Seed For Startups is a pitch event for UVU students seeking seed funding for their ventures. With resources available from the Ross Seed Fund, the Zinn Starter Fund, and the UVU Entrepreneurship Institute, UVU has the resources and tools to help start and fund your new business! The event is exclusively for current UVU students and provides them an opportunity to present a brief pitch and Q&A session.
Get funds for your website, a logo, prototyping, Kickstarter videos, email marketing, legal assistance, licenses and registration, and more.
The event is typically held once per semester in spring and fall.
ZINNSTARTER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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ROSS FUND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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Need some cash to hire someone to help you with things like:
The Utah Valley University Entrepreneurship Institute is proud to present the Student Services Fund, designed to help UVU students with business needs hire other UVU students to perform those services.
Are you a student who would like to hire another student? Follow these simple steps:
Are you a student who would like to be hired by another student? Follow these simple steps:
Apply today—funding is limited and will be awarded based on need, merit, and availability.
ZinnStarter
ZinnStarter exists to ignite the next generation of entrepreneurs. This includes giving them encouragement and mentoring as well as cash.
ZinnStarter’s mission is to:
Funding amounts: $250-$1000
ZinnStarter is one arm of Ray Zinn’s goal of exporting the positive aspects of Silicon Valley culture to the rest of America. By reaching students in university entrepreneurship programs, Zinn intends to impart his experience, encouragement, mentoring and perspective, as well as putting seed money into the pockets of the next Google, Apple, Ford, Walmart or AT&T.
The Ross Fund
The Ross Fund was established by Brett and Robert Ross and additional funding was provided by Charlie and Lindsey Estes.
Seed-stage financing is available to UVU students starting a business who need funds for early development of a new product or service.
Funding amounts: $500-$1500
Student Services Fund
The Student Services Fund was generously started by Central Bank of Utah, with the goal of providing more opportunities to under-privileged students. The purpose of the Student Services Fund is two-fold by encouraging student entrepreneurs to seek and provide job opportunities other students to help them with essential business development steps.
Thank you to our generous donors!
Interested in supporting a student funding opportunity? Please contact Breanna Hale.