# £1 million prize fund for universities’ entrepreneurship

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/08/1m-prize-fund-universities039-entrepreneurship/
- Published: 2001-01-08T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Launchit2001 is a competition supported by the Guardian which aims “to unlock the
innovation hidden in university campuses and find Britain’s next big name in IT 
and telecoms.” A prize fund of £1 million is on offer from venture capital management
firm Cross Atlantic Capital Partners and internet incubator Brainspark.
Launchit2001
is a competition supported by the Guardian which aims “to unlock the innovation 
hidden in university campuses and find Britain’s next big name in IT and telecoms.”
A prize fund of £1 million is on offer from venture capital management firm Cross
Atlantic Capital Partners and internet incubator Brainspark.

The competition is open to any individual in higher education or teams that include
a student or academic staff member. Teams are encouraged to add senior management
from outside the university.

The deadline for online registration is 5 February 2001.

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Given the innovation in IT and telecoms shown by many health and disability charities,
this competition would appear to be relevant not only to universities.

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