Third Thursday: Athletics and Human Performance
2019-02-28 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Third Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking 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.
February’s Third Thursday event will feature an exciting announcement about new funding for interdisciplinary startup projects and the Makerpace! Brent Walker Ph.D., Columbia Associate Athletics Director for Championship Performance will be joined by Houtan Fanisalek, a seasoned CTO and SEAS grad. Both speakers will share knowledge in athletics, human performance, and the new technologies that can support better performance, recovery, tracking, and training.
The Ignition Grants and new Making and Igniting Grants are financial grants to assist Columbia University students in launching new businesses, social and not-for-profit ventures. The grant supports the initial stages of early venture development from formation, IP protection, and incubation to building prototypes and creating proofs of concept.

Third Thursday: Social Entrepreneurship
2019-03-28 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE

Thursday, March 28, 2019
6:00–8:00 p.m.
at Columbia Journalism School, World Room
New York, NY 10027
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Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres with RSVP
Third Thursday is a recurring open forum that brings together the Columbia University entrepreneurship community for an evening of networking and pitch presentations. 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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.
This month’s event will feature entrepreneurs who are using their engineering skills to solve some of today’s most pressing social and environmental issues. Join us to hear from alumni who currently run social ventures in this space, pitch an idea during the open mic section of the event, and meet and network with fellow social entrepreneurs.
Please see our panelists below:

Linh Le ’09SEAS, Founder and CEO of Bonbouton
Liz Luckett ’90CC, Managing Partner of The Social Entrepreneurs’ Fund (TSEF)
Matthew Robins ’13BUS, CEO of DeansList
Samuel Sia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Faculty Co-director, SEAS Entrepreneurship (Moderator)

Third Thursday - Social Entrepreneurship
2019-03-28 18:00 - 20:00
Hosted by Columbia Engineering, in partnership with the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise
Thursday, March 28, 2019
at Columbia Journalism School, World Room
from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres with RSVP
Third Thursday is a recurring open forum that brings together the Columbia University entrepreneurship community for an evening of networking, info session, and pitch presentations. 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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.
Thursday, March 28 will feature entrepreneurs who are using their engineering skills to solve some of today’s most pressing social and environmental issues. Please save the date to hear from alumni who currently run social ventures in this space, pitch an idea during the open mic section of the event, and meet and network with fellow social entrepreneurs. This event is open to all Columbia University alumni, faculty, and students, as well as professionals in the social impact sector.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Linh Le ’09SEAS, Founder and CEO of Bonbouton
Linh Le is a chemical engineer by training, he has published multiple papers, international conference proceedings and currently holds seven US patents. He later found Bonbouton, a technology platform for preventative diabetic healthcare. Prior to that, he received his MS in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and BS in Chemistry from Vietnam National University. As a vivid distance runner, he recently acquired ultra-marathoner title, and plans to run all the World Marathon Majors.
Liz Luckett ’90CC, Managing Partner of TSEF
Elizabeth (Liz) Luckett has an extensive background in philanthropy, technology, analysis and market research. Before joining TSEF, Liz was Director of Impact Investing at the Pershing Square Foundation. Prior she served as Senior Vice President at Citigroup and co-founded and was Executive Vice President of Fulcrum Analytics (formerly, Cyber Dialogue). Liz began her career with the Gartner Group as director of business planning, where she worked with the CEO and executive team analyzing and implementing acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships for the company.
Liz is a board member at Aunt Bertha and First Access and a board observer at CloudFactory, ConnXus and Frogtek. She is also a founding board member of The Bail Project and a member of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing at Columbia University.
Liz has a B.A. from Columbia University and a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University in England.
Matthew Robins ’13BUS, CEO of DeansList
Matt Robins is the CEO of DeansList, a software platform that helps schools manage all their non-academic data and parent communication/engagement tools in a single place. Matt started DeansList with BUS’13 classmate Akshai Patel with a mission to specifically address the needs of schools in low-income communities that are actively tackling the achievement gap. Together with their school partners, they develop unique solutions to engage every stakeholder in a child’s education: students, teachers, administrators and parents.
Prior to DeansList, Matt spent six years as a consultant with PwC’s Forensic Technology Advisory groups. There a large portion of his client work included helping banks and lenders assess their data in the wake of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Matt has a degree in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
MODERATED BY:
Samuel Sia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Faculty Co-Director, SEAS Entrepreneurship at Columbia Engineering
Samuel Sia develops technologies for point-of-care blood tests, wearable sensors, implantable devices, and cell-based therapy, both in an academic and industry setting. He is co-founder of Claros Diagnostics, which garnered European regulatory approval for a prostate-cancer blood test for doctor’s offices and was acquired by OPKO Health (NYSE: OPK), Junco Labs, and Rover Diagnostics.
Sia’s research has garnered coverage from Nature, Science, JAMA, Washington Post, Science News, Popular Science, Chemical and Engineering News and has been featured on the BBC, NPR, and Voice of America. MIT Technology Review named him as one of the top’s world young innovators, and he is an inducted fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Sia is the founder of Harlem Biospace, a biotech incubator facility in New York City (developed with the NYC mayor’s office) that has hosted over 50 biotech companies. He also currently co-directs the entrepreneurship initiative for Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Sia has a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta and a Ph.D. in Biophysics (with a HHMI predoctoral fellowship) from Harvard University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University.

