BUILD uses entrepreneurship to ignite the

potential of youth from under-resourced

communities and equip them for high school,

college, and career success. In BUILD students

develop their own business ideas, write

business plans, pitch to funders, and launch

real businesses. This real-world business

experience makes school relevant and motivates

disengaged youth to succeed.

The BUILDFest Pitch Challenge (BPC) is a two-part event that represents the culmination of a year of hard work by our ninth-grade students and celebrates the transformative power of entrepreneurship.

Here’s How It Works…

In late May, more than thirty teams of BUILD high school students representing seven Boston Schools will come together to pitch their innovative business ideas to panels of VIP judges. Only four teams will advance to the BUILDFest Pitch Challenge, which is the final round competition.

The BUILDFest Pitch Challenge will take place on Monday, June 4th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The four finalists will compete in front of a panel of celebrity judges and 600 guests for cash prizes and start-up funds. The judges this year will be Katie Rae (The MIT Engine), Corey Thomas (CEO- Rapid 7), Bob Davis (Highland Capital), and Jane Steinmetz (Managing Partner- EY). This event will also feature a family-friendly reception and Student Business Expo where guests will have the opportunity to meet BUILD’s student entrepreneurs and purchase their unique products. The BUILDFest Pitch Challenge is a great way to see our students in action while networking with Boston’s top business, education, philanthropic, and community leaders.

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7:00PM – 8:30PMFinal Pitch Competition

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Please check the level at which you would like to participate and complete the information below. For questions, please contact Kira Ross at kross@build.org.

*We are happy to reach out on your behalf to invite your preferred co-sponsor to participate; otherwise, BUILD will thoughtfully pair you with another supporter.

Thank You For Sponsoring The BUILDFest

Pitch Challenge!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

o Sponsor - $10,000 per student team; I will sponsor ____________ teams.

o Co-Sponsor - $5,000; I will co-sponsor a team with________________________________.*

OTHER WAYS TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:Submit an advertisement or dedicate a personal message of support for our students to be included in the event program book.

o Full Page: $2,000 o 1/2 Page: $1,000 o 1/4 Page: $500

MAKE A DONATION!o I would like to make a fully tax deductible contribution of $ ______________________________

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please send your sponsorship check made payable to BUILD Boston.BUILD Boston, 745 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111.

BUILD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Event donations are partially tax deductible.

TEAM SPONSOR – $10,000

Your sponsorship will help a BUILD student team receive the coaching, skills-based workshops, and increased confidence they need to win the start-up funds required to launch their business. You will receive…

A photo of your sponsored team, a sample of their product, and will have at least one engagement opportunity for volunteers from your company to visit your team’s classroom or have the students come to your office for a pitch practice, manufacturing workshop, career panel, etc.

Guaranteed invitation for a C-Suite representative from your company to serve as a judge in the first round competition in late May

Social media recognition through BUILD Boston Facebook and Twitter

• Reserved seats for 12 guests at the BUILDFest Pitch Challenge Final Round Competition (BPC)

• Company logo placement on BPC website and emails

• Display of company logo on BPC event signage

• Full-page advertisement in the program book distributed to all 600 guests

TEAM CO-SPONSOR – $5,000

Not able to fully sponsor a student team this year? You can still join in the fun and support our youth entrepreneurs!

• Reserved seats for 8 guests at the BUILDFest Pitch Challenge Final Round Competition (BPC)

• Company logo placement on BPC website and emails

• Display of company logo on BPC event signage

• Half-page advertisement in the program book distributed to all 600 guests