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Entrepreneurship Case Competition
Fall 2026 Dates: October 5 – November 27 | Program Fee: €800
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Join a Shark Tank–style challenge where international student teams build real business concepts, pitch to investors, and compete for a €1,000 business development grant. Gain hands-on startup experience, mentorship, and access to real funding opportunities.
Why Join?
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Build a startup: Create and validate a real business idea
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Pitch to investors: Present at Torre Glòries in Barcelona
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Win funding: €1,000 business development grant
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Investment opportunity: Past teams offered up to €40K funding
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Expand your network: Founders, mentors, investors, and peers
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Exclusive events: Private networking and community gatherings
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Founder community: Exclusive perks and ongoing support
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InternClick Premium: During program access + 3 months after
Zaria, USA
“I gained invaluable, real-world skills that I would not have learned at university. This experience taught me how to lead real team projects with confidence, clarity, and professional expertise.”
How It Works
International Teams
Collaborate with students from ESADE, EU Business School, TBS, and startup communities.
Ideation & Development
Develop your idea with mentor support, business modeling, and market validation.
Final Investor Pitch
Pitch live to entrepreneurs and investors. All teams can secure funding.
Who Can Participate?
University students from local or international institutions.
Young adults with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Those looking to gain hands-on pitching skills and teamwork.
What Students Learn
Business Model Development
Students work on shaping a strong and viable business model. Through the Business Model Canvas 2.0, including frontstage and backstage thinking, they learn how different parts of a venture connect and support each other.
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Business Model Canvas 2.0
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Frontstage
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Backstage
Meet The Team
Innovation. Expertise. Mentorship.
Program Director
Arantxa López
Arantxa oversees program design and execution, ensuring strong support systems and high-impact entrepreneurial experiences.
Expert Mentor
Xavi Marlasca
Xavi advises entrepreneurship teams, helping refine business ideas, strengthen professional strategy, and elevate final investor pitches.
Expert Mentor
Maria Martyak
Maria mentors teams, guiding them to sharpen their ideas, lead with clear strategic direction, and deliver compelling investor pitches.
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Program Leader
Antonio Kalmeta
Antonio leads teams helping them build practical skills, develop confidence, and grow through hands-on learning and real-world challenges.
Expert Mentor
Jes Black
Jes leverages his expertise in finance, entrepreneurship, economics, AI, and machine learning to guide teams in delivering strategic investor pitches.
Expert Mentor
Thomas Dillon
With proven experience building and scaling a company to over 200 employees in the UAE, Thomas mentors teams in digital strategy.
Expert Mentor
Martín Morillo
Martin brings expertise in mobile apps, marketing, and AI, with experience in launching apps and investing in startups to drive innovation.
Expert Mentor
Kristina Ionitskaia
Drawing on her expertise in luxury marketing, Kristina helps teams build compelling brand identities through strategic consumer behavior research.
Expert Mentor
Killian O'Kelly
Having successfully built and sold two companies, Killian offers expertise in experiential business, fundraising, and partnership development.
Expert Mentor
Miguel Castañeda
Miguel drives sustainability and responsible business transformation, drawing on experience building several consultancy firms.
Expert Mentor
Martina Guzmán
Martina helps teams turn complex ideas into clear, confident, and actionable communication, having supported 1,050+ startups worldwide.
Expert Mentor
Victor Horcasitas
Victor supports teams in building communities and shaping their story, using his journalism background and experience reaching 155,000+ readers.
Expert Mentor
Andrew Funk
Andrew turns ideas into purpose-led, socially impactful projects with teams, using his cross-sector expertise and background in entrepreneurship.
Frequently Asked Questions
-- The total fee is €800, a single investment that covers everything you need from day one to the Final Gala. Here is exactly what you get: €500 / Masterclasses & Mentoring: The core of the program. You get direct access to successful entrepreneurs through intensive masterclasses and personal mentoring sessions. These are not generic talks; they are focused, practical conversations designed to help you build and refine your specific business idea. €160 / Guided Workshops: Road to Finale: Hands-on working sessions where you take everything learned from your mentors and put it into action. Week by week, you will develop, test, and sharpen your business model, strategy, and pitch, guided every step of the way. €140 / Final Pitch & Investor Access: Your ticket to the Final Gala, where you pitch your idea Shark Tank-style to real investors. Every competing team has the potential to walk away with investment to develop their business, with no cap on how much funding is on the table. The winning team also receives a €1,000 business development grant. Bonus / Pre-Competition Online Sessions & Networking: Before the program officially kicks off, you get comprehensive intro sessions to get you prepared and aligned. You also gain access to our wider network of events and activities throughout the program.
