{"id":36380,"date":"2025-01-24T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&p=36380"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:42:10","slug":"2025-bobcat-ventures-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/2025-bobcat-ventures-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Ventures in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Join the Boston Bates Business Network and current students to learn about Bobcat Ventures<\/a> \u2014 Bates\u2019 own entrepreneurship challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this event, alumni, parents, and friends of the college are invited to network with each other. Following the networking session, student entrepreneurs will present practice pitches in preparation for the annual Bobcat Ventures on-campus competition taking place in the spring, where they have the chance to win significant prize money to support their future businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bobcat Ventures:<\/h3>
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Bobcat Ventures is a series of training, coaching, and mentoring events and programs leading to an annual pitch competition. It is organized each year by the Center for Purposeful Work and a group of hard-working students dedicated to growing the entrepreneurial landscape at Bates. The group works with alumni, faculty, and staff all year long to prepare a program that will help teams refine their ideas, projects, or businesses and pitch them successfully in the spring. LEARN MORE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A variety of delicious hors d\u2019oeuvres will be served, accompanied by a selection of beverages to enjoy throughout the event. We can\u2019t wait to see you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register today!<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Please contact Stephanie Dumont<\/a> at 207-786-8370 with questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Bobcat Ventures Competitors and Judges<\/strong>
(l to r) Ella Blum \u201924, Max Good \u201925, Sadie Kriegler \u201924, Ben Schippers \u201904, Linh Hoang Vu \u201926, Pranav Ghai \u201993, P\u201926, Azajul Islam Neloy \u201927, David He \u201926, Thomas Davis \u201927, Diyor Kamolov \u201927, Aidan Stark-Chessa \u201926, Carine Warsawski \u201907, Vova Sosnovskii \u201926, Anh Duc Than \u201924, Tanvir Thamid \u201926, Aldair Desiderio \u201924, Ethan Bean \u201924 and Charlie Gainey \u201924 (on Zoom)
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