The Georgia Chamber of Commerce will host the first annual Georgia InVenture Prize on April 3-4 at Georgia Public Broadcasting. The Georgia Chamber joined in partnership with the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Public Broadcasting to host the two-day competition.

The Georgia Chamber proudly thanks the Georgia Power Foundation and the Georgia InVenture Prize sponsors, University System of Georgia, NCR Corporation,Georgia Lottery Corporation and Gulfstream, for participating in a great opportunity for college students in Georgia.

Georgia InVenture Prize highlights the state’s innovation ecosystem and its high potential, ambitious and growth-oriented student entrepreneurs. A team of students were chosen by their college and will present their unique business solution to judges in a statewide competition. The winning institution will receive the “Georgia InVenture Prize Cup” to proudly display on their campus for the year.

Mark Curry, American actor, comedian and host, will be hosting the Georgia InVenture Prize. The competition judges include Lonnie Johnson- invented Super Soaker, Tiffany Krumins- founded MomGenius and Janelle Fitzpatrick- founded Better Options Company.

There are 19 teams who have qualified to participate.

Albany State University

Atlanta Technical College

Augusta Technical College

Columbus State University

Dalton State College

Fort Valley State University

Georgia College and State University

Georgia Gwinnett College

Georgia Tech

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State University

Kennesaw State University

Mercer University

Middle Georgia State University

Savannah State University

Southern Regional Technical College

University of Georgia

University of North Georgia

Valdosta State University

The Georgia Chamber’s Georgia InVenture Prize Program Manager, Cathy Hill, says, “We are very excited about this year’s first Georgia Inventure Prize Initiative. We will showcase some very high-potential, ambitious and business-oriented student entrepreneurs within the college system. Thank you to all of our partners for the continued support.”