TigerLaunch is Princeton University's Business Plan Competition.  The competition is sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Club and Howard Cox '64.  The focus of TigerLaunch is to provide an integrative learning opportunity. Students gain practical experience by writing a plan for a new business venture and presenting and discussing it with judges whose backgrounds include venture capital, investment banking, and entrepreneurship. 

This year the contest will award a total of at least $10,000 in cash to the student teams that submit business plans with the greatest promise.  If three or more finalists’ plans are environmental or alternative energy proposals, they will be eligible to win a separate prize of $5,000. 

The prize money is intended to catalyze further development and commercialization of the team’s idea.  While it is hoped that business plans developed for TigerLaunch will reflect real opportunities, there is no obligation for the winners to implement their business plans.

TigerLaunch has three prime objectives:
1.    To educate students in the process of creating and evaluating new business ventures
2.    To prepare students for opportunities in entrepreneurship sometime during their careers
3.    To harness for the benefit of Princeton students the unique technical and business resources that the greater Princeton community has to offer.