Judging | New Venture Competition

2026-03-04 · Cambridge

The Rock Business Track finals of the HBS New Venture Competition, where 4 semi-finalist teams pitch live to a panel of top VC judges. The competition evaluates ventures on customer value proposition, market size, economic model, go-to-market plan, and team capabilities.

Organizer: Harvard Ventures

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At a glance

Format
Round 1 is asynchronous with 20 judges per team. Semifinal and Finals judges evaluate top 20 semi-finalists; 4 teams pitch live on March 4, 2026.

Speakers, judges and hosts

  • Aaron Michel — Relentless Capital (Judge)
  • Adam Medros — Spark Networks (Judge)
  • Alex Herzlinger — Highland Instruments (Judge)
  • Alireza Masrour — Plug and Play (Judge)
  • Andrea Riposati — Dante Genomics (Judge)
  • Andre Rocha — ChaosSearch (Judge)
  • Andy Macey — EPAM Systems (Judge)
  • Anne Dwane — Village Global (Judge)
  • Anthony Franklin — Spearhead Capital Partners (Judge)
  • Barbara Finer (Judge)
  • Barbara Piette — Avoca Partners (Judge)
  • Brian Hollins — Collide Capital (Judge)
  • Brittany Yoon — ex Uber, ex NFX (Judge)
  • Chee We Ng — Oakseed Ventures (Judge)
  • Christy Sheehy-Bensinger — C. Light Technologies, Inc. (Judge)
  • Connie Cocroft — Trailhead Capital (Judge)
  • Daniel Arnold — Medality (Judge)
  • Daniel Nowiszewski — Highland Capital Partners (Judge)
  • Daniel Oliver — Rejuvenate Bio (Judge)
  • Dave Terry — Stealth HC StartUp (Judge)
  • David Cancel — Olo, Inc. (Judge)
  • David Ronick — Everywhere Ventures (Judge)
  • Diego Rodriguez — TrueCar & LendingTree (Judge)
  • Doug Romanoff — Parameter Ventures (Judge)
  • Durjoy Bhattacharjya — MedicalRecords.com (Judge)
  • Frida Polli — MIT (Judge)
  • Gustavo Cavalcanti — Aaron Bell International (Judge)
  • Harman Kochar — ERA (Judge)
  • Heb Ryan — Boston Post Partners (Judge)
  • Ian Levine — Launchpad Venture Group (Judge)
  • Illai Gescheit — Gescheit & Partners (Judge)
  • Jackie Shoback — 1414 Ventures (Judge)
  • Javier Segovia — Mirador Tech (Judge)
  • Jessie Reniere — Hinckley Allen (Judge)
  • Jie Li — Reflextion Capital (Judge)
  • John Piret — AAAS (DoE) (Judge)
  • Oisin Hanrahan — Keychain (Judge)
  • Patrick Chung — Xfund (Judge)
  • Peter Bell — Amity Ventures (Judge)
  • Rags Gupta — Aktiia (Judge)

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