Events
Athena Entrepreneurs Weekly Meet Up
Open to aspiring and emerging women and nonbinary entrepreneurs from Barnard and Columbia (current students). No RSVP required! These meetups are a forum for collaboration, peer support, and mentorship from experts, including Athena’s Director of Applied Learning & Entrepreneurship and Athena’s Entrepreneur-In-Residence. Guest experts regularly drop in to share wisdom and insights, sticking around for […]
Deadline: 2022 Kleiner Perkins Fellows Program
Apply here. Kleiner Perkins has been at the center of innovation – investing and building companies like Google, Amazon, Square, Twitter, Uber, Genentech, and many more. An important part of […]
Black New Venture Competition
Apply here. The Black New Venture Competition (BNVC) connects promising early-stage Black founders with resources to develop their ventures into dynamic powerhouses. The competition serves as a launching pad for innovative ventures by providing exposure to capital, mentors, and advisors. Previous winners have gone on to raise notable pre-seed and seed rounds and have been accepted into prestigious accelerators […]
Third Thursday: Immigration and Entrepreneurship
Open to all Columbians, including Barnard and Teachers College. RSVP Join Columbia Engineering for an open forum on Thursday, January 20th to learn more about entrepreneurship and network with the Columbia […]
CNY Biotech Accelerator Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) – Virtual Pitch Event
Register in advance for this meeting: https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsc-qrqT0tG91c4kVeWR2IZO0a7gB3WXfb After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Pitch Teams: Dancing Eyes – Eye Movement Disorder Technology JelikaLite – Autism-based Technology Rubitection – Skin Health Assessment Technology MindTrace – 3D Neurosurgery Brain Mapping Technology Pitch Judges: Gwen Cheni, Partner, IndieBio NY Arber Ruci, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, NSF I-Corps […]
Athena Entrepreneurs Weekly Meet Up
Open to aspiring and emerging women and nonbinary entrepreneurs from Barnard and Columbia (current students). No RSVP required! These meetups are a forum for collaboration, peer support, and mentorship from experts, including Athena’s Director of Applied Learning & Entrepreneurship and Athena’s Entrepreneur-In-Residence. Guest experts regularly drop in to share wisdom and insights, sticking around for […]
Deadline: Lang Fund Applications for Alumni
The Lang Fund is opening up its spring selection process for early-stage, CBS alumni-founded startups. Winning companies typically receive $25-$50k investments and re-applicants are encouraged. Read about the fall winners.
Deadline: Design Nation Applications
Apply here. Apply to Design Nation - an all-expenses-paid exploration of the versatility of a career in design, how design is applied differently across industries, and what it looks like to be a design […]
Athena Entrepreneurs Weekly Meetups with Seisei Tatebe-Goddu
Need space to work? Want to meet other women and nonbinary entrepreneurs? Get advice from experts? Drop by on a Thursday evening from 6:30-8 pm at the Athena Center and you’ll find your people and the help you need. These meetups are a forum for collaboration, peer support, and mentorship from experts, including Athena’s Director […]
Columbia Women’s Business Society Annual Conference
This year’s 18th annual Columbia Women’s Business Society Conference, Profiles in Resilience, highlights women making strides in the workplace in the wake of unprecedented challenges. Through our panels, World-Changing Women, […]