Columbia Entrepreneurship

Application Deadline: Hack3D
2019-09-29
Open to students
Apply here

Hack3D is one of CSAW’s latest cybersecurity competition with an aim to raise awareness in both scientific and manufacturing communities about the need for anti-counterfeiting methods in 3D printing.
Students who are interested in CAD solid modeling, reverse-engineering, and rapid prototyping are highly encouraged to register.
Instructions for the Qualification Round below:
Step 1: Review the Rules & Guidelines (https://csaw.engineering.nyu.edu/hack3d/rules-guidelines) if this has not already been done
Step 2: Reconstruct a solid 3D model based on the given XYZ coordinates and layer thickness
2a: The XYZcoordinates.txt file (attached) contains the X, Y, and Z toolpath coordinates for each row, starting from the first point and ending with the last point
2b: The layer height is 0.1 mm
2c: Model reconstruction should be submitted as an STL file
Step 3: Save and submit your responses in the form of a PDF file or presentation slides. It should explain your approaches, provide details on any software, program, method or self-developed algorithm that you used, and the difficulties you’ve come across/overcome during the reconstruction process if applicable.
Step 4: Submit your responses and the STL model via email to csaw-3D@nyu.edu.

Deadline: 29 September 2019, 11:59 PM EST

Cash prizes per team at the Final:
1st – $1000
2nd – $750
3rd – $500

Start New York
2019-09-27
Open to the public.
RSVP here.

Bringing together NYC Founders and the ecosystem that supports them.
This is Start New York, powered by Google Cloud for Startups and Techstars NYC, to hear from the movers and shakers who have brought the NYC tech ecosystem to life.
Space at this event is limited, so reserve your spot today.
Check out the agenda.

Defense Entrepreneurs Forum, Washington DC
2019-09-27 - 2019-09-29
OPEN TO ALL
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

DEF2019: DEF’s Annual National Conference
27-29 September, 2019
Spire Events, Washington DC
Tickets on Eventbrite
Agenda
Our agenda is 100% crowd-sourced from the DEF community, from the speakers to the topics! View the schedule, speaker profiles, showcases, sponsors/partners, and more:

Information Session: Columbia Life Science Accelerators: Lab-to-Market Programs
2019-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Open to Columbia faculty.
Apply here.
This information session is being held on the Morningside Campus.

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

NYC Media Lab's Annual Summit
2019-09-26 08:30 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE

Join NYCML’19, NYC Media Lab’s biggest event of the year…
Thursday, September 26, 2019 (8:30AM-5PM) in Downtown Brooklyn
NYC Media Lab’s annual Summit is a snapshot of the best thinking, projects and talent from across the City’s corporate, university and innovation ecosystems. The event will include panels and keynotes on the future of the media and technology; 100 interactive technology demonstrations and prototypes; cutting-edge research and startup presentations; and 14+ hands-on workshops.
Event Details:
8:30AM-12:30PM. Mainstage Program at New York City College of Technology (CUNY). Industry keynotes and discussions; research presentations, and special announcements.
1:00PM-5:00PM. Interactive Program at New York City College of Technology (CUNY) & NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Interactive demos, accelerator lightning talks, and hands-on workshops.
Reasons to attend:

Network with leaders in media innovation: NYCML’19 will include keynotes, conversations and presentations from top technologists advancing industries.
Interact with next-generation prototypes: A science fair-style Demo Expo of 100 emerging technology projects will be on view for open experimentation.
Explore what’s in market: In a startup pavilion, entrepreneurs will share core technologies and research that covers a diverse range of industry applications and use cases.
Learn the latest tools and applications: Hands-on workshops offer attendees the opportunity to gain experience with new technologies in an educational setting.

NYC Media Lab also offers discounted rates for groups, startups, nonprofits and more. Learn more about registration on the NYCML’19 website.

Entrepreneurship Kickoff for First-Year Undergrads
2019-09-26 05:00 - 18:30
Open to undergrads, class of 2023.
RSVP here.

