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 Ventures

  • Barbara Iyayi
    Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Growth Capital

  • Brian Hollins
    Founder & Managing Partner, Collide Capital

  • Daniel Nowiszewski
    Partner, Highland Capital Partners

  • Diego Rodriguez
    Board Member, LendingTree

  • Guy Miasnik
    Entrepreneur/Investor, Miasnik Ventures

  • Nadia Boujarwah
    Co-Founder & CEO, Dia&Co

  • Oisin Hanrahan
    Co-Founder & CEO, Keychain

  • Patrick Chung
    General Partner, Xfund

  • Rags Gupta
    Operating Partner, Hyperplane

  • Scott Friend
    Partner, Bain Capital Ventures

Super Saturday Judges

Business Track, 2024

  • Adam Enbar
    Founder, Flatiron School

  • Adam Medros
    On Sabbatical

  • Adam Towvim
    Partner, Chameleon Collective

  • Adrian Washington
    CEO / Founder, Platform LLC

  • Alireza Masrour
    General Partner, Plug and Play

  • Anita Venkiteswaran
    Chief Operating Officer, Chief Growth Officer, Doppler Veterinary Network

  • Anne Dwane
    Cofounder & Partner, Village Global

  • Anthony Franklin
    Managing Principal, Spearhead Capital Partners

  • Anthony Valente
    MD, Phoenix Fund

  • Aunim Hossain
    Founder and CEO, Agent.tax

  • Austin McCarthy
    Attorney, DLA Piper LLP (US)

  • Avni Patel
    Founder/CEO, Milo

  • Barbara Finer
    Marketing Consultant/ Professor, WPI

  • Barbara Piette
    Managing Principal, Knightsbridge Advisers

  • Benjamin Ha
    Managing Partner, Photon Venture Partners

  • Brian Nickerson
    Founder & CEO, MagicLinks

  • Connie Cocroft
    Venture Partner, Trailhead Capital

  • Daniel Arnold
    CEO, Co-Founder, Medality

  • Daniel Oliver
    CEO & Co-Founder, Rejuvenate Bio

  • Dave Terry
    CEO, Valendo Health

  • Deborah Kleiman
    Head of Startup Foundry, Harvard Business School

  • Deniz Johnson
    COO, Stratyfy

  • Dominique Gagnon
    VP/GM, Consumer Brands, Debut

  • Durjoy Bhattacharjya
    CEO, medicalrecords.com

  • Elise Lelon
    Board of Directors, Managing Director (former) & Veteran Business/Executive Coach, VB Asset Management, Plum Alley & The You Business, LLC

  • Erich Schumann
    CEO, Global Atlantic Partners LLC

  • Eugenia Gibbons
    General Manager, Board Member, ex-SoFi, Santander Bank

  • Freddie Martignetti
    General Partner, Nava Ventures

  • Frida Polli
    Dr., Oasis

  • Galyn Bernard
    Co-founder / Co-CEO, Primary

  • Gina Deschamps
    Chair + Executive Director Angle Center for Entrepreneurship Endicott College, Endicott College

  • Gopinath Nageshwaran
    Strategy and Innovation Lead, Sanofi

  • Greg Ayres
    Founder, Cape Light Art

  • Gustavo Cavalcanti
    Senior Consultant, NMG Consulting

  • Guy Dietrich
    Managing Partner, Dietrich Capital

  • Heb Ryan
    Managing Director, Boston Post Partners

  • Illai Gescheit
    Venture Partner, Siemens Energy Ventures

  • Jason Klein
    President, HBS Alumni Angels Association

  • Javier Grevely
    Investor, Wellington

  • Javier Segovia
    Founder, Mirador Tech

  • Jeddy Yuan
    Founder and CEO, InCommon

  • Jennifer Xu
    Founder and CEO, Green Apple Health

  • Jon Langbert
    Start-Up Mentor/Investor, Seneca

  • Justin Crandall
    CFO, Electric Sheep Robotics

  • Karen Williams
    Consultant / Advisor, Independent

  • Kate Putnam
    Managing Director, Golden Seeds

  • Katherine Fetscher
    Early-stage Investor, Emerson Collective

  • Kathy F. Rocha
    Co-founder, Pulpit Rock Investors

  • Kiyomi Beach
    Founder and CEO, Insights4Equity

  • Kristen Gendron
    Principal and COO, Wildwood Ventures

  • Kwesi Acquay
    Principal, Redpoint Ventures

  • Lewis Long
    General Partner, ACP Art Management

  • Mahek Shah
    Managing Partner, WTM Advisors

  • MaryAnne Gucciardi
    Financial Advisor, Wealthmind Financial Planning

  • Megan MacDonagh
    VP, SV Health Investors

  • Monica Chambers
    Director, Innovation Ecosystems, Mozilla

  • Pam Randhawa
    CEO, Empiriko Corporation

  • Paul Baier
    CEO, GAI Insights

  • Paul Ognibene
    CEO, Urban Spaces

  • Quinn Fitzgerald
    Founder & Coach, Coach Quinn LLC

  • Rajesh Mishra
    CEO, A5G Networks, Inc.

  • Ramon Blanco
    co-founder, Indexa Capital & Bewater Funds

  • Ravi Kyasaram
    Head Channel Strategy, Edward Jones

  • Raza Shaikh
    Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group

  • Renee Fry
    CEO, Gentreo, Inc.

  • Richard Lawson
    Global Advisor, Roche/Genentech

  • Roger Krakoff
    Partner, Monta Vista Capital

  • Ross Kudwitt
    Founder, ALO.ai

  • Ryan Davis
    COO, People First

  • Sara de Zarraga
    CEO & Co-Founder, Flare

  • Sarah Biller
    Executive Director | CoFounder, Vantage Ventures | Fintech Sandbox

  • Sascha Mornell
    Co-founder and CEO, Getmyboat

  • Sean Lanagan
    President & CEO, CAMP Systems International

  • Shayne Gilbert
    President, Future Forward Events

  • Stephanie Rowe
    Managing Director, Deloitte

  • Stuart Patterson
    CEO, Alchemy Labs

  • Tami Kesselman
    Founder & CEO, Next Gen Success LLC

  • Teri Shipp
    Principal, Shipp Consulting

  • Tom Jennings
    Managing Director, Summit Partners

  • Vincenzo Salina-Amorini
    Principal, Vesey Ventures