2019 Columbia Hackathon
2019-04-12 08:00 - 2019-04-13 17:00
Columbia Business School and Graduate School of Engineering Hackathon
The 2019 Columbia Hackathon is a joint event between Columbia Business School & and the Engineering school. This is a great opportunity to collaborate across schools to develop a startup idea, build a product prototype, and pitch it to a panel of VCs! $4,000 prize will be split between the best teams.
Friday 4/12 Kickoff @ 6-8pm (optional group work time post-kickoff)
Saturday 4/13 Hackathon @ 10am-6pm
This is a joint effort between the Engineering school and CEO, MMA, SEC, HCIA, & FinTech Clubs, who have exciting prompts to jumpstart business ideas. Check out the Splash page for prompts and more details.
http://cbshackathon2019.splashthat.com
Sign up today! Team formation will start next week.

CEO's Startup Pitch Night
2019-05-01 18:00 - 20:00
CEO – Columbia Business School’s entrepreneurship student group – is excited to present its second annual Start-Up Pitch Night with the School of Engineering on May 1! All ideas at any stage in your process, from concept to prototype, are welcome. Join for food, drinks, networking with engineers, and an evening of rapid-fire pitching!:

When? Wednesday May 1, 6-8pm
Where? Davis Auditorium (Room 412 in the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research, located immediately behind Uris)

To sign up as an observer, submit your RSVP to the Eventbrite here.

To sign up to pitch, RSVP to the Eventbrite AND fill out this form to submit your deck (3 minutes max per group!)

Design Challenge: Census 2020
2019-09-06 11:00 - 13:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS (INCLUDING TEACHERS COLLEGE AND BARNARD)
REGISTER HERE

Columbia Engineering is pleased to be working with the New York City Office of the Census to launch a collaborative design challenge in the emerging area of civtech. Students will develop a multi-disciplinary design concept or prototype that will increase census response rates and make sure every New Yorker is counted.
This is an incredible opportunity for students to work with a government office, utilize public data sets, and be a part of collaborations between public policy and technology.
Students from all schools at the university can participate in this challenge – individuals as well as teams are welcome. The kickoff is Friday September 6th from 11-1 in 451 Computer Science. Faculty mentors and government leaders will provide information on the Census context as well as advice on the application of specific technologies.
Please register here: https://census2020seasdesignchallenge.eventbrite.com
Please contact Ivy Schultz (ischultz@columbia.edu) with any questions.

Third Thursday
2019-09-19 17:30 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
RSVP HERE

Third Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking 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 also hear from our entrepreneurship partners from around the university and all the events and resources available in the fall.
Have an announcement or idea to pitch to the group? Contact Ivy Schultz (is2350@columbia.edu) in advance and come prepared to pitch it!
Food will be provided.

Third Thursday: Urban Works India Launch!
2019-10-17 17:30 - 19:00
Students and alumni 5 years from graduation.
RSVP here.

In partnership with the Columbia Global Center | Mumbai, SEAS Entrepreneurship is launching a new track in the Columbia Venture Competition, The Urban Works India Innovation Challenge! This year, we are seeking applications from innovators and entrepreneurs who are passionate about producing viable and interdisciplinary tech-based solutions for transforming 21st century cities in India into sustainable and safe work environments.
All ideas are welcome! You do not need to have previous startup experience to join. Alumni 5 years past graduation are welcome enter the competition.

Come join us on Oct 17 at 5:30 pm for the kickoff event.
You will hear from:
Faculty lead, Trish Culligan, Civil Engineer, Co-founder of Data Science Institute, advisor to many green infrastructure projects
Prof John Kymissis: Electrical Engineer, multiple startup founder and advisor
Last year’s winning team, BinIt! (current SEAS and CC students)
Register here.

Deadline: Video Submissions for SEAS Fast Pitch Competition
2019-11-01
Open to Columbia students and alumni two years from their degree.

