{"id":1743,"date":"2026-05-15T18:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/?page_id=1743"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:33:28","slug":"pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/ccem\/conference\/pitch-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Mobius Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><\/head><body><div class=\"intro-text global-spacing--3x dotted-line-start\">\n  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026&nbsp;Mark Mobius Pitch Competition theme is &ldquo;From Headwinds to Horizons: Unlocking Emerging Market Potential.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reviewing 104 incredible submissions from entrepreneurs across the globe, our committee has selected five finalists and two runners-up who will go on to compete at the Cornell Center for Emerging Markets (CCEM) Conference this November in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2026-finalists\">2026 Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AG-Vision &mdash; Agritech |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/universidad-de-los-andes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Universidad de Los Andes<\/a>, Colombia<br>Founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-ramirez-galindo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Bryan Ramirez Galindo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ClearRootAI &mdash; Agritech | Cornell University<br>Founders&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/everardo-lujan-lalieu-b749a2179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Everardo Lujan Lalieu<\/a>&nbsp;and Jose Carrera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EcoSyncAI &mdash; CleanTech | China | Cornell University<br>Founder Lucy Ren<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jivascope &mdash; Health Tech | India<br>Founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tunir-sahoo-8436081b7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Tunir Sahoo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NovaHQ &mdash; Tech |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ashesiuniversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Ashesi University<\/a>, Ghana<br>Founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martha-naa-okailey-afful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Martha Naa Okailey Afful<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-runners-up\">Runners up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CocoaFiber &mdash; Sustainable Fashion | France\/US\/West Africa<br>Founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shannenhenry1996\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Shannen Kaylia Henry, MSc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disha &mdash; Health Tech | India\/US<br>Founders&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/manojregus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Manoj Regus<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessie-russell-a3130a16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Jessie Russell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These teams will spend the summer working with the Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) to prepare for their live pitch in November &mdash; an opportunity typically reserved exclusively for Cornell students. We are so proud to extend this to our global community this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"list-featured-text global-margin--10x text-margin-reset bg--clear\">\n  <div class=\"grid-container\">\n    <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n      <div class=\"cell medium-6\">\n        <div class=\"list-featured-text--text\">\n          <h2>Competition timeline<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"global-spacing--1x\">\n            <div class=\"intro-text\">\n              <p>Please note the following important dates:<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"cell medium-6\">\n\n                      <h3>Startup applications &ndash; COMPLETE<\/h3>\n                          <p><\/p><p>March &ndash; April<br>\nApplications open to compete at the annual conference.<\/p>\n\n                                  <h3>Evaluations &ndash; COMPLETE<\/h3>\n                          <p><\/p><p>April &ndash; May<br>\nSelection committee reviews applications.<\/p>\n\n                                  <h3>Coaching &amp; prep<\/h3>\n                          <p><\/p><p>June &ndash; July<br>\nThe five finalists will join the Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) at Cornell University.<\/p>\n\n                                  <h3>Pitch competition<\/h3>\n                          <p><\/p><p>In early November teams pitch to a panel of leading VCs and business angels to be chosen as the global winner.<\/p>\n\n                                  <h3>Global pitch competition<\/h3>\n                          <p><\/p><p>In early November the global winner will present during the annual conference.<\/p>\n\n                      \n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap max-across--three span--red background--white bg--clear\">\n      <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n            <h2>2026 Committee<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <section class=\"list-column-component column-set text-margin-reset stats-section\">\n      <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n                                                <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 600\/800\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/Mary-Cha-professional-picture.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Headshot of Mary Cha.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                      <\/figure>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Mary Cha<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"global-spacing--0_5x wysiwyg\">\n                      \n<p>Conference Co-Chair<br>\nEMBA Metro NY &rsquo;27<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:mc3247@cornell.edu\">mc3247@cornell.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 600\/800\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/Thrisha-Gogineni-tg458-headshot-604x453-1.jpg\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" alt=\"Headshot of Thrisha Gogineni.