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NYBPC
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is a statewide intercollegiate entrepreneurship competition based in New York, showcasing innovative student-led startups since 2010.
Overview
What NYBPC does
What NYBPC is
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is a statewide intercollegiate entrepreneurship competition based in New York, showcasing innovative student-led startups since 2010.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2010
- Approximate age
- About 16 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 19, 2026
Official channels
Find NYBPC elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
NYBPC as a community
Community overview
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is a statewide, intercollegiate entrepreneurship competition based in New York. It is powered by Upstate Capital and aims to showcase innovative student-led startups.
Community focus
The NYBPC focuses on student entrepreneurship, providing a platform for students from various colleges and universities in New York to present their business ideas. It emphasizes building networks, gaining visibility, and receiving feedback from experienced judges and fellow entrepreneurs.
Member value
Participants gain validation, visibility, and access to a network that can accelerate their go-to-market efforts and product testing.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- cohort-based
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- network-access and media-exposure
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
The NYBPC hosts an annual competition where student-led startups present their business ideas to a panel of judges, providing an opportunity for networking and feedback.
Notable members
Notable participants include Jia Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Sara Technology, and the team from Polar Hockey, winners of various tracks in the competition.
Capability profile
NYBPC as an event host
Event focus
The NYBPC focuses on student entrepreneurship, providing a platform for students from various colleges and universities in New York to present their business ideas. It emphasizes building networks, gaining visibility, and receiving feedback from experienced judges and fellow entrepreneurs.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- pitch-night
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Regions
- United States
Common questions
What to know about NYBPC
Upseed classifies NYBPC under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 19, 2026
Known limits
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