Judging

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