CurveAssure Selected as One of Twelve Student Startups Competing for $100,000 at Heartland Challenge
Medical device companies and software startups dominate the field in the fifth annual Heartland Challenge, which will welcome 12 student teams representing nine universities to Bentonville next month as they compete for a prize pool of more than $100,000.
Designed to simulate the process of raising venture capital for a high-growth enterprise, the Heartland Challenge is a global, graduate student startup competition hosted in Northwest Arkansas. The event has awarded nearly $500,000 in prize money since it was first held virtually in spring 2020.
A record 126 teams submitted applications for this year's event, which will be held April 11-13 in downtown Bentonville...
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