Judging
Business Track
Super Saturday
Super Saturday is the first round of live judging of Student Business Track. The judges for this round of the Business track are venture capitalists, past winners, serial founders and angel investors. These investors are looking for ideas that have potential to become the next big idea with significant economic impact. Companies may also have a social mission but are primarily focused on building high-growth profit-oriented businesses.
Semifinal & Finals
Semifinal and Finals Judges are Managing Directors and General Partners of some of the top venture capital firms in the US. Also included are some of the most successful Harvard Business School (HBS) entrepreneurs from top companies.
Criteria
Judging criteria is focused on Customer Value Proposition which includes size of market, competitive landscape, and clear differentiation, Economic model of the venture, go-to-market plan and the capabilities and background of the team. You can learn more about the judging criteria through our New Venture Competition (NVC) 2024 Judging Rubric (pdf).
Finals Judges
Business Track, 2024
Aaron Michel
Partner, 1984 VenturesBarbara Iyayi
Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Growth CapitalBrian Hollins
Founder & Managing Partner, Collide CapitalDaniel Nowiszewski
Partner, Highland Capital PartnersDiego Rodriguez
Board Member, LendingTreeGuy Miasnik
Entrepreneur/Investor, Miasnik VenturesNadia Boujarwah
Co-Founder & CEO, Dia&CoOisin Hanrahan
Co-Founder & CEO, KeychainPatrick Chung
General Partner, XfundRags Gupta
Operating Partner, HyperplaneScott Friend
Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
Super Saturday Judges
Business Track, 2024
Adam Enbar
Founder, Flatiron SchoolAdam Medros
On SabbaticalAdam Towvim
Partner, Chameleon CollectiveAdrian Washington
CEO / Founder, Platform LLCAlireza Masrour
General Partner, Plug and PlayAnita Venkiteswaran
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Growth Officer, Doppler Veterinary NetworkAnne Dwane
Cofounder & Partner, Village GlobalAnthony Franklin
Managing Principal, Spearhead Capital PartnersAnthony Valente
MD, Phoenix FundAunim Hossain
Founder and CEO, Agent.taxAustin McCarthy
Attorney, DLA Piper LLP (US)Avni Patel
Founder/CEO, MiloBarbara Finer
Marketing Consultant/ Professor, WPIBarbara Piette
Managing Principal, Knightsbridge AdvisersBenjamin Ha
Managing Partner, Photon Venture PartnersBrian Nickerson
Founder & CEO, MagicLinksConnie Cocroft
Venture Partner, Trailhead CapitalDaniel Arnold
CEO, Co-Founder, MedalityDaniel Oliver
CEO & Co-Founder, Rejuvenate BioDave Terry
CEO, Valendo HealthDeborah Kleiman
Head of Startup Foundry, Harvard Business SchoolDeniz Johnson
COO, StratyfyDominique Gagnon
VP/GM, Consumer Brands, DebutDurjoy Bhattacharjya
CEO, medicalrecords.comElise Lelon
Board of Directors, Managing Director (former) & Veteran Business/Executive Coach, VB Asset Management, Plum Alley & The You Business, LLCErich Schumann
CEO, Global Atlantic Partners LLCEugenia Gibbons
General Manager, Board Member, ex-SoFi, Santander BankFreddie Martignetti
General Partner, Nava VenturesFrida Polli
Dr., OasisGalyn Bernard
Co-founder / Co-CEO, PrimaryGina Deschamps
Chair + Executive Director Angle Center for Entrepreneurship Endicott College, Endicott CollegeGopinath Nageshwaran
Strategy and Innovation Lead, SanofiGreg Ayres
Founder, Cape Light ArtGustavo Cavalcanti
Senior Consultant, NMG ConsultingGuy Dietrich
Managing Partner, Dietrich CapitalHeb Ryan
Managing Director, Boston Post PartnersIllai Gescheit
Venture Partner, Siemens Energy VenturesJason Klein
President, HBS Alumni Angels AssociationJavier Grevely
Investor, WellingtonJavier Segovia
Founder, Mirador TechJeddy Yuan
Founder and CEO, InCommonJennifer Xu
Founder and CEO, Green Apple HealthJon Langbert
Start-Up Mentor/Investor, SenecaJustin Crandall
CFO, Electric Sheep RoboticsKaren Williams
Consultant / Advisor, IndependentKate Putnam
Managing Director, Golden SeedsKatherine Fetscher
Early-stage Investor, Emerson CollectiveKathy F. Rocha
Co-founder, Pulpit Rock InvestorsKiyomi Beach
Founder and CEO, Insights4EquityKristen Gendron
Principal and COO, Wildwood VenturesKwesi Acquay
Principal, Redpoint VenturesLewis Long
General Partner, ACP Art ManagementMahek Shah
Managing Partner, WTM AdvisorsMaryAnne Gucciardi
Financial Advisor, Wealthmind Financial PlanningMegan MacDonagh
VP, SV Health InvestorsMonica Chambers
Director, Innovation Ecosystems, MozillaPam Randhawa
CEO, Empiriko CorporationPaul Baier
CEO, GAI InsightsPaul Ognibene
CEO, Urban SpacesQuinn Fitzgerald
Founder & Coach, Coach Quinn LLCRajesh Mishra
CEO, A5G Networks, Inc.Ramon Blanco
co-founder, Indexa Capital & Bewater FundsRavi Kyasaram
Head Channel Strategy, Edward JonesRaza Shaikh
Managing Director, Launchpad Venture GroupRenee Fry
CEO, Gentreo, Inc.Richard Lawson
Global Advisor, Roche/GenentechRoger Krakoff
Partner, Monta Vista CapitalRoss Kudwitt
Founder, ALO.aiRyan Davis
COO, People FirstSara de Zarraga
CEO & Co-Founder, FlareSarah Biller
Executive Director | CoFounder, Vantage Ventures | Fintech SandboxSascha Mornell
Co-founder and CEO, GetmyboatSean Lanagan
President & CEO, CAMP Systems InternationalShayne Gilbert
President, Future Forward EventsStephanie Rowe
Managing Director, DeloitteStuart Patterson
CEO, Alchemy LabsTami Kesselman
Founder & CEO, Next Gen Success LLCTeri Shipp
Principal, Shipp ConsultingTom Jennings
Managing Director, Summit PartnersVincenzo Salina-Amorini
Principal, Vesey Ventures