Events Calendar
This feed is a curated compilation of entrepreneurship events around the university.
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 […]
The Wrangler
Learn more What is The Wrangler? It is a "choose your own adventure" of unique skills workshops — it is 2 days, each divided into 90 minute to 2-hour sessions. At any point […]
Columbia Life Science Accelerators: Call for Pre-Proposals
The pre-proposal period is open for Therapeutics/Cancer Therapeutics/Drug Development - Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics (ACT) & Translational Therapeutics Resource (TRx); and Medical Technologies/Devices/Software/Coordination of Care/Remote Medicine - Biomedical Engineering Technology Accelerator […]
CORE Founderschool
Interested in learning about entrepreneurship? Student entrepreneurship group CORE is running Founderschool, a peer-led class on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Over the course of the semester, you'll learn how to […]
Hacking for Humanity and the Planet Venture Incubator Info Session
RSVP here. This course serves as an incubator for startups making a tangible impact on people or the planet, and is open to interested students across all of Columbia's schools […]
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 […]
Fast Pitch Competition
Fast Pitch is Columbia’s campus-wide annual elevator pitch (similar to Shark Tank) competition where students and teams have 60 seconds to sell their business ideas to a panel of judges to win up to $5,000 for their idea. Teams are judged on their appeal, conciseness, and completeness. Register for Fast Pitch 2021 updates.
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 […]