The Eleven Summit 2026 | The Eleven Society
The Eleven Society The Summit · November 15, 2026

Inaugural · Boston

The first pitch competition for the whole NESCAC.

One student team represents each of the eleven colleges. A judging panel awards the NESCAC Cup; the room picks a crowd favorite by live vote.

When
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Where
Boston, venue announced soon

Interest form Sponsor the Summit

The eleven

Bates
Williams
Amherst
Bowdoin
Colby
Connecticut College
Hamilton
Middlebury
Trinity
Tufts
Wesleyan

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What this is

Eleven campuses run their startup scenes in isolation. This puts them in one room.

The Eleven Summit brings the conference’s top student builders to Boston for an afternoon of pitches, breakout sessions with alumni founders, and a startup showcase. One team pitches for each school; the winner takes the NESCAC Cup.

It’s organized by a team of students from different NESCAC campuses, and built as much for the alumni in the room as for the students on stage.

The day

One afternoon, noon to evening.

  1. 01

    Doors & welcome

    Guests arrive from across the conference; a light mixer before the program opens.

    Noon
  2. 02

    Keynote & breakout sessions

    A short opening keynote, then small-group sessions on starting a company, building a product, and selling, led by alumni founders.

    Early afternoon
  3. 03

    The Cup

    Eleven pitches, one per school. Three minutes each plus Q&A, in front of the judging panel. Judges award the NESCAC Cup; the room votes a crowd favorite.

    Afternoon
  4. 04

    Startup Showcase

    Student and alumni founders, startups, and more will table. See what is happening in NESCAC entrepreneurship, grow your network, and enjoy the provided dinner.

    Evening

Attend

For students, alumni, and faculty of the eleven schools.

Watch every pitch in the conference in a single afternoon, join a breakout session with people who have built companies, and meet the founders at their tables afterward.

If you’re an alum: this is the first room that gathers founders and builders from all eleven schools at once. A large share of the alumni we’ve talked to are coming for exactly that.

Same-day travel works from every campus: doors open at noon and the program ends by early evening.

Fill out the interest form Non-binding. Attendance is free.

Get involved

For the people who judge, teach, and sponsor.

NESCAC schools produce an outsized share of founders, and there has never been a single room where the conference’s best student builders show up at once. The Summit is the first.

  1. 01

    Judge the Cup

    Sit on the panel that hears all eleven pitches and awards the first NESCAC Cup.

  2. 02

    Sponsor the first edition

    Fund the venue, student travel, and the Cup itself, and put your name in front of eleven campuses of student founders.

  3. 03

    Lead a breakout session

    Run a small-group working session on the thing you actually know: zero-to-one, product, or selling.

Sponsorship form To judge or lead a session, email hello@theelevensociety.com.