Columbia Entrepreneurship

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2019-12-03 16:00 - 19:00 UTC
Open to the whole Columbia community.
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.
If you want to sign up for a specific half-hour time slot, register here.
The Design Studio is located at 645 W 120th Street, Room 430.

Online Workshop: Startup Legal 101
2019-11-22 12:00 - 13:00
Open to the public.
Register here.

Startup Legal 101 is a free online workshop designed for alumni who want to learn the basics of startup legal framework. The workshop gives an overview of the key building blocks of early stage ventures, including entity formation, methods for raising capital (convertible debt, SAFEs, etc), equitizing employees, IP/Trademark protection, and more.
Scott Smedresman is a Lang Advisor, and partner in the VC/Startup group at McCarter & English, a top-10 ranked national VC practice. Scott and McCarter have served as general outside counsel to hundreds of high-growth startups throughout their full lifecycles — from formation, founder issuances, closing financings, IP strategy, developing and launching products, building customers and scale, acquiring technology assets, ultimately through exit.
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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.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2019-11-19 16:00 - 19:00, 2019-11-12 16:00 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.
If you want to sign up for a specific half-hour time slot, register here.
The Design Studio is located at 645 W 120th Street, Room 430.

CBS Faculty Entrepreneurship & Innovation Research Showcase
2019-11-18 12:30 - 14:00
Open to the public.
RSVP here.

Come for lunch at the Faculty Entrepreneurship & Innovation Research Showcase , stay to explore ideas around entrepreneurship and innovation featuring presentations by CBS Faculty Professors Asim Ansari, Tania Babina, and Adam Galinsky. Topics range from brand data insights from logo design to firm financing and organizational choice and how they affect economic activity to the low status groups’ use of commonly used jargon’s influence on high status individuals.

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Big Questions for Startups - Part 2
2019-11-14 17:00 - 19:00
Open to founders and future founders.

Startups and their founders are famous for solving problems and creating innovations at breakneck speeds. Without taking the time to create a guiding ethos, startups risk moving too fast, burning out, and leaving things broken. This two-night series gives founders and future founders the opportunity to take a deep breath, slow down, and ask some big questions.
This will be held at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 645 W 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, Room 430.

Shop@CBS
2019-11-13 12:00 - 15:00
Open to all Columbians

CBS companies founded by students and alumni will exhibit, sample, and sell at Uris Lobby and Deli as a part of CBS Startups Week.

Application Deadline: The Combine
2019-11-12
Open to faculty and students using technologies like: AI, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, virtual and augmented reality, neural interfaces and blockchain.
Apply here.

Are you building a startup? The Combine is NYC Media Lab’s accelerator for early-stage startup teams focusing on emerging media technologies. The program will empower teams to adopt the “Lean” startup Method to search for and develop a business model for their startup concept.

Taste@CBS
2019-11-11 12:00 - 15:00

NYC Real Estate Tech Week 2019
2019-11-11 - 2019-11-15
” The investors, strategics, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders are so engaged in all of the events. It’s like the Davos of Real Estate Tech. ”

― Zach Aarons, Co-Founder And Partner At MetaProp
Learn more here.

Application Deadline: Columbia-IBM Blockchain LAUNCH Accelerator
2019-11-11
Open to early-stage, NY university-affiliated startups
Apply here.

Overview:
The Columbia | IBM Blockchain LAUNCH Accelerator is a non-dilutive program for building and scaling successful companies utilizing blockchain and data transparency. The goal of the program is to help the best emerging companies succeed through education, mentorship, and business model design. As a pillar of the Columbia IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, IBM and Columbia University are partnering to offer top blockchain companies from around the world a customized program with education from industry and academic research experts, hands-on value-added workshops, active mentoring and curated customer meetings.
To Lean More:
Please join one of the following info sessions:

Oct. 8, 2-3PM: Virtual Session
Oct. 9, 12-1PM: NYU Tandon, 370 Jay Street, Room 324
Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30PM: NYU Leslie ELab, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (Leslie eLab), 16 Washington Place
Oct. 17, 11:30AM-12:30PM: CUIMC, Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave.

Application Deadline: D-Prize Global Competition
2019-11-10
Eligibility information below.
Apply here.

The D-Prize Global Competition is live and seeking new social entrepreneurs! D-Prize challenges bold new leaders to tackle extreme poverty. This year, as many as 30 teams will be awarded with up to $20,000 each to launch nonprofits or social ventures that can distribute proven poverty interventions to thousands, maybe even millions, of people. Applications are due November 10th.
Who Should Apply? You should have enormous ambition, and can imagine yourself as a successful entrepreneur. You are ready to launch your new venture, and – if a pilot proves successful – you are excited to grow it into a world changing organization. If you are still a student or have an existing job, you should have a clear idea how to transition into a full-time founder. D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale distribution of an already proven poverty intervention in the developing world. Read the D-Prize challenges and join the competition at www.d-prize.org.

