Deadline: Apply for the 2023-2024 Cohort of the Columbia Startup Lab!
Click here to apply! Applications for the 2023-2024 Cohort of the Columbia Startup Lab (CSL) are now open! If you're a recent Columbia, Barnard, or Teachers College alum working full time on your startup, apply to join CSL for subsidized coworking space, mentorship, programming, and community. Why CSL? Space: CSL members enjoy subsidized office space, […]
Application Deadline: Project 2.8, Female Founder Accelerator
Founded through Columbia Venture Community in 2020, Project 2.8 is a startup accelerator serving early stage, pre-seed startups led by female founders who are current students or alumnae of Columbia […]
Barnard Startup Summit
Hosted by the Athena Center for Leadership and Barnard Entrepreneurs network (BEnet) and now in its third year, the Barnard Startup Summit is a free, in-person opportunity for student and alum entrepreneurs to work with […]
Application Deadline: Pitch HearstLabU
👩🎓 You: Founder of a women-led startup and current student (or recent grad) with plans to take your business to the next level this summer 👥 Us: A community of […]
Application Deadline: Startup Works (hosted by CBS)
This six-session workshop series focuses on practical startup skills development and is designed to nurture leadership and talented people with conviction histories and to foster justice-involved startup team formation. Participants will gain practical entrepreneurship skills. Apply here
Start Me Up Bootcamp Kickoff
Join a select group of entrepreneurs for a two-week virtual program designed to build your startup. The bootcamp introduces participants to the Lean Launchpad methodology and techniques to direct customer discovery through field interviews. Participants are required to conduct at least 20 customer interviews; attend online sessions and engage with other bootcamp teams and entrepreneurs. Teams […]
Unpacking Product Market Fit with Mike Lewis
Mike Lewis, General Partner at Enjoy the Work, will define Product Market Fit (PMF), a framework for seeking PMF, and provide tips on what to do if there remains a gap between customer, problem and solution. RSVP Here
Rolling Admission: Columbia Startup Lab Uptown
Columbia Startup Lab (CSL) Uptown provides a host of campus-wide programming, open working space, mentorship, and connection to other entrepreneurship nodes around the University for aspiring student founders currently enrolled at Columbia and Barnard. This is a way to onboard into the Columbia entrepreneurship ecosystem throughout the year. Our on-campus programming is structured to catch […]
Fundraising 101 for Startups with NY Angels
Join Columbia Engineering to learn the basics about fundraising for startups with NY Angels' Nikos Theodosopoulos, BS'84. This event is open to all schools and students campus-wide. RSVP HERE 12:00 - 12:30 PM Lunch and Networking Arrive early for lunch and network with entrepreneurs, students and mentors at the event. 12:30 - 1:45 PM Startup Fundraising Explore the […]
Pitch HearstLab
Calling all female founders! Apply to Pitch HearstLab, a pitch event for female founders in the US. Winner(s) will receive $100k in investment and 3 months of support from HearstLab, an investor in early-stage, women-led startups. Submit your application here by August 8th. Finalists will pitch live in San Antonio on October 18th.