Varsity Pitch Competition 2024
We were thrilled to bring back Varsity Pitch Competition for a third rendition in partnership with our friends at Cambridge University Finance and Investment Society. This year, the finals were held in the prestigious Oxford Cambridge Club in London. For the second year running, we welcomed international submissions in search of the best investing talent. The 2024 competition was sponsored by Point72 and Fidelity Investments.
FINALS HOSTED AT THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CLUB
On Thursday 14th November, the five finalist teams pitched their ideas to two judges from Point72 and Fidelity Investments at the Oxford and Cambridge Club.
Please find below the competition results and links to each team’s pitch deck.
1ST PLACE - TEAM: WHFS EUV
Long KLA Corp. (NASDAQ: KLAC) - View the pitch deck here
Tymoteusz Gozdzik, University of Warwick
Romain Krummenacher, University of Warwick
Timothy Lee, University of Warwick
2ND PLACE - TEAM: SB
Short Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU)
Anna Feng, Harvard University
Avery Park, Harvard University
Sreetej Digumarthi, Harvard University
FINALIST - TEAM: AMIN
Short Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) - View the pitch deck here
Ashvin Sivakumar, University of Oxford
Natalie Lim, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ryuki Tamano, London School of Economics and Political Science
Min Han Chong, London School of Economics and Political Science
FINALIST - TEAM: HCAPITAL
Short Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) - View the pitch deck here
Shawn Lim, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ling Ya Luo, London School of Economics and Political Science
Carissa Tan, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ryan Wong, University of Oxford
FINALIST - TEAM: YORK IFS
Long Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) - View the pitch deck here
Ilija Steinmann, University of York
Jack Tafler, University of York
Harvey Hester, University of York
Diya Saha, University of York
At the competition’s conclusion, all finalists were invited to a post-competition social with the organisers, sponsors and judges.