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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Clark Tank, an annual event, offers three unique funding opportunities throughout the school year – Venture Development, Business Pitch Competition, and Marketing Pitch.

Supporting these different challenges is a robust mentoring program, speaker series with alumni entrepreneurs and successful business developers, and a past winners’ panel.

Venture Development

Venture Development is the longest-running event entering its fourteenth year. This funding opportunity spans the spring semester with final pitches in late spring. Accepted ventures are awarded an initial $100 investment from the Clark Tank Committee at the start of the journey to be used by the student.  Participants are emerged in mentoring from Clark entrepreneurship faculty and staff, as well as, alumni and successful entrepreneurs. Other events related to Clark Tank – Venture Development include Clark Collective-sponsored popups, an intensive prep class with guests, pitch practice, venture development workshops, and other venture development activities.

At the end of the journey, the Clark Tank participants earn the opportunity to present to a judging panel of alumni, community entrepreneurs, faculty, and past ClarkTank winners, for a chance to be awarded additional venture funding up to $5000!

Business Pitch Competition

This Clark Tank challenge helps students design a pitch that will wow angel investors and venture capitalists. All participants of the Clark Tank – Business Pitch Competition will be provided with tools and resources to help develop their concepts and ideas. Additionally, this challenge will help students explore their market, understand their customers and competitors, and develop a top-notch funding pitch.  As with the Venture Development opportunity, the Business Pitch Competition also provides an intensive seven-week prep class (with credit) with guests.  At the end of the course in late spring,  participants will pitch to a distinguished panel of judges made up of venture capitalists and angel investors.

Marketing Pitch

The Clark Tank – Marketing Pitch Competition is a new addition for 2023. Through the generous donation and guidance of Debra Harrsch ’80, the marketing pitch competition has become a yearly Clark Tank event. Students pitch their marketing campaign and plan to a panel of alumni and community marketer judges to win the top prize of $1000.

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The Clark Tank Venture Development and Marketing Pitch 2024 Winners Announced

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and School of Management continue to inspire and fund Clark University entrepreneurs through Clark Tank events in many creative ways. Two of the three Clark Tank 2024 events have concluded with impressive students showcasing and pitching their ventures. The third event, the Business Pitch Competition is coming up in late April.

Mentors play an important role in the development of the student entrepreneur and their pitch. A big thank you goes out to the mentors!
—Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program

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CLARK TANK 2023 PHOTO GALLERY

Scroll through Clark Tank Hall of Fame Photo Gallery!

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2023 Marketing Pitch winner Max Schweitzer ’22, ’23

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