Application Deadline: Cyber NYC
2019-11-09
Open to early stage companies.
Apply here.

Are you building a cyber security startup in New York City? Apply today for the Cyber NYC Inventors to Founders Startup Accelerator, a partnership between Columbia University and New York City Economic Development Corporation.
This is an early stage accelerator program to commercialize, launch, and scale cyber companies globally
BENEFITS:
• Capital (non-dilutive grants, convertible notes)
• Curriculum (Lean Launchpad, cyber-specific)
• Mentorship and guidance (technical, business support & access to CISOs and investor networks
• Access to entrepreneurial networks of 4 world-class universities and NY City Economic Development Corp
ELIGIBILITY & EXPECTATIONS:
• Early stage (ideation through seed), <$100k raised (equity)
• Affiliation with any NYC-based university (faculty, undergrad- grad- post-grad student, fellow, alumni)
• Passion for developing scalable cyber startups
• Ability to commit to program’s workload (~10 hours/week)
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov 3
COHORTANNOUNCED: Dec-Jan
BOOTCAMP KICKOFF: Jan-Feb
DEMO DAY evaluation & interviews weekly bootcamp sessions: April

Big Questions for Startups - Part 1
2019-11-07 17:00 - 19:00
Open to founders and future founders.
Event Contact Information:
Kae Bara Kratcha
212-854-8813
kk3344@columbia.edu

Startups and their founders are famous for solving problems and creating innovations at breakneck speeds. Without taking the time to create a guiding ethos, startups risk moving too fast, burning out, and leaving things broken. This two-night series gives founders and future founders the opportunity to take a deep breath, slow down, and ask some big questions.
This will be held at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 645 W 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, Room 430.
The second installment of this series will be held on Nov 14, 5-7pm, also at the Design Studio.

Spark Workshop on Zea10: Disrupting Hunger
2019-11-06 18:00 - 19:30
Facilitated by Ian Mackay and Karl Greden
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
6–7:30 p.m.
Columbia Business School
Uris Hall, Room 307
3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
RSVP →
Refreshments included with RSVP
Zea10’s mission is to develop sustainable ecosystems using plant-based nutritional solutions to foster heathy, vibrant communities. There are over 4 million tons of brewers’ grains globally, which could provide 50 million people with their daily protein and fiber needs, without tilling an additional acre of land. However, this plant-based, nutritional resource is currently just discarded. Having identified this underutilized resource, Zea10 has created proprietary nutritious and delicious food ingredients to create healthy food products.
At its core, Zea10 is a B2B model aiming to disrupt the health and fitness food industry by providing these ingredients to CPG firms to create affordable, healthy, and sustainable products. As part of this model, Zea10 seeks to commit 10 percent of its core business to food-insecure populations, starting in New York City. Each year, an estimated 1.4 million NYC residents, and one in five children, rely on emergency food programs that already struggle to provide enough nutritious food.
In building out this support, Zea10 would like to understand how to best provide nutrition to three major groups (food-insecure children, food-insecure employed adults, and homeless people) using a pilot program. This workshop will be an opportunity to collaborate and ideate on developing an effective pilot strategy. Bring your experience and expertise to create an interdisciplinary session that helps move the needle on hunger!

About Spark Workshops
Spark provides social innovators with an opportunity to explore resources, connections, and potential solutions to help their social ventures. These workshops tap into the collective knowledge within Columbia University and the larger entrepreneurial and social impact community.
Spark is a platform for ventures to make valuable connections, as the audience is a self-selected group interested in the topic area. Ventures are also able to gather ideas through group brainstorming to help them address specific questions or problems within the business organization.
These workshops are free and open to all who are willing to bring their ideas, experience, and connections to help solve social and environmental challenges that social innovators aim to address.
If you are unable to attend this event but would like more information on Spark, please register for our mailing list.
If you would like to suggest a future Spark workshop, please contact: socialenterprise@gsb.columbia.edu.

Air Force Research Lab-Information Directorate (Small Business Matchmaking and Expo)
2019-11-06
Open to the public.
RSVP here.

All day event hosted at the Griffiss Institute, featuring resource presentations, a panel discussion, and a networking match making expo.

Health Tech Assembly Idea Lab Event
2019-11-04 18:00 - 20:00
Open to Columbia students
RSVP here.

