Pitch Tank Archive

  • Kaplan Pitch Tank — April 24

    Kaplan Pitch Tank — April 24

    April 21, 2026
    Get ready for Kaplan Institute’s biggest event of the year! The Kaplan Pitch Tank is where Illinois Tech's brightest startups go head-to-head, pitching their groundbreaking ideas to compete for an investment of $50,000. This year, the Competition will take place on April 24, 2026 from 12:30−4:30 p.m. at the Kaplan Institute.

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  • Apply For Kaplan Institute’s Startup Accelerator by November 25

    Apply For Kaplan Institute’s Startup Accelerator by November 25

    November 15, 2022
    Do you have an interesting startup idea that you'd like to take to market? The deadline is fast approaching to apply for Kaplan Institute's Startup Accelerator! The Startup Accelerator is an Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program course that supports students who are interested in launching a startup. This course aims to take startup ideas to market by connecting you with experts from inside and outside of Illinois Tech, including our staff, Illinois Tech professors, industry experts, and investors.

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  • Special Fall Edition of Kaplan Pitch Tank – November 17

    Special Fall Edition of Kaplan Pitch Tank – November 17

    October 20, 2022
    This month, six of Italy’s top startup founders will pitch their businesses to a panel of Chicago’s top corporate leaders and venture capitalists at the Kaplan Institute! This is a unique opportunity to not only meet some of the most exciting startups coming out of Italy, but to network with leaders all across Chicago’s innovation ecosystem.

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  • Sign Up to Attend The Kaplan Pitch Tank Event April 22

    Sign Up to Attend The Kaplan Pitch Tank Event April 22

    April 7, 2022
    Join us on April 22nd, from 2-5 p.m., for the Kaplan Institute's annual startup pitch competition. Kaplan Pitch Tank is the Startup Studio’s year-end event in which the top student-led startups at Illinois Tech will be competing for a prize pool of $62,000.

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