Columbia Entrepreneurship

Info Session: Lang Fund for Columbia Business School Alumni Founders
2021-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund (“The Lang Fund”) is opening up its fall selection process for early-stage, CBS alumni-founded startups. Winning companies typically receive $25-$50k investments.
Criteria: The Lang Fund is looking for Columbia Busines School alumni-founded ventures that fit the following criteria:

Pre-seed or seed-stage companies, ideally post-revenue with 6 months of customer data (exceptions can be made)
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, or in the process of transitioning to full-time
The venture must be raising, or looking to raise a round within the next 12 months
The Lang Fund is geographically and sector agnostic

Important Dates

9/07/21 – Alumni Submission Window Opens
10/01/21 – Alumni Info Session (Zoom)
10/05/21 – Alumni Submission Window Closes – Companies will be selected on a rolling basis
10/20/21 – Selected Alumni Ventures Pitch to Screening Committee
11/17 – Final Round Pitch, investment decisions are made by Lang Fund Investment Committee

Questions? Contact langcenter@gsb.columbia.edu.

Deadline: Lang Fund for Columbia Business School Alumni Founders
2021-10-05

Rolling Admission: Columbia Build Lab Applications, Spring 2022
2022-04-25
The Columbia Build Lab, which connects MBA student founders with technical talent from around the University, is currently taking applications for undergrad and graduate level Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Product Designers for the summer 2022 cohort. See here for more information or to apply.
