GALANT CHALLENGE

The Galant Challenge is a "Shark Tank"-style pitch event held annually at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce to introduce startups founded by UVA community members (students, alumni, faculty, and staff) to potential investors. The Galant Challenge has successfully funded ventures with more than $8 million in capital since 2012... The Galant Challenge connects seed and early-stage ventures from the UVA community with potential investors. Since launching in 2012, the annual pitch competition hosted by the McIntire School of Commerce's Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has become one of the nation's premier university startup events, with significant funding by investors each year. In the 2022 Challenge, more than $3 million was invested in six companies by our panel of investors... As we enter our second century of innovative business education, we remain committed to inspiring ethical leadership, creating fearless pathfinders, and graduating..

Primary location: Charlottesville United States