How much is the program and what does it include?
-- This is a hands-on, experiential program designed to give you real-world startup skills, not just theory. You learn directly from founders and successful entrepreneurs who have built businesses themselves, and immediately apply those learnings in practice. The program is built around three core pillars: 1. Learn from the Best: Through masterclasses and 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with experienced entrepreneurs, you get direct access to real insights: what worked, what did not, and how to build something that lasts. This is not a lecture; it is a conversation with people who have done it. 2. Put It Into Practice: Every concept you learn is immediately tested in guided workshops. These sessions are designed to help you apply your mentor's learnings to your own business idea, refining your model, your pitch, and your strategy week by week. 3. Compete for Real Stakes: The program culminates in a Final Gala, a Shark Tank-style pitch event where all teams present their business ideas to real investors. Every team has the opportunity to receive investment, and the winning team also takes home a €1,000 business development grant to kickstart their venture. By the end of the program, you will not just have knowledge. You will have a business idea that has been tested, refined, and pitched to people with the power to fund it.
What is the program structure?
-- The weekly schedule is designed to create a powerful rhythm between learning and doing: Mondays / Expert Mentor Sessions (Mandatory): Each week kicks off with a session led by an experienced entrepreneur or industry expert. These masterclasses go deep into the topics that matter most for building a startup, from validating your idea and finding your market, to pitching, fundraising, and scaling. You leave every Monday with new knowledge and a clear challenge to work on. Because each masterclass builds on the previous week's content, attendance at the Monday sessions is mandatory for all participants. Wednesdays & Thursdays / Team Workshops (Flexible): The middle of the week is where theory becomes action. In guided workshops, you and your team work directly on your business, applying what you learned on Monday. Facilitators are on hand to guide you, challenge your thinking, and help you move forward. By the end of each week, your business idea is sharper than it was at the start. These workshop sessions are expected for all teams, as they are where collaboration and progress happen. However, participants working as a solo founder (or in cases where a planned teammate is unavailable) have greater flexibility and may miss an occasional workshop if necessary, provided they continue developing their project independently and stay up to date with the week's objectives. Teams are encouraged to attend together whenever possible, and solo participants may also be paired into tandems during the program to strengthen collaboration. This structure ensures you are never just passively absorbing information. Every lesson has a direct, practical purpose for your project. We also understand that many students are balancing university commitments, including exam periods, so the program is designed with flexibility in mind. While the Monday masterclasses are a required component of the experience, workshop activities can be completed asynchronously when appropriate, allowing solo founders to remain fully engaged in the program while accommodating occasional scheduling conflicts.
What is the schedule?
-- The €1,000 business development grant is awarded to the winning team as a whole, not per individual member. It is intended to be used as seed funding for the development of the winning business, giving the team a real head start on turning their idea into reality.
Will each team member receive the €1,000 business development grant?
-- The Final Gala is the grand finale of the program and the moment everything has been building towards. Think Shark Tank: you and your team take the stage and pitch your business idea to a room of real investors who have the power to fund your venture. It is not just a presentation; it is a real opportunity. Investors attend because they are actively looking for ideas worth backing. Every team gets their moment in the spotlight, and every pitch is a genuine chance to walk away with investment to take your business to the next level. The atmosphere is high-energy, professional, and exciting, making it the perfect setting to showcase everything you have built throughout the program.
What is the Final Gala?
-- No, and this is one of the most exciting aspects of the program. All competing teams are entitled to receive investment from the investors at the Final Gala. The €1,000 business development grant goes exclusively to the winning team, but when it comes to funding your business idea, every team is in the running. If an investor believes in your idea, they can back you, regardless of where you finish.
Will only the winning team receive investment?
-- Our mentors are experienced founders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts who have built real businesses and navigated the challenges you are about to face. They bring hands-on knowledge, honest advice, and genuine interest in helping you succeed. You can find the full profiles of all our mentors, including their backgrounds, areas of expertise, and the businesses they have built, via the about us section (see the footer) of our website.