Are you a first-year interested in diving into entrepreneurship and experiential learning at Columbia? Join us at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio for an hour-long dive into startup life and human-centered design, followed by pizza and networking. You’ll also have a chance to hear about where to plug in to entrepreneurship opportunities around the university.
RSVP HERE

Event: Sapiens–Innovation through Understanding, with Ferran Adrià
2019-09-25 14:00 - 16:00
Open to Columbians with a valid CUID.
Register by emailing cfp2125@columbia.edu

World-renowned Innovator Ferran Adrià, Chef, Author, and Founder of the elBullifoundation, will present Sapiens–Innovation through Understanding
Registration Starts at 2:00 pm. Presentation begins at 2:30 pm, followed by Q & A.
For more info. Please email Cecilia Pineda at cfp2125@columbia.edu if interested in attending.
Columbia Business School Community can register here.
This event is open and free for the Columbia University Community who have a CUID. However, you need to register to attend.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Greet attendees, help the Lang Center Team with registration, and be sure to meet Mr. Adrià!
Email cfp2125@columbia.edu if you can help that day starting at 1:45 until 4:15 or any part thereof!

The Future of Business
2019-09-24 18:30 - 20:00
A celebration welcoming Columbia Business School’s 16th dean
and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business, Costis Maglaras
in conversation with
Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute
and Professor of Computer Science, Jeannette M. Wing.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the dean of Columbia Business School and participate in a dynamic dialogue on new technologies, trends in data science, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the related implications for a digital age of business.

NextGen Cleantech, a NYC Climate Week Event
2019-09-24 17:30 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE

NextGen Cleantech is a NYC Climate Week event on September 24th that will provide an opportunity to meet a number of startups. Hosted by PowerBridgeNY in partnership with 76West, CEBIP, Cleantech Open, M-Corps, and the NYSERDA EIR program, over 60 startups including both current program participants and past alumni will showcase.

Application Deadline - Design Your Future
2019-09-23 17:30
OPEN TO COLUMBIANS (Including Barnard and Teachers College)
APPLY HERE

The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where students learn to apply design to their careers and their 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. This can be both an exciting and unnerving time.
What if you discover that your new job isn’t for you?
What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about?
What trajectory is right for you?
In these interactive, emotive, and highly engaging sessions you will use design principles to prototype potential life trajectories for yourself.
APPLY HERE
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 26th
Applications Close: September 23th, 5:30pm
Accepted Applicant Teams Notified: September 27th, by 5pm
DYF is a 3-week program held at the Design Studio.
Program Dates:
October 3rd: 11am-1pm
October 10th: 11am-1pm
October 17th: 11am-1pm

Fall 2019 Application Deadline - Design Your Venture
2019-09-23 17:30
2019 Applications are now closed. Please join Columbia Entrepreneurship’s mailing list to see if applications open for 2020.

Are you an entrepreneurial Columbia student?
Is there a specific challenge or a problem you are passionate about solving?
Do you want to develop practical approaches that will lead to sustainable solutions?
The Design Your Venture program will work with a small number of highly motivated teams to tackle a problem they are passionate about solving, using design. Over the course of the semester, teams will dive into each phase of the design process together and receive one-on-one coaching from the Design Team.
Throughout the program you will:
* Interview and research real users and stakeholders in the community.
* Design an innovative solution for your challenge.
* Create a low-resolution prototype for your idea.
This program is a deep dive into creating a venture based on user-feedback and testing so it will be particularly useful for students applying for any of the entrepreneurship fund challenges in their respective schools. You will be joining an impressive community as a number of teams who have gone through this program have received investment, gone on to win the Columbia Venture Competition and earned seats in the Columbia Start-Up Lab.
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 26th
Applications Close: September 23th, 5:30pm
Accepted Applicants Notified: September 27th, by 5:30pm
DYV is a 3-week program held at the Design Studio.
Program Dates:
October 3rd: 2pm-4pm
October 10th: 2pm-4pm
October 17th: 2pm-4pm
If you are applying as a team you only need to fill out one application.

