Competition Details
Do you know a child with a big imagination and even bigger hopes and dreams? Encourage them to compete in the IAGB TeenyTiny Sharks or Junior Sharks Competition coordinated by the IAGB Youth team!
The competition is open for Kids in School Grade 3-12
Category Description - Junior Shark Tank is an elevator pitch competition for middle/high school students to express their ideas/innovations for a small seed funding.
Competition timings: 12:30 to 3:00 pm
Submission Deadline: Midnight of Saturday, January 18, 2025
Rules and Regulations:
Category - Competition is open for three categories
Category A – Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Category B – Middle School (Grade 6-8)
Category C – High School (Grade 9-12)
- Winners - Each category will have one winner.
- Participants can form a team of 1-5 people. Individual registration is required.
- On the virtual pitch day, the participating team has five minutes to pitch their startup idea to the judges.
- No slides during pitch presentation are allowed.
- 5-minute Elevator Pitch should include an introduction, Problem and Solution, Business model, Market and Competition, Traction, Funding requirements, and Team.
- Judges will have 3-5 minutes for a question and answer round and also to provide their valuable feedback.
- Judges will decide on two winning teams in each category and award a sponsored cash prize.
- Executive Summary Slide Deck should be submitted along with registration by Jan 24th, 2024.
- Entry Submission Deadline: 23 January 2025. Any entries received past this date will be considered only if spots are available.
- Each participant must have a valid IAGB Annual/Life membership.
- The executive summary should include the problem, Solution, Market Validation, Market size, Technology/platform, Business model, Competitor, Traction if any, how you would fund or resources, and Team.
Prizes- A panel of Judges will select the winners for each competition. Judges’ decisions will be final. Winners will be announced during the IAGB Republic Day 25th JAN 2025 4 PM to 8 PM
Note: All participants need to be IAGB Annual/Life Members. Enter the name of the Primary Member below. If you are not a member please register /renew your membership first and then submit the registration form to the competition.
Link to become a member - IAGB Membership
All competition winners will be announced at the beginning of the cultural program at 3 pm.