Flagship EventsNational Idea Pitching Competition
DUEDC's national idea pitching competition with a prize pool worth BDT 130,000+, mentorship, bootcamps, and founder exposure.
Date
Jul 11, 2026
Time
Concluded
Venue
Holiday Inn Dhaka City Centre
Scope
National scale
Creaventure returned for its fourth season as DUEDC's signature national idea-pitching competition. Building on three seasons of nationwide impact — from 800+ registrations to 2.8 lakh+ online reach — Creaventure 4.0 was engineered to be the largest edition yet, carrying a prize pool worth BDT 130,000+ alongside mentorship, bootcamps and founder exposure.
The edition doubled down on two tracks chosen for where student innovation lands hardest: sustainable ventures and tech-driven solutions. The roadmap behind them was redesigned around pitch deck mastery, customer development, legal fundamentals and fundraising.
Track 1
Sustainable ventures — climate, circularity and social impact
Track 2
Tech-driven solutions — software, hardware and platforms
Teams moved through a structured, multi-stage roadmap rather than a single pitch night. A national roadshow opened the funnel across campuses, online submissions were shortlisted, and the teams that advanced worked through a training series with industry veterans before two intensive offline bootcamps run with top incubators.
Roadshow
41 roadshows nationwide
Participants
1066 participants from 73 institutions across 62 districts
Training
08 sessions with industry veterans
Bootcamps
2 intensive offline bootcamps with top incubators
Mentorship
05 mentors, plus national investor connect
The finale was held on July 11, 2026 at Holiday Inn Dhaka City Centre. Finalist teams pitched their ventures to a panel of founders, investors and academics, and the day closed with the trophy presentation and awards. Seed funding, gifts, crests and a full afternoon of networking went to the teams that made it through.
The grand finale was judged by founders, investors and academics from Bangladesh's entrepreneurship ecosystem, joined on the day by DUEDC's moderators, partners and invited guests.
Outreach
Teams
Districts
Roadshows
Institutions
Participants
Training Sessions
Mentors
Judges
Stage 1
National Roadshow Kickoff
Stage 2
Online Submission & Shortlist
Stage 3
Training Session Series
Stage 4
Offline Bootcamp #1
Stage 5
Offline Bootcamp #2
Stage 6
Grand Finale & Awards
Event Recap
348 teams and 1066 participants nationwide
41 roadshows across 73 institutions in 62 districts
08 training sessions with industry veterans
2 offline bootcamps with top incubators
05 mentors, plus national investor connect
Grand finale judged by an 18-member panel
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