VICE is a (virtual) venture investment competition by Enventure where students will play the role of investors to perform diligence on our partnering start-ups and be judged by our invited investors. Prize money will be awarded to the top student teams!

Value

Students: Form teams and act as investors to critique life science and heathcare startups’ pitches and identify companies that would make a sound investment. Opportunity to gain diligence experience and network with start-ups and investors. The top four teams will be awarded prize money.

Start-ups: Partner with us to practice your pitch in a public setting, receive valuable feedback to improve your business model from competing students and judges, and network with investors to build connections and find mentors. This is a student venture competition, not a pitch competition, so it’s a great opportunity to get feedback even in the early stages of your company.

Investors: Provide mentorship by judging students’ abilities to assess startup credentials and negotiate terms, receive free diligence and an early look into our four partnered start-ups, and network with future VCs and potential investments.

Sponsors: Receive added perks for branding and access to early stage startups, please contact us for more information.

Competition Flow

Timeline: Student Registration July 2022 | Competition August 12th 2022

Registration： April 5, 2026 | Team forming sheet provided upon registration, individual registration and team registration both accepted
Diligence Week: Competing student teams will receive a pitch deck and executive summary from 1 of 4 start-ups two weeks before the event. Each team has one week to evaluate these documents and create a deal memo. Deal Memos will be reviewed and the top team per each start-up will be selected as a finalist.‍
Competition Day (Part 1): Each start-up will pitch themselves in front of their reviewing team and a set of VC mentors (judges.) At the end of the pitch, teams will have the opportunity to question the start-up founders. The VCs will be critiquing each team’s questions and providing feedback to the teams and the start-ups.‍
Competition Day (Part 2): Teams then have 20-30 minutes to prepare a recommendation that they will present to the judges. They will be scored on their questioning and recommendation. Teams will be ranked and prizes will be awarded.
Finalist announced: April 14, 2026

"Open to all experience levels and time zones! Contact Antonio (antonio@enventure.org) or Giulia (giulia@enventure.org) if you have any questions."

2026 Judges

TBD

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Testimonials

"I really enjoyed it. Would love to do VC in the future if I could find a way in." - Participant 1

"I loved it. I've only competed in 3 competitions so my sample size is small, but this was the most enjoyable by far." - Participant 2

"This is a very creative forum to gain insights into doing due diligence on start-up opportunities. I am unaware of anything else like this and I think it provides for a great experience for all participants. I was also happy to be introduced to some of the other investors. Thank you for including me, I had a great time!" - Heather Steinman, The Wistar Institute/Robinhood Ventures

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