Serena Williams Pitch Contest 2025 ($15,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: September 23, 2025

Applications are open for the Serena Williams Pitch Contest 2025. For Serena Willams Masterclass’ tenth anniversary, they’re giving one member the prospect to share their enterprise concept with investor, CEO, and tennis legend Serena Williams. The winner will obtain $15,000 and an opportunity to spend a day with Serena Ventures in New York City! This is your second to get observed, funded, and mentored by some of the influential entrepreneurs and buyers on this planet.

Prize

One (1) Grand Prize might be supplied. The Grand Prize will include:

• Review of enterprise pitch deck by Serena Williams;
• A digital assembly for one (1) individual with Serena Williams for one 30-minute session to debate enterprise pitch deck;
• A $15,000 begin-up finances from Sponsor (awarded as a company check or wire switch to Winner); 
• An in-individual meet-and-greet and lunch for one (1) individual with accomplice(s) and knowledgeable(s) from Serena Ventures at their New York City workplace;
• Economy air journey for one (1) individual to New York City and floor transportation to/from airport and lodge (if and as wanted), and transfers between lodge and Serena Ventures workplace (if and as wanted);
• Local lodge lodging for 2 (2) nights in New York City in a single (1) room (room and room tax solely) (if and as wanted); and,
• $500 spending cash (awarded as a company check or wire switch to Winner).

Eligibility

• Open to present U.S. residents (excluding Alaska, Arizona, and Hawaii).
• Entrepreneurs with a daring, progressive enterprise concept.
• Those dedicated to watching Serena’s MasterClass tennis course earlier than getting into.

Selection Criteria

Finalist Submissions shall be judged, and the Winner might be chosen, based on the next standards with every standards being weighted equally:

• Deeper Dive into the Product: Elaborate on how your services or products addresses the issue you are attempting to unravel.
• Traction: Demonstrate traction and quantifiable progress for the reason that preliminary pitch.
• Core buyer: Define your splendid buyer profile, together with their demographics, psychographics, wants, and ache factors. Explain how your services or products immediately addresses their wants.
• Go-to-market technique: Detail your plan for reaching your goal clients, together with your advertising, gross sales, and distribution channels. Explain how you’ll purchase and retain clients.
• Competition: Identify your rivals and focus on how your strategy is completely different.
• Scalability & Growth Plan: Present a roadmap for future development, together with milestones, growth plans, and the way you plan to attain important scale. Include key metrics and projections.

Application

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For extra data, go to Serena Williams Pitch Contest.