Varsity Pitch Competition 2025
We were excited to bring the Varsity Pitch Competition back for its fourth rendition in 2025, once again in partnership with the Cambridge University Finance and Investment Society. The competition returned to the Oxford and Cambridge Club in London, welcoming five finalist teams from around the world who were selected from the highest number of submissions in competition history. The 2025 competition was sponsored by Point72, Fidelity Investments, and Janus Henderson.
Finals Hosted at the Oxford and Cambridge Club
On Wednesday 29th October, the five finalist teams pitched their ideas to three judges from Point72, Fidelity Investments, and Janus Henderson at the Oxford and Cambridge Club.
Please find below the competition results and links to each team’s pitch deck where available.
1st place - Team: Oreo Capital
Short Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT)
Amith Burla, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (incoming)
Sakthisolai Saravanan, University of Oxford
Nishant Vats, National University of Singapore
Wong Zhao Yang, National University of Singapore
2nd place - Team: Rice Securities Investment Group
Long James Hardie Industries (NYSE: JHX)
Gaveesh Kapoor, Rice University
Landon Nickel, Rice University
Brandon Riedy, Rice University
Abhiram Tallapragada, Rice University
Finalist - Team Upside
Long Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) – View the pitch deck here
Alden Soo, University of Oxford
Shi Xinyi, University of Oxford
Sean Yeow, University of Oxford
Wu You, University of Oxford
Finalist - Team: Auburn Tigers
Long Chemours (NYSE: CC)
Hamilton Kehoe, Auburn University
Anna Spencer Lawley, Auburn University
Joseph McElroy, Auburn University
Peter Stavros, Auburn University
Finalist - Team: Burry Capital
Short Altria Group (NYSE: MO) – View the pitch deck here
Alexander Ess, London School of Economics and Political Science
Thilak Saravanan, London School of Economics & Political Science
Joshua Xu, London School of Economics and Political Science