Featuring guest speaker and current Columbia Cardiology Fellow Dr. Pierre Elias, HTA’s monthly “Idea Lab” provides an opportunity for students to pitch their projects/ideas so they can receive feedback and recruit new teammates.
When: Monday, November 4th from 6pm to 8pm. Food will be served at 6pm.
Where: Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center, Room 1402/1403
**On CUIMC campus @ 104 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10032

Application Deadline: Clinton Initiative University
2019-11-04
Open to students.
Apply here.

The Clinton Global Initiative University is looking for students committed to impact to join its next cohort! CGI U is a year-round program that provides students with the tools needed to develop social impact projects through a rigorous curriculum, high-touch mentorship, and a range of funding opportunities.
In addition to year-long engagement opportunities, all accepted students will be invited to CGI U’s first-ever international meeting hosted by President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland from April 17-19, 2020. Students will hear from topic experts, form meaningful connections with one another, and learn how to turn their ideas into action.
Apply by November 4 to join CGI U’s global community of leaders: cgiu.org/apply

Application Deadline: The Columbia Life Science Accelerators
2019-11-04
Open to Columbia faculty.
Apply here.

The Columbia Life Science Accelerators: Lab-to-Market Programs are now accepting pre-proposal applications for their 2019-2020 awards cycle. APPLY HERE by Monday, November 4th at 5 PM.
These programs help translate cutting-edge faculty-led university research out of the lab through project funding, education, and support for interdisciplinary teams working to advance innovative ideas with the potential to positively impact health outcomes.
The three core accelerators are centered around:
Therapeutics/Drug Development

Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics | ACT

www.cancer.columbia.edu | act@cumc.columbia.edu

Translational Therapeutics Resource | TRx

www.irvinginstitute.columbia.edu | TRxResource@columbia.edu
Medical Devices/Technologies/Software

Biomedical Technology Accelerator | BiomedX (formerly Columbia-Coulter Program)

www.ColumbiaBioMedX.com | BiomedX@columbia.edu
To learn more, we invite you to REGISTER HERE for one of the following upcoming informational sessions hosted at various locations throughout Columbia.
Morningside:

Thurs 9/26 12-1pm: BME Conference Room, Engineering Terrace, Rm 353

CUIMC:

Thurs 10/3 10-11am: CUIMC Irving Institute Auditorium Room PH 10-204
Thurs 10/17 12-1pm: CUIMC Cancer Center Auditorium

Data Science Institute Data For Good Series: Professor Sunil K. Agrawal
2019-11-01 12:00 - 13:30
Free, open to the public, and does not require registration.

Friday, November 1, 2019

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Northwest Corner Building – Room 1406
550 West 120th Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10027

**REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.**

Robotics to Characterize, Retrain, and Restore Human Movements

Neural disorders and old age limit the ability of humans to perform activities of daily living. Robotics can be used to probe the human neuromuscular system and create new pathways to characterize, relearn, or restore functional movements. Dr. Agrawal’s group at Columbia University Robotics and Rehabilitation (ROAR) Laboratory has designed innovative technologies and robots for this purpose. These technologies have been tested on subjects in a variety of studies to understand the human cognitive and neuro-muscular response. Human experiments have targeted patients with stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Vestibular disorders, elderly subjects and others. The talk will provide an overview of some of these technologies and scientific studies performed with them.
Speaker: Sunil K. Agrawal, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. (Email: Sunil.Agrawal@columbia.edu, Web: https://roar.me.columbia.edu )
Speaker Biography: Sunil K. Agrawal received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1990. He is currently a Professor and Director of Robotics and Rehabilitation (ROAR) Laboratory at Columbia University, located both in engineering and medical campuses of Columbia University. Dr. Agrawal has published more than 500 journal and conference papers, three books, and 14 U.S. patents. He is a Fellow of the ASME and AIMBE. His honors include a NSF Presidential Faculty Fellowship from the White House in 1994, a Bessel Prize from Germany in 2003, and a Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award in 2007. He is a recipient of 2016 Machine Design Award from ASME for “seminal contributions to design of robotic exoskeletons for gait training of stroke patients” and 2016 Mechanisms and Robotics Award from the ASME for “cumulative contributions and being an international leading figure in mechanical design and robotics”. He is a recipient of several Best Paper awards in ASME and IEEE sponsored robotics conferences. He has also held international visiting positions that include Technical University of Stuttgart, Hanyang University in Korea, University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, Biorobotics Institute of SSSA in Pisa, Peking University in China. He has successfully directed 28 PhD student theses and currently supervises the research of 10 PhD students at ROAR laboratory. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Wearable Technologies” from Cambridge University Press.
Website: https://me.columbia.edu
Google Scholar Page:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zavGyr4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

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.

Application Deadline: Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars 2020
2019-10-31
Check out the Techstars website for information about the program and eligibility.
Apply here.

