Flight Night 2025: A Student Startup Pitch Battle

CO+HOOTS Institute for Entrepreneurship's second annual capstone event “Flight Night 2025: A Student Startup Pitch Battle” is a high-energy competition where bold ideas take center stage.

Aspiring student entrepreneurs will go head-to-head, delivering compelling pitches in a battle for funding to fuel their ventures. With determination, innovation, and a winning vision, participants will compete for a cash prize to bring their business dreams to life.

This is your chance to be in the audience as these students aim to secure the support they need to turn dreams into reality in front of a distinguished panel of industry titans!

As our talented cohort of budding entrepreneurs showcase their business ideas, you'll witness first hand the passion, creativity and dedication that define the CO+HOOTS Institute for Entrepreneurship. Grab your ticket now, because this is not just a pitch event; it will be a spectacle.

About CO+HOOTS Institute for Entrepreneurship: A collaboration between CO+HOOTS Coworking and Benedictine University. The Institute is an entrepreneur immersion program to nurture, improve and accelerate students’ entrepreneurial traits and skills. The CO+HOOTS Institute for Entrepreneurship at Benedictine University Mesa stands as the sole program of its kind in the country.

Event Schedule

5PM: Social hour (free appetizers + drinks)

6PM: Welcome

615PM: Student Pitches

730PM: Cash Prize Award Winner Announced

Tickets

Tickets to this event are FREE but if you decide to be a Champion of Student Entrepreneurship, you can choose a Pay What You Want ticket. You can contribute whatever amount you wish. ALL PROCEEDS are added to the pool of money dedicated to college scholarships for CO+HOOTS Institute for Entrepreneurship students at Benedictine University.

In the last 3 years, the CO+HOOTS Foundation Equity Now College Scholarship Award has awarded more than $10,000 in scholarship money to student entrepreneurs (who have also proven financial need).

BONUS, Your contribution will go even further. Local nonprofit Dougherty Foundation will MATCH every contribution by 50%!

Help us impact even more students and lift others up!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Benedictine University Mesa, 225 East Main Street, Mesa, United States