Do you have a great idea and want to launch? Are you a current USC student, faculty or staff or recent graduate? Join us as participants in the largest venture competition on campus -- open to anyone, from any school! Whether you have just an idea or are ready to launch, the Marshall Greif Center's New Venture Seed Competition offers learning opportunities and a prize pool of $150,000+ to help ideas become reality. Find some upcoming information below. The application portal, with instructions, will open in early 2022.
Spring 2022 Schedule*
Information Sessions
Click on the date you are interested in below, to register for an NVSC Info Session via Zoom.
- Tuesday, January 25, 7 PM-8 PM
- Wednesday, January 26, 7 PM-8 PM
- Monday, January 31, 12 PM-1 PM
- Thursday, February 3, 12 PM-1 PM
- Monday, February 7, 12 PM-1 PM
- Tuesday, February 8, 7 PM-8 PM
Application Deadline
- Friday, February 11, 11:59 PM
Mandatory Training Session (prior to quarterfinals)
- Thursday, February 17, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Quarterfinals
- Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Mandatory Training Sessions (after quarterfinals)
- Saturday, March 12, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Saturday, March 19, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Saturday, March 26, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Saturday, April 2, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Saturday, April 9, 9 AM - 12 PM
Semi-Finals
- Thursday, April 14, 6:30 PM
Finals
- Thursday, April 21, 6:30 PM
Winners Announced
- Thursday, April 28, 6 PM - 8:30 PM (at our annual, end-of-year Marcia Israel Banquet)
* Note: Above dates subject to change through 1/15/22.
Past Winners
- 2021: CompFit, Flaüs, HydroGummy, Nile Hair, Privet, Ready Teddy
- 2020: PocketCFO, Mydas, ArtificeVR, Rize, The Middle
- 2019: Atomus, Blend to Mend, Burrow, Econominate, Mi Terró, ThirdSpace