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                      <\/figure>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Thrisha Gogineni<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"global-spacing--0_5x wysiwyg\">\n                      \n<p>Conference Co-Chair<br>\nDyson &rsquo;28<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:tg458@cornell.edu\">tg458@cornell.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 600\/800\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/Rachel-Cheng-300x300-400x300-1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Headshot of Rachel Cheng.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                      <\/figure>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Rachel Cheng<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"global-spacing--0_5x wysiwyg\">\n                      \n<p>MSBA &rsquo;26<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:rlc373@cornell.edu\">rlc373@cornell.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/markmobius.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Mark Mobius<\/a>&nbsp;Pitch Competition is produced in collaboration with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.cornell.edu\/opportunities\/johnson-summer-startup-accelerator\" class=\"external\">Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.cornell.edu\/impact\/runway\/\" class=\"external\">Runway and Spinouts Program<\/a>&nbsp;at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"sock-cta global-padding--10x bg--tone\">\n  <div class=\"grid-container\">\n    <div class=\"sock-cta__text text-margin-reset\">\n              <div class=\"eyebrow\">Mark Mobius Pitch Committee<\/div>\n      \n      <h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n\n      \n              <div class=\"global-spacing--3x\">\n          <ul class=\"btn-row\">\n                          <li><a href=\"mailto:contactemc2@business.cornell.edu\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn\">Email the Center<\/a><\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap max-across--two background-stat-color--blue_white\">\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <section class=\"list-column-component column-set text-margin-reset stats-section\">\n      <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n                                                <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <p class=\"stat\">Over 170<\/p>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Startups since 2020<\/h3>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <p class=\"stat\">51<\/p>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Startup registered in 2025<\/h3>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <p class=\"stat\">28<\/p>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Business schools represented this year<\/h3>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"cell small-auto\">\n                <article>\n                                                            <p class=\"stat\">23<\/p>\n                                      \n                                      <h3>Countries participated<\/h3>\n                  \n                                  <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap accordion--wrap span--red background--white bg--clear\">\n    <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n    <h2> Rules and guidelines<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n      <div class=\"accordion__set\">\n                          <details class=\"expandable\" open>\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    General rules\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  <ul>\n<li>Teams may consist of 2-5 undergraduates, graduates and alumni. Teams must include at least one founding member and designate a faculty advisor\/mentor from the university where a founding member attends or has recently graduated or an external advisor.<\/li>\n<li>Submission author(s) must submit original work. The submission author(s) will retain all rights to their pitch decks and its use prior to and following the competition. However, finalists must agree to allow photography, video, recording of live-stream and otherwise dissemination of their pitch deck presentation within Cornell for faculty, staff, students, and the Ca&ntilde;izares Center for Emerging Markets for educational purposes. In addition, final presentation recording may be posted on the SC Johnson College of Business website for public consumption. Teams can not use copyrighted materials and\/or images from a third-party in their presentation and pitch decks.<\/li>\n<li>Submission author(s) give the pitch competition committee the right to post the pitch decks for student and professional judges to access items, write feedback, and assign numerical scores to the items based on an established rubric.<\/li>\n<li>Non-confidentiality. Finalists will be pitching live at a large, global conference organized by the Ca&ntilde;izares Center for Emerging Markets. Your presentations will be recorded and may be published on digital channels, including YouTube and the center&rsquo;s website. Pitch presentations and other pitch activities are also open to the public with possible media coverage. Any information discussed in public pitches by participants could be publicly accessible. Further, judges, reviewers, staff, or the audience may not have signed non-disclosure statements;<\/li>\n<li>Within one week of the live presentations in November, the center kindly asks the finalists to record a video and write a blog post sharing their pitch experience to be posted on the center&rsquo;s website. We also ask the finalists to speak to the finalists the following year to share guidance on pitching to a global audience.<\/li>\n<li>An information session will be scheduled. Before that, judges may contact you requesting additional information and\/or an online meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    Judging criteria \n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Criteria<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Definition<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Weight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Problem &amp; Market Opportunity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Is the problem clearly defined and significant in an emerging market? Judges will evaluate the importance of the problem, the target customer segment, and the size of the market opportunity, including the credibility of TAM, SAM, and SOM estimates.