Open to rising second-year MBA students and SEAS graduate students who are dedicated to launching and growing a technology startup. LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE Join the next cohort of the Columbia Technology Founder's Track (CTech). Founded by Dr. Song Li PhD ‘92, CTech seeks to create the next generation of world-changing technical founders by […]

Open to undergrads, class of 2023. RSVP here. Are you a first-year interested in diving into entrepreneurship and experiential learning at Columbia? Join us at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio for an hour-long dive into startup life and human-centered design, followed by pizza and networking. You'll also have a chance to hear about where to […]

APPLY Introducing the addition of the Fall Preliminary Round of the Columbia Venture Competition.  Details are at StartupColumbia.org where you'll see format and rules changes designed to improve the experience for everyone and to reward Columbia's most innovative startups.  Teams participating in the Fall Preliminary Round may also compete in any of the other Spring […]

RSVP Here Open to the Public More than 100 alumni judges from around the world ranked Columbia founders and their startups during six tracks of the 2021 Columbia Venture Competition. Now comes the moment of truth. Who is the outstanding Columbia early-stage venture for 2021? RSVP to watch it happen!

APPLY HERE Deadline Oct. 1st -- Grand Prize $25,000 -- American healthcare is undergoing unprecedented change driven by rapid innovations in technology, care delivery, and services all responding to changing demographics, inequality, pandemics, politicized policy, retail healthcare, and consumerism. Calling All Healthcare Innovators and Entrepreneurs. Applications from startups or from individuals/teams developing IP with commercial potential will be […]

The StartupColumbia Challenge is the largest of the six challenges and covers all categories of business models and industries. We’ll take not-for-profit, for-profit, and anything in between. We’ll take a look at Food or Fashion, Medical Devices or Healthcare Delivery solutions, widget models or service offerings, fledgling or pre-IPO ventures. Bring it on! Judges looked […]

The BlocPower Columbia Climate Challenge is focused on decarbonizing buildings and physical infrastructure with a sense of environmental justice. Got a sustainability solution with a smart-city, smart-building, clean tech, or green construction application? Is your team working on carbon emission reduction or measurement? How about clean urban transportation, photovoltaics, or energy storage solutions? Show us […]

During Studio Hours, student teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio. This is a time to discuss ideation, prototyping, customer discovery, and next steps for your venture. Students are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects. No need to […]

The Columbia Startup Lab opens its seats to a new group of Columbia-founded startups this June, and applications go live on March 1! Join us for a virtual Open House on March 3 for a chance to meet the team, see the space, and hear from a few resident ventures. RSVP