College Mogul / Vator.tv Pitch Competition

In partnership with Vator.tv, we have have officially launched our elevator video pitch competition. College Mogul and Vator.tv have recognized that both companies ultimately aim to achieve the same goal of showcasing entrepreneurs and startups. We've teamed up to find the next best college startup company.

Vator.tv is a social network for technology startup companies which gives entrepreneurs a platform to connect with Investors, Acquirers and Media. Likewise, Vator.tv gives Investors useful tools to keep track of companies and industries that interest them, and provides a revolutionary interaction platform to discover the best investment opportunities in technology. We're a big fan of their newsroom that highlights the latest trends in technology and interviews with the latest successful entrepreneurs on the web. If you don't have a profile on their website already, we definitely recommend it. Its a good way to get extra exposure for your company.

As part of the partnership and competition, College Mogul and Vator.tv will provide introductions to three venture capitalist for potential investment to the winning team. As part of the prize, startups will receive press coverage on both sites and receive a few months of free advertising on our site. Below is the information for entering the competition.

Do I qualify?

Any college start up can participate in the contest. We encourage all college students, graduate students, recent graduates who have a startup company to join the competition.

What should I submit?

Submissions are in the form of a video pitch or PDF or PPT. But we really encourage video so Vator can highlight and feature some of the pitches throughout the duration of the contest.

How do I submit?

Already on Vator:
Just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.

Not yet on Vator:
It's quick, easy and free. Register a user profile, then click the top left yellow "create" button to do your company profile. The more comprehensive that your company profile is, the more likely to get votes, ratings and be reviewed. Once you create your company profile, then just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.

How do I win?

Vatorcompetitions use the "wisdom of the crowds" approach to find truegems.At Vator, we let the Vator community determine the the topfivecompanies, based off of number of votes, and company network size.Fromthese top five, it's up to the final judges, consisting ofCollegeMogul's team, to determine which company will have a chance topresenttheir company to VCs for free.

Winner's Tip: Getting ahead of the game with your votes......

The best way to increase your votes is getting your Facebook friends to vote for you! You can easily ping your friends to vote by using the Facebook button above your network section on your company profile.

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