The 4th KITEE Idea Pitch Competition

KITEE is pleased to announce that it will host the 4th Idea Pitch Competition on October 5, 2020. This year, it will be held over the virtual conference. The competition aims to promote entrepreneurship of Korean-American scientists, engineers, and students with a compelling idea that can establish a promising startup. The eligibility and competition details are as follows:

Competition Date & Time: Monday, October 5, 2020 at 8 PM (EDT)

• 6-minute virtual presentation either in English or in Korean, followed by 4-minute Q&A by the panel of judges.

Eligibility

• KSEA or KITEE member as of September 27, 2020
  • New members are welcome! As long as you applied for either KSEA or KITEE membership by the above date, you are eligible to enter the competition.
• Any startups raised the funds less than $300,000 as of October 5, 2020
• Anyone with a compelling startup idea, or startups established within last 3 years

Prize:

• 1st place: $2,000 cash prize (sponsored by KOSEN) plus KITEE Startup Mentoring Service package included company formation, technology advising, business plan, legal, accounting, finance, fundraising, marketing & channel introduction until the company grows to the next phase of business.
• 2nd place: $500 cash prize
• Idea Award: $500 cash prize

How to Apply:

• Submit a one-page description to event@kitee.org by September 27, 2020 with the following:
- Your startup's value proposition
- Problem(s) your product and/or service is solving

Download One-Pager Template

Evaluation:

• Finalists will showcase their innovative solution, idea, or technology and will be assessed by a panel of judges on site.

DOWNLOAD EVALUATION RUBRIC

• Each will have a total of 10 minutes (6 minutes to pitch and 4 minutes for Q&A with the panel).

DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION TEMPLATE

• Confidentiality: Protection of intellectual property (IP) is up to the contestant.

The NRC 2019 Idea Pitch Competition

Call for Participation: The NRC 2019 Idea Pitch Competition 

The KSEA Northeast Regional Conference (NRC) and KITEE hold the second NRC Idea Pitch Competition on May 2nd, 2019 during the NRC 2019 at LG Electronics USA in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. This competition aims to promote entrepreneurship of Korean-American scientists, engineers, and students studying engineering and science and encourage them to pursue building a promising startup. Of the many that apply, selected budding entrepreneurs will go head-to-head to compete individually or as a team to win an award of $2,000 plus continuous assistance, upon requests, from KITEE Angel Committee in various areas including formation, business plan, fundraising, legal, accountant and financial, marketing & channel introduction, and related technologies until they grow to the next phase of business.

Scope & Eligibility

• Any compelling idea for business that has not been commercialized yet  
• Any KSEA and KITEE member as of April 29th, 2019 (at least one KSEA or KITEE member)
• Has received under US$300K in funding
• Is less than 3 years old as of May 2nd, 2019
 

Winners (Up to 3):

• 1st place: $2,000 plus, upon requests, continuous assistance from KITEE  
• 2nd place: $500
• Idea Award: $500 
 

How to Apply:

• By April 29th, submit a one-page description to event@kitee.org with the following: 
- Your startup's value proposition
- Problem(s) your product and/or service is solving

Download One-Pager Template

Evaluation:

• Finalists will showcase their innovative solution, idea, or technology and will be assessed by a panel of judges on site.

DOWNLOAD EVALUATION RUBRIC

• Each will have a total of 10 minutes (6 minutes to pitch and 4 minutes for Q&A with the panel).

DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION TEMPLATE

• Confidentiality: Protection of intellectual property (IP) is up to the contestant. 

KITEE Year-end Party 2018

Hello KITEE members and friends,

We trust all is well with you and your family. In order to celebrate the successful fourth year of KITEE as your organization, we will have an year-end event as follows:
 

Date: 12/6/2015 (Thursday) 6:00~9:30 PM

Place: GAYEON RESTAURANT 연회장 @ 2020 Hudson Street, Fort Lee, NJ (201-944-2056, www.gayeonrestaurant.com)

Agenda:
Session I: Reception & Summit (6:00 pm)
Session II: Dinner, KITEE Review, & Appreciation (7:00 pm)
Session III: Entertainment & raffles (9:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm)

Registration fee: $20 per person. Payment by check or cash or on-site. We will contact you with the payment instruction after your registration.
(An 8-course dinner and wine will be provided. A small gift will also be prepared for each family.)
 

We would like to thank our generous sponsors, Samsung, LG, SK, and SBC for their continuous support for KITEE events.

Both you and your spouse are cordially invited to the party. RSVP is strictly required. Please RSVP here  by 11/30/2018 so that the Committee can better prepare for the event.

Should you have any question or suggestion, please feel free to contact us at ceo.kitee@gmail.com (M.J. Lee, KITEE President) or vp.kitee@gmail.com (K.H. Yang, KITEE Founder & VP).
 

We look forward to seeing you at the KITEE Year-end party.

Warm Regards,

Myung Jong Lee, KITEE President
Kyeong Ho Yang, KITEE Founder & VP