Third Thursday
2019-09-19 17:30 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
RSVP HERE

Third Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking 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 also hear from our entrepreneurship partners from around the university and all the events and resources available in the fall.
Have an announcement or idea to pitch to the group? Contact Ivy Schultz (is2350@columbia.edu) in advance and come prepared to pitch it!
Food will be provided.

Reboot the Earth Hackathon
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-20
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS
REGISTER HERE

Students are invited to join this Hackathon organized by the UN Youth Envoy: Reboot the Earth Hackathon, which will take place in Hudson Yards on Sept 19 – 20.
Students from all disciplines encouraged to apply.
More information about the challenge can be found at this registration link. Some highlights below:
RULES

All the inputs and outputs of this challenge must be covered by recognized open source and creative commons licensing.
Teams can have maximum of 5 members.

PRIZES
One person from the selected willing team from each challenge location will win a trip to New York City to the “Reboot the Earth” Award ceremony taking place on 21 September, 2019 at the side event of the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019.
The winning solution has a chance to be incubated at one of the global United Nations Technology Innovation Labs.
Final solutions will stand a chance to be showcased during the week of the World Economic Forum at Davos in January 2020.
Additionally, the staff who manage World Leaders Forum are also preparing for a Columbia event with the UN Youth Envoy on Sept. 17.

Columbia Organization for Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE) Town Hall
2019-09-12 18:30
Find out about the Columbia Organization for Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE) at their Town Hall meeting on Thursday, September 12 in Lerner 555!

Application Deadline: Demo at NYC Media Lab's Annual Summit
2019-09-10
OPEN TO FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED STARTUPS
APPLY HERE

Faculty, Students, and University Affiliated Startups: The NYCML’19 Demo Expo will take place Thursday, September 26 at New York City College of Technology (CUNY) and NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn, and will host 100+ research projects. If you are working with emerging technologies on your campus, this is your opportunity to win $25,000 in awards and meet 1,000 event attendees who can help accelerate your idea. Apply today to participate.

Application Deadline - Columbia Technology Founder's Track (CTech)
2019-09-07
Open to rising second-year MBA students and SEAS graduate students who are dedicated to launching and growing a technology startup.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE

Join the next cohort of the Columbia Technology Founder’s Track (CTech).
Founded by Dr. Song Li PhD ‘92, CTech seeks to create the next generation of world-changing technical founders by providing them with curriculum, mentorship, networking, and connections.
This is a selective, cross-disciplinary program open to rising second-year MBA students and SEAS graduate students who are dedicated to launching and growing a technology startup.

Design Challenge: Census 2020
2019-09-06 11:00 - 13:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS (INCLUDING TEACHERS COLLEGE AND BARNARD)
REGISTER HERE

Columbia Engineering is pleased to be working with the New York City Office of the Census to launch a collaborative design challenge in the emerging area of civtech. Students will develop a multi-disciplinary design concept or prototype that will increase census response rates and make sure every New Yorker is counted.
This is an incredible opportunity for students to work with a government office, utilize public data sets, and be a part of collaborations between public policy and technology.
Students from all schools at the university can participate in this challenge – individuals as well as teams are welcome. The kickoff is Friday September 6th from 11-1 in 451 Computer Science. Faculty mentors and government leaders will provide information on the Census context as well as advice on the application of specific technologies.
Please register here: https://census2020seasdesignchallenge.eventbrite.com
Please contact Ivy Schultz (ischultz@columbia.edu) with any questions.

HACKtheMACHINE
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-08
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE

HACKtheMACHINE is where people from all walks of life—from software engineers to graphic designers, from students to start-up CEOs—help the Navy solve its foremost digital challenges. At HACKtheMACHINE, technologists work alongside military and government personnel to solve complex problems that impact the global community.

Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio Open House
2019-09-04 18:00 - 19:30
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS (Including Teachers College and Barnard)
RSVP HERE

Want to learn more about the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? Stop by during our Open House to visit the space, meet our team and learn more about how the Design Studio can help you in your projects, startups and life over the next year! We offer courses, programs, studio hours and events that help the Columbia community get unstuck and use design to tackle and solve complex problems.
Stop by anytime between 6pm-7:30pm for some good food, good conversation and a chance to learn how the Studio can become an integral part of your Columbia experience.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at designstudio@columbia.edu.

Interviews for Hacking for Defense
2019-09-03 16:10 - 19:00
If you applied to take Hacking for Defense in Fall 2019, interviews are being held today at 4:10PM in 750 CEPSR. See you there!

Design Thinking x Neuroscience
2019-08-28 19:00 - 20:30
OPEN TO STUDENTS

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Join this 1.5 hour workshop, which teaches interactive design skills alongside neuroscience content.
The Design Studio is located on the 4th floor of Riverside Church. Ask the attendant on duty for location if you need further help.
About

Compared to peer institutions in New York City and other Ivy League universities, Columbia lacks a focus and research in the discipline of Disability Studies (DS). To this end, we recognize a need to educate DS students and further diffuse misconceptions about disabilities through a formalized structure. Developed by two neuroscience students registered with Office of Disabilities (ODS), we propose an affective neuroscience-based course whose curriculum touches on the topics of mindfulness, positive psychology, the development of the brain, plasticity and more. Comparable to Stanford’s “Design Your Life” course, Yale’s course on happiness, and Barnard’s own Science of Well Being course, this class focuses on inclusion, identity, and helping students with disabilities develop, design and understand their own minds.

Deep Learning to Solve Challenging Problems with the SVP of Google AI
2019-08-27 16:00 - 17:30
OPEN TO ALL

DEEP LEARNING TO SOLVE CHALLENGING PROBLEMS
Speaker: Jeff Dean, SVP Google AI / Lead, Google Brain Project
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: Mudd 451 – Computer Science Building
Light refreshments will be served
For the past eight years, Google Research teams have conducted research on difficult problems in artificial intelligence, on building large-scale computer systems for machine learning research, and, in collaboration with many teams at Google, on applying our research and systems to many Google products. As part of our work in this space, we have built and open-sourced the TensorFlow system (tensorflow.org), a widely popular system designed to easily express machine learning ideas and to quickly train, evaluate, and deploy machine learning systems.
We have also collaborated closely with Google’s platforms team to design and deploy new computational hardware called Tensor Processing Units, specialized for accelerating machine learning computations. In this talk, I’ll highlight some of our recent research accomplishments, and will relate them to the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Engineering Challenges for the 21st Century, including the use of machine learning for healthcare, robotics, language understanding and engineering the tools of scientific discovery. I’ll also cover how machine learning is transforming many aspects of our computing hardware and software systems.
This talk describes joint work with many people at Google.

Application Deadline: Endless Frontier Labs
2019-08-25
Endless Frontier Labs is focused on transforming scientific breakthroughs into high-growth businesses. EFL is completely free and does not take equity in startups. Although operated out of NYU, no NYU affiliation or relocation to NYC is required to participate. Last year, Columbia startups such as Epistemic AI (incidentally, with a NYU Cofounder) benefitted by participating in the program.
Startups admitted to EFL receive:

Structured mentorship and access to capital from EFL mentors including business leaders, elite venture investors, and world-renowned scientists; Eight of our graduates collectively raised over $16 million last year for a 100% financing rate
Business development support from Stern’s top MBA students
In-kind services from our corporate partners including Amazon Web Services, Deloitte, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EFL is accepting applications through August 23, 2019.

