Third Thursday: Immigration and Entrepreneurship
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 […]
19th Annual Social Enterprise Conference Digital Series: Impact Investing and Scaling
Open to the Public RSVP The 19th Annual Social Enterprise Conference, Capital for Good this year is a Digital Event Series, hosted throughout the academic year. It brings together industry leaders, investors, philanthropists, professionals, faculty, students, and alumni to share best practices and engender new ideas surrounding the intersection of capital and society. 9:30 AM-1:30 PM ET Register now […]
CSL Talks: Your Life, Your Planet with Donna Sanders
Open to the public. RSVP HERE Donna Sanders is founder and CEO of Virimodo, a Columbia Startup Lab and Techstars alum, on a mission to create a liveable future and helping city residents lead a low-carbon lifestyle. In this CSL Talk, Donna will walk us through carbon footprint ramifications and help us turn inward to […]
Almaworks
Open to all Columbians, including Barnard and Teachers College. APPLY HERE Columbia's student-run startup accelerator Almaworks is now accepting applications for its Spring 2021 cohort. Please visit alma.works to learn more about our program and apply at alma.works/apply. Feel free to contact almaworks@columbia.edu with any questions. We hope you will join us!
CGI University 2021
Open to students The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) program gives students access to a global community of young leaders, a social impact curriculum, personalized mentorship, seed funding opportunities through partners like Verizon and IBM, and an invitation to our student-only virtual summit in partnership with Howard University.
Deadline: Lang Center Funding for CBS Alumni Founders
APPLY HERE The first time in its 20+ year history, The Lang Fund is opening up a selection process for early-stage, alumni-founded startups from Columbia Business School. The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund ("The Lang Fund") provides early-stage funding (typically $25-50K) to qualifying startups. The Lang Fund is looking for CBS alumni-founded ventures that […]
Kickoff: Columbia Business Design Challenge
The Columbia Innovation & Design Club, a student-led organization at Columbia Business School, is organizing the inaugural Columbia Business Design Challenge. This competition will : - introduce students and other participants to some of the most innovative companies in the country - facilitate a robust learning experience by emphasizing the principles of human-centered design and […]
Deadline: Design Your Future
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a two-session program where students learn to apply design to their careers and life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty. The tools we cover are […]
Deadline (Extended!): 2021 Columbia Venture Competition, First Round
Registration for the $300,000 Columbia Venture Competition is now open! Visit StartupColumbia.org for rules, descriptions, and eligibility. New this year: Total prize pool of $300,000 * Announcing the addition of the Alliance Social Enterprise Challenge * We'll select a "2021 Columbia Data Science Institute Startup of the Year * We'll hold a final "Tournament of Champions" round to determine the "2021 Columbia […]