Wake Founders Pitch Competition

WFF Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Showcase

This event is open to teammates, friends and family of the startups along with members of the Wake Forest community that are active in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and/or adjacent to it. If you're looking to learn more about Wake Forest's burgeoning startup community, please JOIN US!

The Wake Forest Founders Program will be hosting its second Startup Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Showcase at The Loading Dock - Wake Forest (525 S White St.) on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM. This event is open to all startups in the Wake Forest area, not just those who have participated in Wake Forest Founders programs, and will catalyze the growth of our community into the rest of 2025.

In addition, this competition will spotlight the burgeoning startup culture and community in the Wake Forest area along with awarding $10K in cash prizes to participants that night. Several entrepreneurial and business-minded judges from the Wake Forest community will decide the winners based on several categories. Our primary aim is to get more entrepreneurs in the area connected to resources and to each other, then funnel them into the Wake Forest Founders community to ensure they have the best chance of personal and professional success.