Deadline: VentureWell E-Team Grant Program, Qualification Phase
2019-08-21
OPEN TO STUDENTS
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VentureWell is seeking student-led teams of science & tech innovators aiming to bring their product out of the lab and into the market.
Apply now: E-Team Grant Program
The VentureWell E-Team Grant Program awards over $650,000 yearly in funding to early-stage student startups who are on the path to launching innovations with the potential to solve a significant social, health, or environmental challenge.
NEW! Qualification Phase
Teams can submit a brief 2-page application and receive feedback on the fit and eligibility of their innovation prior to obtaining VentureWell membership and completing their full Stage 1 proposal.
The Benefits of E-Teams
Each E-Team has the potential to unlock up to $25,000 in non-dilutive funding and take part in our early-stage innovator training program. VentureWell offers coaching, national recognition, networking opportunities, and an intensive 3-day workshop where teams explore essential topics like customer discovery and business model validation.
Read more about the latest investments, awards, and breakthroughs of our E-Team alumni!
Program Information
Qualification Phase application due August 21
Stage 1 application due October 2
Pioneer Workshop January 9-11, 2020, Boston, MA
Learn More
Interested in learning more or know a team that would be a good fit?
We’re offering informational webinars to give teams the opportunity to connect with VentureWell staff.
For questions about the E-Team Program, contact David D’Angelo, Program Officer.

Deadline: Tamer Fund for Social Ventures
2019-08-15
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia University is now accepting applications for the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. This Fund provides seed grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid early-stage social and environmental ventures around the world. Ventures must be led by Columbia University students or alumni, or be advised and have significant involvement by Columbia University faculty or researchers.
Want to learn more or have questions? Join us for our information session webinar on Thursday, August 1st, 2019 from 11am-12pm EST! During this webinar, you will learn about upcoming deadlines and the application process, have the chance to ask any questions you may have, and network with other social and environmental venture teams. RSVP here.
More information and the online application is available at: www.tinyurl.com/tamersvfund
Application Deadlines: August 15 and March 1, annually

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Columbia Demo Night & Investor Matching
2019-08-12 20:00
Columbia Venture Community’s application for their VC Matching Program program is currently available. The program was designed to match Columbia entrepreneurs with top-tier VCs and alumni working in venture capital. Companies whose founders, key employees, or investors are Columbia affiliates are eligible to apply. At this time, they are also searching for companies to present at the annual Columbia Demo Night in New York and San Francisco. You can find more information and apply for both opportunities here.

"Whine" Wednesday
2019-07-24 17:30 - 19:00
OPEN TO COLUMBIA STARTUP LAB TEAMS ONLY

Whine and cheese and problem solving! Columbia Startup Lab members gather together to help their fellow entrepreneurs work through an issue.

Application Deadline: Global Innovation Competition for Women-led InsurTechs
2019-07-22
Quesnay is searching for women-led startups with market-ready solutions that are applicable to the insurance industry as a part of the Female Founders in InsurTech competition. Startups globally are encouraged to apply through July 22.
Applicants will again have the opportunity to pitch at InsureTech Connect, the world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators. Additionally, this year brings together a strong group of partners and industry leaders to deliver 10+ mentorship and educational opportunities and exposure to sponsors: CSAA Insurance Group and its venture capital arm Avanta Ventures, and RGAX. The final pitch event will take place on September 23 at InsureTech Connect.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/2X0EMIJ

Fundraising Workshop with Two Sigma
2019-07-18 15:30 - 17:00
OPEN TO COLUMBIA STARTUP LAB TEAMS ONLY

Two Sigma is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in transformative companies harnessing information growth and computing power to change the world.

Product Jam
2019-07-16 16:30 - 18:00
OPEN TO COLUMBIA STARTUP LAB TEAMS ONLY

Product Jam creates a space where CSL members who are looking for feedback on their product or service can come together to demonstrate and connect. Whether you want to use your time for user testing or customer discovery, that’s up to you. Present your beta, or ask your friends to give it a try. The first 10 minutes is up to you, the second 10 minutes is feedback from your peers.