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Solution<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Is the proposed solution clear, innovative, and viable? Teams should demonstrate how their product or service effectively addresses the problem and present evidence of a working prototype, product concept, or early validation with users.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business Model &amp; Traction<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Does the venture present a clear and sustainable business model? Judges will evaluate how the company plans to generate revenue, its pricing strategy, and evidence of traction such as pilots, partnerships, user adoption, or early revenue.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Financials<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Has the team presented realistic 5-year financial projections and a coherent financial plan? Assess the credibility of revenue forecasts, cost assumptions, and whether the proposed use of funds meaningfully advances the venture toward its next milestone.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Team<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Does the team have the experience, skills, and commitment required to build and operate the venture?<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Competitive Landscape<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Does the team demonstrate a clear understanding of the competitive environment and clearly articulate how their venture differentiates itself?<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Creativity &amp; Innovation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Teams may receive a bonus of up to 10% for exceptional creativity, originality, or innovative approaches to solving the problem.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bonus (Up to 10%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    Important notes\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  <p>Submissions closed May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A team of at least two students or recent alumni (within the past three years);<\/li>\n<li>One faculty mentor from the founder&rsquo;s university or alma mater, or an external advisor;<\/li>\n<li>A pitch deck of up to 20 slides describing the venture;<\/li>\n<li>A working prototype or evidence of market validation;<\/li>\n<li>Market potential in an emerging economy and\/or global scaling potential; the pitch deck must include 5-year financial projections.<\/li>\n<li>The venture must be in an early development stage and have received less than USD 1 million in funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Five finalists will selected 2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluators will review submissions and choose five finalists to pitch at the annual conference on November 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The five finalists will join the Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator at Cornell University.<\/li>\n<li>Each of the finalists will gain access to optional networking and coaching opportunities prior to pitching at the annual conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Five finalists present at the final competition on November 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$30,000* Grand Prize for Global Winner. The other four finalists will receive $10,000* each.<\/li>\n<li>The winner will present at the annual conference on November 6, 2026, at Cornell Tech campus in New York City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*The award may be subject to tax with holdings.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    Recommendations to advisors\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  <p>Teams must submit a advisor with their submission. The advisor should work at a founder&rsquo;s university (or alma mater if recently graduated) or an external advisor. Acting as a pitch advisor is not an official endorsement or nomination of the team. However, the advisor should have reviewed the team&rsquo;s pitch deck and be willing to assist the team prepare for the pitch competition. Teams may share this packet with the faculty mentor with a few recommended and discouraged activities of a faculty advisor or external advisor:<\/p>\n<p>Advisors are encourage to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give constructive feedback and respond to questions and concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Suggest resources and individuals for the team to speak with prior to the competition.<\/li>\n<li>Identify weaknesses that may concern investors and suggest solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the team&rsquo;s materials confidential unless asked to distribute them by the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advisors are discouraged from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altering the team&rsquo;s core idea or concept.<\/li>\n<li>Taking leadership of the team.<\/li>\n<li>Discussing information about a team with any parties that the team is unaware.<\/li>\n<li>Distributing team materials without permission of the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap accordion--wrap span--red background--white bg--clear\">\n    <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n    <h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n      <div class=\"accordion__set\">\n                          <details class=\"expandable\" open>\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    What is the Center for Emerging Markets?\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/ccem\/about\/\">About the Center for Emerging Markets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    What if a member of our team is not available to present at the pitch competition?\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  <p>The Mark Mobius Pitch Competition committee will reach out to the contact on file to confirm your team&rsquo;s intent to pitch in the final. If your team is no longer operational, cannot be reached or chooses not to pitch at the global finals, you will forgo any possible expense reimbursement to the next runner-up. The competition may reach out to a runner-up with the opportunity to present at the global finals or proceed with the remaining teams.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    What if my team and operations has changed significantly over the period of the competition?\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  <p>Changes early and often are expected of early-stage ventures. The Mark Mobius Pitch Competition committee will reach out to the contact on file to collect your team&rsquo;s updated pitch deck before the final. Please see the Rules and Guidelines regarding the distribution of your presentations at the public conference in November. Final presentations will be published on online platforms following the EMC&sup2; Annual Conference and may appear in third-party media coverage. By October your team will be asked to confirm that the main contact on file is the presenter and recipient of the finalist. Your team must indicate 2-5 team members that the final award money ($30,000*) would be split between should you win the pitch competition.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap accordion--wrap span--red background--white bg--clear\">\n    <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n    <h2>Past competitions<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n      <div class=\"accordion__set\">\n                          <details class=\"expandable\" open>\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2025\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>DOCOKIDS,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.javeriana.edu.co\/inicio\" class=\"external external\">Universidad Javeriana Bogota<\/a>, Colombia (Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>AGRICAN, The American University in Cairo &amp; Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Marine Transport, Egypt<\/li>\n<li>AIDRA HEALTH, Harvard University, United States<\/li>\n<li>COEH, Funda&ccedil;&atilde;o Get&uacute;lio Vargas, Brazil<\/li>\n<li>NAVIGARE, Universidade de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finals of the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition were held on November 6, 2025. Docokids, from Universidad Javeriana de Bogota, Colombia, won the prize of $10,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GuuxNMDD47A?si=teG2jrW5oUnJYBVw\" class=\"external external\">Watch the finals on EMI&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairs:<br>\n<\/strong>Thrisha Gogineni, Dyson &rsquo;28; Joealen Benson, EMBA\/MS in Healthcare &rsquo;26; and Regina Clarke, EMBA Metro NY &rsquo;26.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee:<br>\n<\/strong>Rocky Brito, MSBA &rsquo;25; Aniket Dey, MSBA &rsquo;25; Edwin Torres, EMBA\/MS in Healthcare &rsquo;25; and Rukuma Viegas, EMBA Metro NY &rsquo;25.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Haroon Chohan, Daniella Cohen, Peter Cornelius, Stephane C. Corgie, Rustom Desai, Danil Kerimi, Tomer Joshua, Mark Mobius, John Ninia, Monica Pachon Buitrago, Stella Yuhang Song, Howard Tai, Vikrant Varshney and Fairuz Zein.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2024\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>iOptiCrane &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyu.edu.hk\/\" class=\"external external\">The Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/a>&nbsp;(Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Pro Investing &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Coco Technologies &ndash; Universidad EAFIT, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>AnTa &ndash; Esade Business School, Spain<\/li>\n<li>KalPay &ndash; Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runners-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mis Pueblitos &ndash; Universidad del Pacifico, Peru<\/li>\n<li>Debita &ndash; Universidad de San Andres, Argentina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finals of the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition were held on October 31, 2024. iOptiCrane, from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, took home the grand prize of USD 10,000. Pitch finalists were additionally reimbursed USD 1,000 each to pitch their startups in NYC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLsusrzm7-OaQx088jo6PpOf14knr6g8yw\" class=\"external external\">Watch the finals on EMI&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairs:<br>\n<\/strong>Osagie Oigiagbe, MBA &rsquo;25; Carlos Bernos Amoros, MBA &rsquo;25; and Ying Xue, MSBA &rsquo;24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Bahia Alyafi, Michael Clouser, Diego Finchelstein, Amarildo Gjondrekaj, Jorge R. De Jes&uacute;s, Nipun Joshi, Joshe Ordonez, Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui and Karan Teckchandani.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2023\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Satellites on Fire &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/udesa.edu.ar\/\" class=\"external external\">Universidad de San Andr&eacute;s<\/a>, Argentina (Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>EasyCarbon &ndash; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/li>\n<li>Esger &ndash; Cornell Tech<\/li>\n<li>OneHealth+ &ndash; Cornell University<\/li>\n<li>Prami &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runners-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macondo &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Tatakai &ndash; IIM Kashipur, India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finals of the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition were held on November 3, 2023. Satellites on Fire, from Universidad de San Andr&eacute;s, took home the grand prize of USD 10,000. Pitch finalists were additionally reimbursed USD 1,000 each to pitch their startups in NYC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cdk2M015WQA&amp;t=5454s\" class=\"external external\">Watch the finals on EMI&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairs:<br>\n<\/strong>Mateusz Lakomski, MBA &rsquo;24; Eman Said, MBA &rsquo;24; and Moriah Frank, EMBA Metro NY &rsquo;24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Johnson Cheng, Ishan Goenka, Heather Henyon, Mark Mobius, Sebastian Molina Gasman and Oliver Schulze.