2026 Pitch Deck Competition at Lobo Rainforest Building – Albuquerque, NM

Family, Friends and supporters are invited to attend the final round of the 2026 Pitch Deck Competition at the Lobo Rainforest Building on Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. to hear the five finalists pitch to investor judges.

Finalists will present a 10 minute pitch deck with 5 additional minutes of question and answer in front of a panel of judges.

The 2026 Pitch Deck Competition is an early-stage pitch competition bringing together university entrepreneurs from all over New Mexico for chance to win $20,000 (sponsored by UNM Rainforest Innovations) in cash prizes for promising business models. The cash prizes are: winning team, $10,000, second place team, $5,000, and third place, $2,500 and 2 finalists, $1,250 each.

Agenda

3:30 PM Networking

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Finals

Parking Map – Lobo Rainforest Building 2024

Are you interested in applying to Pitch Deck Competition? Go to https://innovations.unm.edu/program-activities/pitch-deck/. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2026 @ 11:59 pm.