Reverse the Future Venture Challenge | Entrepreneurship + Innovation

Non-dilutive Prize Pool + Exclusive Career Opportunities

$8,000 First Prize | $4,000 Second Prize | $3,000 Third Prize

Winning teams stand a chance to earn an internship or full-time job offer — this challenge is being watched by the people who might hire you.

"Non-dilutive" means winning teams keep 100% ownership of their venture — the prize is a grant, not an investment.

$8,000 First Prize | $4,000 Second Prize | $3,000 Third Prize

The Challenge

Artificial Intelligence is triggering one of the largest infrastructure expansions in modern history. Companies around the world are investing billions into GPUs, AI servers, networking systems, storage, cooling technologies, and data centers to power the next generation of intelligent systems. But beneath this explosive growth lies a much larger and mostly unexplored opportunity.

What happens after the first life cycle of AI infrastructure?

As hyperscalers, enterprises, and AI firms rapidly upgrade their systems, enormous volumes of GPUs and data center hardware will enter secondary markets. Much of this equipment still contains significant computational value, reusable components, recoverable materials, and untapped economic potential.

This shift will not simply create refurbishment businesses. It may create entirely new industries. Just as cheap computing created the software economy, and smartphones created the app economy, accessible AI infrastructure may create new forms of:

Distributed intelligence
Decentralized compute
Local AI ecosystems
Community-owned infrastructure
AI cooperatives
Secondary compute marketplaces
New models of economic participation

Core Question

What new industries, business models, and economic systems emerge when AI infrastructure becomes reusable, distributable, and dramatically more accessible, while generating economic and environmental value?

The strongest ideas will not merely recycle hardware. They will reimagine how AI infrastructure can create entirely new forms of value.

Competition is open to all ASU students.
Teams must consist of a minimum of 2 members and a maximum of 4 members.
Important: At least one student in the team must be currently enrolled in the W.P. Carey College of Business.

10-Minute Video Pitch: Compulsory. Every team member must present during the video.
Maximum 10-Page Slide Deck: (any supporting details and assumptions in the appendix).

Required Deck Template:

Problem
Solution
Market Opportunity
Product, or Service

Business Model (How will you make money)
Team
Financials (what numbers look like over next 3 years), and how much funds will be needed

*finalists will be informed by November 4 and will be doing a live pitch in front of judges on November 12th

Judging Criteria

“Could this actually become a real company?”

Ideas that are merely “interesting” will not score highly unless they also demonstrate:

Important Dates

Submit Your Pitch

Ensure you have your 10-minute video link and your pitch deck ready before submitting. Submissions are limited to one per student team leader.

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