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2022\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Life and Limb &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iitk.ac.in\/\" class=\"external external\">IIT-Kanpur<\/a>, India (Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Chamak &ndash; Cornell University, India<\/li>\n<li>Kara &ndash; Keegan Flynn of London Business School, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>OMI &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Soca- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runners-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aquatrac &ndash; Lagos Business School, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Tuvis.co &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Purify City &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finals of the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition were held on November 4, 2022. Life and Limb, from IIT-Kanpur took home the grand prize of USD 10,000. Pitch finalists shown to the right were additionally awarded USD 1,000 each to prepare to pitch at the global finals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ci0179_QeHE\" class=\"external external\">Watch the finals on EMI&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairs:<br>\n<\/strong>Rebecca Greenway, MBA &rsquo;22; Rodrigo Ley, MBA &rsquo;23; and Sarah Landes, MBA &rsquo;23.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Momina Aijazzudin, Sandiip Bhammer, Pablo Borquez, Rustom Desai, Christina Valauri, Ishan Ashish Goenka, Carlos Garcia, Mario Saravia, Oliver Schulze, Jonathan Swavely, Silvia von Gunten and David (Wei) Wu.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2021\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Offgrid Labs &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iitk.ac.in\/\" class=\"external external\">IIT-Kanpur<\/a>, India (Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Runner up: Khepra &ndash; London Business School, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Algaenoor &ndash; American University of Cairo, Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Don Salazar &ndash; Universidad del Pacifico, Peru<\/li>\n<li>HostelGig &ndash; University of Ghana, Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Humans to Humans &ndash; Cornell University, United States<\/li>\n<li>Misto Chocolates &ndash; Al Yarmook, Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Tradertent Limited &ndash; Lagos Business School, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Wallo ID &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finals of the Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition were held on November 5, 2021. Student and recent graduate entrepreneurs competed for a total prize of USD15,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offgridenergylabs.com\/\" class=\"external external\">Offgrid Labs<\/a>, from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, won the grand prize of USD10,000.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vrfCdRQuiIk?feature=shared\" class=\"external external\">Watch the finals on EMI&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairs:<br>\n<\/strong>Rebecca Greenway, MBA &rsquo;22 and Daita Goswamy, MBA &rsquo;22.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Momina Aijazuddin, Bahia Alyafi, Pablo Borquez, Sandiip Bhammer, Thatcher Bell, Roberto Ca&ntilde;izares, Johnson Cheng, Peter Cornelius, Carlos Garcia, Ishan Ashish Goenka, Silvia von Gutten, Mark Mobius, Diana Neves, Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui, Mario Saravia, Oliver Schulze, Shaun Stewart, Christina Valauri, William Wesscott and David (Wei) Wu.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n                  <details class=\"expandable\">\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2020\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>SaveFruit Corp. &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tec.mx\/en\" class=\"external external\">Tecnol&oacute;gico de Monterrey<\/a>, Mexico (Prize of $10,000)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Tabs &ndash; IE Business School, Spain<\/li>\n<li>Human Leap SAS &ndash; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Gamegram Online &ndash; Universidad de San Andr&eacute;s, Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Easy Trademarks by MRIP &ndash; Cornell University<\/li>\n<li>Tradertent Limited &ndash; Lagos Business School, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Kritsnam Technologies &ndash; IIT-Kanpur, India<\/li>\n<li>TissueLabs &ndash; Universidade de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Baduk &ndash; Funda&ccedil;&atilde;o Get&uacute;lio Vargas, Brazil<\/li>\n<li>KODEXO &ndash; Yonsei University, South Korea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Cornell Emerging Markets Institute launched its inaugural pitch competition on November 7, 2020, to give international recognition to student and recent graduate-run startups with a presence in emerging markets.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savefruitcorp.com\/\" class=\"external external\">Savefruit Corp<\/a>,&nbsp;from the Tecnol&oacute;gico de Monterrey, Mexico, won the grand prize of USD10,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair:<br>\n<\/strong>Diana Neves, MBA &rsquo;20.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges:<br>\n<\/strong>Momina Aijazzudin, Ashish Bhatia, Pepe Bola&ntilde;os, Rob Ca&ntilde;izares, Johnson Cheng, Peter Corneliius, Ricardo Miracca Gennari, Mario Saraiva, Chip Silverman, Jonathan Swavely, Luciana Mari Tsukada, Christina Valauri and Chain Vayakornvichit.<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n<\/details>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re deeply grateful for [the Emerging Markets Institute&rsquo;s] belief in us early on. 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