Techstars, the U.S. Air Force, and BAE Systems FAST Labs are proud to announce the opening of applications for the third class of the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars. This year’s interest areas expand beyond previous year’s focus’ of autonomous technologies and AR/VR for training and education to include physical and cybersecurity of bases and installations.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2019-10-29 16:00 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.
The Design Studio is located at 645 W 120th Street, Room 430.

Fireside Chat on Mapping Data: How the largest tech firms use your data
2019-10-29 13:00 - 14:00
Open to the Columbia community.
RSVP here.

JOHN BATTELLE – Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Senior Research Scholar, Adjunct Professor, Co-Founder & CEO of Recount Media
in conversation with MERIT E. JANOW – Dean, Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs
on Mapping Data Flows: How the largest technology companies collect, use, and share user information across the internet
Understanding how the largest technology companies collect, use, and share user information across the internet. We’ve transformed the “Big Four” (Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook) terms of service and data policies — the thousands of lines of code that govern their use of your data — into a database powering an interactive visualization, an initial version of which we invite you to explore and critique.
Researchers associated with this event:
ZOE MARTIN – SIPA MPA
NATASHA BHUTA -SIPA MPA
MATTHEW ALBASSI – MS Data Journalism
VERONICA PENNEY – MS Data Journalism
Lunch will be served.

This event is co-sponsored by SIPA’s TMac, Management Specialization, Tech & Policy Initiative, Entrepreneurship & Public Policy Initiative, Brown Institute for Media Innovation

Columbia Nano Day
2019-10-29
Open to Columbia Faculty.
RSVP here.

Learn how you can use and leverage the Columbia Nano Labs! Columbia Nano Day is an unparalleled opportunity to hear about the innovative and high-impact research conducted by its faculty and industrial users, and learn of new opportunities for becoming engaged and involved. Register here.

Application Deadline: ERA Winter 2020 Accelerator
2019-10-28
Find eligibility criteria and program details here.
Apply here.

ERA invests $100K in seed funding with potential follow-on funding and gives entrepreneurs access to NYC’s largest mentor network of 500+ industry leaders and the strongest alumni network of 190+ companies.
Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2019
Program Start Date: Jan 13, 2020

FinTech Lecture Series - Where on Earth is AI Headed?
2019-10-25 14:00 - 15:30
Free, open to the public, and does not require registration.

Where on Earth is AI Headed?

Friday, October 25, 2019

2:00 PM – Lecture

3:00 PM – Reception

Schapiro CEPSR – Davis Auditorium

530 West 120th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10027

Speaker: Tom M. Mitchell – Founders University Professor, School of Computer Science

Speaker Biography: Tom M. Mitchell is the Founders University Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, where he created the world’s first academic Machine Learning Department. Mitchell’s research explores machine learning theory, algorithms and applications, as well as the impact of AI on society. He has testified to the U.S. Congress several times on AI impacts on society, and he co-chaired the 2017 U.S. National Academy study on “Information Technology, Automation, and the U.S. Workforce.” Mitchell advises a variety of young and old companies internationally on their AI product and business strategies, and his research has been featured in popular press from the New York Times, to CCTV (China’s national television network), to CBS’s 60 Minutes. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow and Past President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).

Application Deadline: 2019 Global PropTech Awards during NYC Real Estate Tech Week
2019-10-25
For more information on applications and eligibility here.

The Global PropTech Awards  recognize individuals, technologies and organizations that have gone above and beyond to positively impact next-generation #PropTech.
The nomination period opens today, September 26th and closes October 25th. Finalists will be announced November 6th and Award Winners will be presented at a ceremony during NYC Real Estate Tech Week’s flagship event, MIPIM PropTech NYC.
For more information about the Global PropTech Awards visit www.realestatetechweek.nyc.

Application Deadline: Verizon 5G Retail Prototyping Challenge, $5k award
2019-10-25
Explore the future of NYC retail with 5G technologies. The 5G Retail Prototyping Challenge is a 7-week prototyping sprint in partnership with NYC Media Lab and Verizon 5G Labs. The program is now recruiting two core participants:

Startup companies: $10,000 award. Apply to expand your knowledge of frontier tech and user test your products and services with a small business in NYC. Teams will receive access to co-working spaces and mentorship from Verizon 5G Labs engineers.

Faculty & Students: $5,000 award. If you focus on data, engineering, spatial computing, design, or other emerging technology areas on campus, this is an exciting opportunity to build and develop prototypes with Verizon’s 5G network. You’ll be paired a startup team and local retailer to support small business growth in NYC.

Application Deadline: Friday, October 25, 2019. Apply here and RSVP for info sessions.
