The 2025 Finals were Held April 24 in Troy, ny

EMERGING TECH

Gain access to emerging technologies and early-stage investment opportunities.

Talent

Leverage opportunities to recruit emerging talent.

VOLUNTEER

Find meaningful experiences to give back to your community by sharing business knowledge with people who need it.

The NYBPC is the annual competition featuring the best teams from every region of New York since 2010. Each year, student teams compete for prize money and recognition across tracks including:

• Health & Wellbeing 

• Food & AgTech

• Safety, Power & Mobility

• Learn, Work & Live

• Products & Hardware

• Software & Services 

The NYBPC provides opportunities for students enrolled in colleges and universities across New York to gain entrepreneurial skills and compete on their ingenuity, first on campus, then in the region, and for top teams, the statewide finals. 

• Over $150M+ economic impact including follow-on funding for 100+ startups

• Hundreds of innovative solutions, including patented technologies

The next generation of founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.

Top business professionals, including investors, advisors and industry experts serving as mentors and judges engaged in supporting entrepreneurship.

Thought leaders at colleges and universities running entrepreneurship programs.

COMPETITION

Over 500 competitors on 200+ teams from 60+ colleges & universities annually.

Between 40 and 50% MWBE student participation every year.

Over $90k in prize money and post-program mentorship for winning teams.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

RapStudy - edtech startup for K-12 students to learn through their favorite popular music.

Founded at Cornell University.

MENTORSHIP at finals

2020 online activity.

High value-add for all participants at finals, both in-person and online.

EDUCATION

A series of monthly workshops developed for NYBPC students and the entrepreneurship community at large to get the valuable information they need to launch and grow.

Monthly Online Mentorship & Workshops

Open to all entrepreneurs and advisors.

Laddered educational content to prepare for the competition while doing business planning.

Special Prizes

Named prizes available to sponsors, $10k and up.

Access to Capital.

Teams are eligible to receive funding to help launch their new ventures. Historically, total funding has exceeded $100,000 with strong sponsorship and philanthropic support. 

Access to Business Leaders.

For over a decade, students have made connections with advisors, top industry professionals and investors.

Access to Education.

Everyone also gets free access to workshops.  The content is curated, relevant to developing a new venture and will be delivered throughout the academic year for the first time in 2020-21. 

Access for Everyone.

Every year, 40-50% of the participants identify as MWBE competitors.  From community colleges to ivy league schools, teams come from across the state to compete and win. 

The Vikram Agrawal Donor Advised Fund

The Opalka Family Donor Advised Fund

Led by the Capital Foundation of New York, the educational 501c(3) of the Upstate Capital Association of NY. The Capital Foundation (CFNY) was founded in 2019 by the leaders of the Upstate Capital Association of New York to promote entrepreneurship in New York, after Upstate Capital took on the leadership of the NYBPC in 2018.

*NEW THIS YEAR*

Mentor Supporter $7,500

(1-month exclusive) Mentor Supporters get 1 month exclusive recognition for supporting full-day, online access to mentors for entrepreneurs, and can give the workshop if desired.

• One-month exclusive during academic year to host a Mentorship Day online
  Deliver a workshop as a thought leader on a topic related to entrepreneurship, if desired

• One email blast featuring supporter

• Recorded workshop for evergreen distribution, with recognition included

• Advertising placement in online exposition at finals

• Virtual exhibit booth with super-booth features for promoting organization to generate business and recruit talent at finals, if desired

Champion Supporter $5,000

Champions receive both recognition as supporters of entrepreneurship and access to participants during the program.

• Logo placement in marketing materials through May 2021

• Advertising placement in online exposition at finals

• Virtual exhibit booth with super-booth features for recruiting talent at finals

• Mentorship opportunities for employees throughout the academic year

• Opportunity for thought leadership to highly targeted audiences during the academic year

• Sponsor video (up to 1 minute) produced and shared across social media platforms pre and post event

• Opportunity to share giveaways in curated gift boxes sent to finals judges

Partner $2,500

Partners are recognized during the program and have access to promote their work to targeted audiences.

• Advertising placement in online exposition at finals

• Virtual exhibit booth with super-booth features at finals for promoting organization to generate business and recruit talent

• Mentorship opportunities throughout the academic year

• Sponsor video (up to 1 minute) produced and shared across social media platforms pre and post event

• Opportunity to share giveaways in curated gift boxes sent to finals judges

Associate $1,000

Associates have access to promote their work to targeted audiences.

• Advertising placement in online exposition at finals

• Virtual exhibit booth with super-booth features at finals for promoting organization to generate business and recruit talent

• Mentorship opportunities throughout the academic year

SPONSOR TODAY!

Please complete the form below and we’ll be in touch to discuss sponsorship options.

Thank you for your support!