The first time in its 20+ year history, The Lang Fund is opening up a selection process for early-stage, alumni-founded startups from Columbia Business School. The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund (“The Lang Fund”) provides early-stage funding (typically $25-50K) to qualifying startups. The Lang Fund is looking for CBS alumni-founded ventures that fit the following criteria:
– Pre-seed or seed stage companies, ideally post-revenue with 6 months of customer data
– At least one member of the founding team must be a CBS alum
– The founding team must all be working full-time on their venture
– The venture must be raising, or looking to raise a round within the next 12 months
– The Lang Fund is geographically and sector agnostic
The deadline to apply is Feb 2.
Questions? Contact langcenter@gsb.
Important Dates
- 1/11/21 – Alumni Submission Window Opens – Apply Here
- 2/2/21 – Alumni Submission Window Closes – Companies will be selected on a rolling basis
- 2/24/21 – Selected Alumni Ventures Pitch to Screening Committee
- 3/12 – Final Round Pitch, investment decisions are made by Lang Fund Investment Committee