2025 Emory Entrepreneur Awards
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The Emory Entrepreneur Awards were launched in 2015 to annually recognize outstanding alumni entrepreneurs who are a source of pride and inspiration for the Emory University community. Hosted by the Emory Entrepreneur Network, these awards aim to share stories and lessons from innovators, pioneers, creators, and business leaders in the Emory alumni community.

In 2025, we seek to recognize:

  • Alumni business founders representing various industries
  • Alumnus/a who has made an impact on entrepreneurs through service as an adviser, board member, or mentor
  • Alumnus/a venture capitalist that promotes entrepreneurship and advances innovation through funding
  • Student business founder(s)

Awardees will be celebrated at a reception open to the Emory community in April 2025 in Atlanta.

To submit a nomination, please create an account and fill out the application provided. Note that peer and self-nominations are welcome, and we can follow up with the entrepreneur directly if a peer nomination lacks some required information.

Nominees selected for the 2025 awards will be asked to confirm their information for the awardee website and related awards materials. Please be sure to read all requirements below before submitting your nomination.

Award Categories:

  • Business to Business
  • Business to Consumer
  • Emerging
  • Entrepreneur Adviser (Board Member and/or Mentor to Entrepreneurs)
  • Healthcare
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Social Enterprise
  • Student Entrepreneur
  • Technology
  • Venture Capitalist
  • Real Estate

Awardee Requirements:

Founding Team: Emory University alumnus/a is a founding member of the company described in the nomination. Awardees are not required to serve in the Chief Executive Officer role, but must have served as a member of the founding leadership team. Nominees in the Adviser and Venture Capitalist categories are excluded from this requirement.

Revenue: Company has verifiable annual revenue of one million or more for the past fiscal year. Company has verifiable annual revenue for at least three fiscal years. Nominees in the Adviser, Emerging, Social Enterprise, Student, and Venture Capitalist categories are excluded from this requirement.

Awardee Benefits:

Awardees will be spotlighted on the Emory Alumni Association website and social channels. Awardees will be asked to participate in a story to be featured on EmoryWire, the online magazine of the Emory Alumni Association.
Awardees will be celebrated at a reception in April 2025 in Atlanta.
Awardees will be invited to speak with students on campus or get involved in other Emory activities as their schedule/interest permits.
Awardees will receive an acknowledgment from George L. Fenves, President of Emory University.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday, Novmeber 1 at 11:59 PM EST. After review by a selection committee of alumni volunteers, awardees will be notified in December 2024 and then be announced to the entire community in February 2025.

Questions? Contact Lynnsey Lafayette, Associate Director of Regional Engagement at lynnsey.lafayette@emory.edu. Visit alumni.emory.edu/entrepreneurs to learn more about the Emory Entrepreneur Network.