competition Schedule

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Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs

Neilson Library, Room 103
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
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Phone: 413-585-3653
Fax: 413-585-3655
Email: draper@smith.edu
A participant at her product demonstration stand

Key Dates

Application Portal Opens December 1, 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINE February 10, 2023
Application Review Period February 15-20, 2023
 2nd Round Pitches (online)  February 27-Mar 1, 2023
Semi-Finalist Teams Notified  March 3, 2023
Evening: Keynote Address (SF teams only) April 13, 2023
Semi-Finalist Presentations and Exhibitions   April 14, 2023
Finalist Presentations and Announcement of Winners       April 14, 2023

 


2023 Competition Schedule

April 14
Indoor Track and Tennis Facility | 106 Lower College Lane

Time  Event
2:00 p.m.

Festival of Women Entrepreneurs

  • Demo day featuring 60 Semi-Finalists teams
  • Mobile Taste of the Valley (food trucks)
  • Vendors
  • Games, Music and More
4:00 p.m. Live 90-sec Pitch by Finalists
5:45 p.m. Prize Presentation
  Performance by indie-pop group
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