Fintech & Digital Banking

Are you a future entrepreneur ready to disrupt the finance world?

The Fintech National Startup Competition is an intensive, high-energy competition that transforms student teams into founders, challenging them to design, validate, and pitch a groundbreaking financial technology startup that can help change the world. This isn’t just an action-packed camp experience, it’s a rigorous, week-long accelerator for young business leaders!

The Team Accelerator Curriculum This program is designed to mirror the actual startup lifecycle, emphasizing collaboration, delegation, and teamwork as you build your company from the ground up:

Ideation & Market Validation: Working as a team, you’ll identify a real-world problem in banking, payments, or investing. And learn essential market research techniques to validate your concept and define your target user. Business Modeling: Your team will develop a comprehensive business plan, including revenue models, pricing strategies, and projections. Learn to craft a clear Value Proposition that convinces investors. Product & UI/UX Design: Focus on the customer experience. You’ll prototype your team’s app or service interface (UI/UX) using industry-standard tools, ensuring your product is intuitive, secure, and solves the user’s need efficiently. Financial Literacy & Technology: Dive into the technology powering modern finance: Blockchain, APIs, and Algorithmic Logic. Understand core concepts of investment, risk management, and the regulatory environment. The Final Pitch Competition: The week culminates in developing a professional, investor-ready Pitch Deck. Your team will refine its public speaking and presentation skills to deliver a compelling pitch to a panel of expert judges, competing for the National Startup title!

Why Compete? This competition provides an unparalleled opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to gain experience in the world of Fintech entrepreneurship, and business strategy. At the end of the week,you’ll leave with a fully realized startup concept, a professional pitch deck, and the confidence to lead your next big collaborative project.

Campers should have at minimum some coding experience with Python™ or App Development, such as having attended at least one week of a Lavner Coding with Python camp or similar.

Early Arrival/Extended Day: 8am to 9am – $10/day | 3pm to 5:45pm – $28/day Optional Catered Lunch: Monday-Friday, $68.50/week

Enroll by November 30th & save up to $150/wk!