Events Calendar

This feed is a curated compilation of events throughout the sprawling entrepreneurship ecosystem at and around Columbia.

  • Fast Pitch

    Sign up here. Sign-ups are now open for our annual campus-wide Fast Pitch 2020 competition in November! Teams will have 60 seconds to sell their business ideas to a panel of judges to […]

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  • Third Thursday: Immigration and Entrepreneurship

    Open to Columbians, including Teachers College and Barnard. Third Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking and info session for the Columbia University entrepreneurship community. It provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni the opportunity to hear ideas from across campus, form teams, and explore career options. You'll hear from Columbia alumni and other experts on their experiences […]

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  • Spring 2021 Design Challenge: Upcycling out of Microplastics

    Join the Spring Design Challenge, focused on Upcycling out of Microplastics. Columbia students (including Barnard and Teachers College) are invited to join the challenge, learn about the issues in polymer use, pollution, and recycling, and to propose creative solutions. Prizes will be awarded to the best student team projects. Sign up here Timeline: February 19th: Kick […]

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  • Kickoff: Start Me Up Bootcamp Spring 2021

    Apply here, rolling admission Open to Columbia (and Barnard and Teachers College)) faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers. Join Columbia Engineering's Lean Launchpad virtual course to test your idea in the market! Participants in this free, two-week course will receive entrepreneurship training and mentor support as they virtually talk with customers to identify […]

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  • Ignition Grants

    Ignition Grants are financial grants to assist Columbia University students in launching new businesses, social and not-for-profit ventures. Ignition Grants support the initial stages of early venture development from formation, IP protection, and incubation to building prototypes and creating proofs of concept. Teams must have at least one SEAS founding member to be eligible for […]

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