Events Calendar
This calendar is a curated compilation of entrepreneurship events around the university.
Application Deadline: 2025 Startup Columbia Competition
APPLICATIONS CLOSED FEBRUARY 3 Startup Columbia is a series of campus-wide startup competitions offering non-dilutive cash prizes to the winning teams. Applications open in early January each year and are open to early-stage ventures founded, managed, and owned by current Columbia students, or by recent Columbia alumni. Each year, alumni judges evaluate competitors in each […]
Building a Fundraising Strategy
REGISTER Learn how to approach your fundraising strategy so you can do what you were meant to do — build your business! Topics include finding the “right” investors; developing a comprehensive fundraising strategy; creating a […]
Founder Talk: Youth Mental Health Innovation with Patrick Gilligan
Monday March 31st, 5:30pm-7pm 722 W 168th St New York, NY 10032, Hess Commons RSVP HERE Join us for this semester’s Founder Talk! Somethings is transforming youth mental health care! […]
Company and Industry Research for Business & Entrepreneurship
Open to current students February 24, 2025 12:00PM-1:15PM Registration: https://library.columbia.edu/using-libraries/workshops.html#
Columbia Innovation Forum: The Art of the Pitch
Join Columbia Engineering for an open forum on February 27 to learn more about entrepreneurship and network with the Columbia University startup community. You'll hear from Columbia founders and other experts on their startup experience, and more. During this presentation/interactive session, serial entrepreneur Hugh Thomas will dig into the details of what a business plan “pitch deck” contains and […]
Deadline: Tamer Fund for Social Ventures
Are you a nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid early-stage social or environmental venture with Columbia affiliation? Apply to the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures by March 1 for a chance to receive a […]
Columbia Startup Lab Applications Go Live
The Columbia Startup Lab opens its seats to a new group of Columbia-founded alumni startups this June, and applications go live on March 1! Join us for an Open House on Thursday, March […]
Impact Investing + Digital Health Crash Course with Padma Rao
Monday March 3rd, 5:30pm-7pm 722 W 168th St 4th floor, Room 440 RSVP HERE Padma Rao is a seasoned leader with expertise in Venture Capital, Digital Health, and Impact Investing. With a passion for making populations healthier and enabling better lives, Padma has dedicated her career to accelerating founders who are innovating for a better […]
Columbia Startup Lab Open House
The Columbia Startup Lab opens its seats to a new group of Columbia-founded alumni startups this June, and applications go live on March 1! Join us for an Open House on Thursday, March 6 for a chance to meet the team, see the space, and hear from a few resident ventures. RSVP here. You can also start thinking about your […]