UBalt’s 14th Annual 'Rise to the Challenge' 2026 Business Pitch Competition

Each semester, the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) works with students, volunteers and others to host a venture pitch competition, culminating in a final live event at the end of each semester.

Scheduled for May 7, 2025, this annual event features the following 7 finalists, each aiming to win their share of the nearly $30,000 in seed money and professional services to launch or grow their businesses.

• Support and cheer for Baltimore’s budding entrepreneurs as they pitch their new business ideas and concepts to a panel of judges
• Interact with UBalt students and alums, entrepreneurs, business owners and other like-minded people
• Enjoy an evening of entertainment, fun and good cheer!

So, bring your enthusiasm and desire to connect, and we will supply the rest. We hope you will join us.

What: "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Time: 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Location: Wright Theatre, UBalt’s campus, In-person only!

This event, designed to generate awareness of emerging and established innovative business

ventures nurtured by the UBalt community, is sponsored by UBalt’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

The University of Baltimore Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, named one of the Baltimore Business Journal’s “Top Incubators and Accelerators for 2019,” directs support and assistance to UBalt students and alumni interested in building or growing an enterprise. We do this through support, culture, events, education and research, and connecting with the business community. Meet with one of our counselors to discuss launching or growing your business. Visit us at www.ubalt.edu/cei for more information.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation