2021
About Wright Venture
Wright Venture is an entrepreneurial opportunity modeled after Shark Tank, an ABC TV reality competition series that features aspiring entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of potential investors. Our goal is to create a real-life, lasting experience similar to an actual business startup, including networking, mentorship, creative idea development, product design, service creation, financial management, business planning, and marketing all offered free by Wright State faculty, staff, and local and regional sponsors.
Make it to the final competition for a chance to earn a $5,000 investment in your business.
2021 Wright Venture Winner
The winner of the 2020 Wright Venture competition was TUMBLE. Read more about them here:
Why You Should Enter the Competition
Entering the Wright Venture competition has a number of benefits, including:
- Gain valuable advice and consulting from entrepreneurial professionals
- Get experience presenting your ideas and helpful feedback from our Wright Venture "wolves"
- Earn a $5,000 investment in your business
Program Goals
- Provides a forum for you to experience real-world business collaboration and help you towards a successful business launch.
- Allows you the creative freedom and use of tools, organizations, and technologies to shape your idea and bring it into reality.
- Requires you to prove your business idea is viable with a presentation (pitch deck”) that includes main elements of a new venture business plan (e.g., marketing, finance, operations, etc.)
- Allows you to collaborate with local entrepreneurs and mentors within the business community and Wright State faculty and staff.
- Expose you to the entrepreneurial experience and the critical thinking, creative decision-making, and life- changing scenarios of the business start-up process.