Do you have a startup idea? Would you like feedback from CU alumni? Enter the Fast Pitch competition and win money to support your idea. This is a great opportunity to practice and perfect a 60-second pitch of your business to a panel of judges that includes successful Columbia alumni and members of the NYC venture community. $5,000 is at stake! There will be a $2,000 prize pool solely for undergraduates and a $3,000 pool for the best overall pitches. Find out more details here.
Register Here
Event timeline:
Nov 1: Video pitches (drafts) due at midnight, no professional editing required, just a pitch!
Submit online – we will share with a select group of CU alumni.
*Optional, teams who submit videos given feedback and priority to live pitch event
Nov 12: Feedback on videos
Nov 21: Fast Pitch Competition, 5:30PM Davis Auditorium
Video submissions are due by November 1 at midnight; those who submit a video will be given priority to pitch. Please contact Ivy Schultz (ischultz@columbia.edu) with questions.

Columbia Fast Pitch Competition 2019
2019-11-21 17:30 - 20:30
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS (Including Teachers College and Barnard)
APPLY HERE

Do you have a startup idea? Would you like feedback from CU alumni? Enter the Fast Pitch competition and win money to support your idea. (Or come watch other Columbians pitch!)
This is a great opportunity to practice and perfect a 60-second pitch of your business to a panel of judges that includes successful Columbia alumni and members of the NYC venture community. $5000 is at stake! There will be a $2000 prize pool solely for undergraduates and a $3000 pool for the best overall pitches. Find out more details here.
Register Here
Event timeline:
Nov 1: Video pitches (drafts) due at midnight, no professional editing required, just a pitch!
Submit online – we will share with a select group of CU alumni.
*Optional, teams who submit videos given feedback and priority to live pitch event
Nov 12: Feedback on videos
Nov 21: Fast Pitch Competition, 5:30PM Davis Auditorium
Video submissions are due by November 1 at midnight; those who submit a video will be given priority to pitch. Please contact Ivy Schultz (ischultz@columbia.edu) with questions.
Undergrads, grad students, and faculty from all schools and institutes across Columbia University are eligible to participate.

Third Thursday - Immigration and Entrepreneurship
2020-01-21 17:30 - 19:00
Open to all Columbians
RSVP here

Tuesday, January 21 (held on Tuesday due to scheduling constraints) will feature Megan Kludt, Partner at Curran, Berger & Kludt LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in all areas of immigration, including business, achievement, investment, family, and humanitarian bases for immigration status.
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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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.

Third Thursday - Perfect Your Pitch
2020-02-20 18:00 - 20:00
Open to all Columbians
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Columbia Engineering‘s next Third Thursday will feature pitch coaches who are angel investors and venture capitalists. The audience will vote on a variety of criteria, including best engagement, best PPT, and best description of a complex concept. This is great practice for CVC 2020!

Third Thursday: Mix & Mingle End of Semester Social
2020-05-21 12:00 - 13:00
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Join Columbia Engineering for Third Thursday on May 21st! They’ll be sharing updates on the entrepreneurship community, summer 2020 events, and have some time for everyone to share announcements and ideas.
CVC winners will join on video to talk about their backgrounds, companies, and experiences at Columbia.

Deadline: Start Me Up Bootcamp Summer 2020
2020-07-10
Apply here

Join Columbia Engineering in a 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 the best product-market fit using the lean launchpad methodology. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers may apply with a team of one to three people. Applicants are expected to be available for all short-course sessions. Teams that successfully complete this bootcamp may become eligible to apply for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams program, which includes a $50,000 grant.
Application Deadline: July 10, 2020
Bootcamp Dates: July 16, 17, 22, 29

Third Thursday: Pandemics, Pivots, and Entrepreneurs
2020-09-17 12:00 - 13:00
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Open to the public

What does it take to persevere and navigate a downturn during the global pandemic? Join us for our monthly Third Thursday forum to hear from alumni entrepreneurs.
Third Thursday 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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.

Deadline: Start Me Up Bootcamp Fall 2020
2020-10-12
Apply here.
Join a 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 the best product-market fit using the lean launchpad methodology. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers may apply with a team of one to three people. Applicants are expected to be available for all short-course sessions. Teams that successfully complete this bootcamp may become eligible to apply for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams program, which includes a $50,000 grant. Application Deadline: October 12, 2020
Bootcamp Dates: October 15, 16, 22, 29

Third Thursday: The Pitch
2020-10-15 13:00 - 14:30
Learn how to pitch your product or business to potential investors. Join Columbia Engineering on October 15th for its monthly Third Thursday forum to hear from alumni entrepreneurs.

