--- title: "Ideas in Bloom: Spring Pitch Party Returns April 23" description: Join the UD community for the Spring Pitch Party on April 23, 2025, and showcase your innovative ideas for a chance to win cash prizes. image: https://horn.udel.edu/hubfs/Blog%20images/Pitch%20Party%20Collage.jpg --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ## Ideas in Bloom: Spring Pitch Party Returns April 23 by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 07, 2025   UD Entrepreneurship Club and Horn Entrepreneurship present: The [Spring Pitch Party](https://www.tfaforms.com/5170392) – an open call for big ideas, budding founders, and the UD community to come together for a fun, fast-paced night of innovation.![Pitch Party Collage](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/Pitch%20Party%20Collage.jpg?width=1200&height=628&name=Pitch%20Party%20Collage.jpg) Where: Venture Development Center ([132 E. Delaware Ave.](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Venture+Development+Center/@39.6823,-75.748148,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c7aa3a9872ea21:0x31a45a51ff6a7d6c!8m2!3d39.6823!4d-75.748148!16s%2Fg%2F11c5250l_l?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)) When: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Cost: Admission is FREE, [register by April 20](https://www.tfaforms.com/5170392) Whether your idea is in full flower or still budding, the Spring Pitch Party is your chance to plant the seed. This beginner-friendly event is perfect for first-time and less experienced pitchers. All you need is an idea. Up to 15 students or teams will be selected to pitch. Each participant gets 90 seconds to deliver their best pitch to a panel of young alumni judges and a room full of their peers. Pitches can be formal, informal, comedic, or creative—just make sure to share your idea clearly. Props and prototypes are welcome. ### Grow Your Idea. Every participant walks away with a **$20 gift card** just for pitching. Plus, there’s **$600 in cash prizes** on the line: - 1st Place – $300 - 2nd Place – $200 - 3rd Place – $100 Topical awards will also be presented for:  Most Creative | Most Promising | Most Interesting | Most Motivated | Most Outrageous | Funniest Pitch ### Want to Pitch? Only UD undergraduate students are eligible to pitch. If you’re working with a team that includes grad students, undergrads must present. **Registration deadline: Sunday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m.**[Click here to register](https://www.tfaforms.com/5170392) Please note: - Only 1 entry per person/team - Pitches must be no longer than 90 seconds - Hen Hatch Finalists and Semifinalists are not eligible to pitch ### Just Want to Watch? No problem! Audience members are just as important as the pitchers. Come cheer on your favorite ideas, learn how it’s done, and get inspired. To attend as a spectator, scroll to the first question on the[registration form](https://www.tfaforms.com/5170392) and check the spectator box. The Spring Pitch Party is a celebration of fresh thinking and fearless creativity. With **“**Ideas in Bloom” as our theme, we invite you to bring your passion, pitch your potential, and watch a garden of innovation grow. [**Join us April 23 at the VDC—and let your idea blossom.**](https://www.tfaforms.com/5170392) #### About Horn [Horn Entrepreneurship](http://www.udel.edu/horn) serves as the creative engine for entrepreneurship education and advancement at the University of Delaware. Currently ranked among the best entrepreneurship programs in the U.S., horn Entrepreneurship was built and is actively supported by successful entrepreneurs, empowering aspiring innovators as they pursue new ideas for a better world. 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