Prizes
Semifinal Round
VentureCat competition day begins with the semifinal round, which is organized into five separate industry tracks. The first place teams from each of the five industry tracks move onto finals along with one wildcard team chosen from the second place teams.
Final Round
Final round prizes are awarded to the top three teams out of the six teams that compete in finals.
- Grand Prize - $100,000
- Second Place - $50,000
- Third Place - $25,000
All finalist teams also compete for the $1,000 audience favorite vote award during the Public Showcase.
Semifinalists use VentureCat prize money to support new hires, technical feature releases, product development costs and more to fuel their companies' growth.