Fast Pitch
2020-11-19 08:00 - 17:00
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 win up to $5,000.

Urban Works India Challenge Kick-Off
2020-12-08 10:00 - 11:30
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Urban Works India is part of the Columbia Venture Competition and $50,000 is at stake! The faculty lead this year is Mike Massimino – he will be discussing the view of cities from space (!) and why it is important to design and support sustainable cities. Why join? We’ll start with a meet and greet and quick quiz on urban India. Professor Massimino will share his observations and why we should all be paying more attention to urban India. We’ll also have previous winners join to tell us about their experience in the program. Join on December 8th, 10am EST on zoom.

Third Thursday: LinkedIn Learning
2020-12-10 12:00 - 13:00
RSVP HERE
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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.
Learn how to develop a LinkedIn profile that works to your advantage and helps build your brand.
Have an announcement or idea to pitch to the group? Contact Ivy Schultz (is2350@columbia.edu) in advance and come prepared to pitch it!

Third Thursday: Immigration and Entrepreneurship
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:00
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 working in the field, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers, and more.
Thursday, January 21 will feature Megan Kludt, Partner at Curran, Berger & Kludt LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in all areas of immigration, including business, achievement, investment, family, and humanitarian bases for immigration status.

Third Thursday - Pitch Practice
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted by Columbia Engineering, this Third Thursday will feature pitch coaches, mentors, students and faculty to help you deliver the best pitch. This is a great opportunity to practice your pitch for CVC 2021!
RSVP Here

Spring 2021 Design Challenge: Upcycling out of Microplastics
2021-02-19 13:00 - 15:00
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 off, 1-3pm EST on zoom
February 20th: Team building session with course assistant
Fridays in between: Meeting with faculty leads on topics such as plastic imaging, sorting, and chemical processing. You will also hear from experts in industry and policy.
Weekly: Check in sessions with course assistant
April 2: Final meeting with student team presentations

Kickoff: Start Me Up Bootcamp Spring 2021
2021-04-26
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 the best product-market fit using the lean launchpad methodology. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers may apply with a team of one to three people. Applicants are expected to be available for all short-course sessions. Teams that successfully complete this bootcamp may become eligible to apply for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams program, which includes a $50,000 grant. Application Deadline: rolling; first come, first serve. Bootcamp Dates: April 26, 27 and May 5, 12.

Ignition Grants
2021-05-14
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 grants. Judges will decide the level of funding (ranging from $5k-$15k) for teams based on their applications.
Apply here

Third Thursday: Mix & Mingle End of Semester Social
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00
RSVP
Open to the entire Columbia community (including Barnard and Teachers College)
Join your fellow entrepreneurs, alumni and current students for this special networking event. This is a chance to get to know your entrepreneurial community. Come with a question you need help with from fellow entrepreneurs and be prepared to offer your advice to others.

Third Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking 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.

Third Thursday
2021-09-23 17:00 - 18:00
RSVP Here
Kicking off the new semester, Columbia Engineering is hosting its first Third Thursday of the 2021-2022 school year where you can mix and mingle with new, current and alumni entrepreneurs. Open to all Columbia schools.

Start Me Up Bootcamp
2021-10-21
Join Columbia Engineering’s Start Me Up Bootcamp, a 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 the best product-market fit using the lean launchpad methodology. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers may apply with a team of one to three people. Applicants are expected to be available for all short-course sessions from October 21- November 5. Teams that successfully complete this bootcamp may become eligible to apply for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams program, which includes a $50,000 grant. Application Deadline: rolling; first come, first serve.
Apply here.

Third Thursday
2021-10-21 17:00 - 18:00
Join us for our monthly Third Thursday forum to hear from new and current entrepreneurs!
Third Thursday provides students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to hear ideas from across campus, form teams, and explore career options. You’ll hear from Columbia faculty and other experts on ways to engage at Columbia, their experience in startups, and more. Have an announcement or idea to pitch to the group? Contact Ivy Schultz (is2350@columbia.edu) in advance and to pitch it!
Limited seating available. All attendees must continue to wear masks at all times in indoor settings in Columbia facilities, regardless of vaccination status. For more information about COVID-19 protocols visit covid19.columbia.edu.

Fast Pitch Competition
2021-11-19
Fast Pitch is Columbia’s campus-wide annual elevator pitch (similar to Shark Tank) competition where students and teams have 60 seconds to sell their business ideas to a panel of judges to win up to $5,000 for their idea. Teams are judged on their appeal, conciseness, and completeness. Register for Fast Pitch 2021 updates.
