Capital raising competitions
sponsored by Castle Placement and partners
- Companies (real or conceptual) pitch their businesses
- Castle Placement narrows the field to the four finalists
- Finalists pitch at the grand finale to a panel of prestigious judges from PE, VC, and corporations, including a spirited Q&A session
- At the end of the event the judges select the winner
- The grand prize is free usage of the CPGO app to meet targeted prospective investors
CPGO Competition I – WeWork
CPGO Competition II – CUNY Startups and Amazon
CPGO Competition III – LinkedIn
CPGO Competition IV, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XV, XXIV, XXV, XXVIII, XXXII, and XXXIII – University of Michigan
CPGO Competition VI – Columbia University
CPGO Competition VIII – The StartUp Club
CPGO Competition X – Dartmouth College
CPGO Competition XII – University of Barcelona
CPGO Competition XIV – University of Texas at Austin, Babson College, Rutgers University, New York University
CPGO Competition XVI – Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, Indiana University, Rutgers University
CPGO Competition XVII – Barcelona School of Economics
CPGO Competition XVIII and XXVI – Benjamin Talks
CPGO Competition XIX – Vanderbilt University, Brandeis University
CPGO Competition XX – University of Kansas School of Business
CPGO Competition XXI – Vanderbilt University, New York University, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin, University of California, Los Angeles
CPGO Competition XXII – Columbia University
CPGO Competition XXIII – Vanderbilt University, New York University, Columbia University
CPGO Competition XXVII, and XXXIV – Interns
CPGO Competition XXX– Michigan State University, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, University of Michigan, and University of St Andrews
CPGO Competition XXIX, and XXXV – Barcelona School of Management
Eric Fretz – Client
The CPGO Competition was great as always. I really appreciate you creating this space for the teams. They really
seem to rise to the occasion and get a lot out of it. I very much enjoy this partnership and the growth and
engagement it fosters for my students!! Thanks!
Richard, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate as a judge in the CPGO competition. I think it is a great thing you and Castle Placement have put together. I think back to my presentation days in college, and I never had the luxury to present to professionals like you offered these students. Well done and thank you again for letting me be a part of it!