Get Started

The Campbell Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia supports student and alumni entrepreneurs from across Columbia with initiatives such as the Columbia Startup Lab Uptown, the annual Startup Columbia competition, and Columbia Startup Lab SoHo. Learn more about these initiatives and more below.

For Current Students: Columbia Startup Lab (CSL) Uptown

Wherever you are in your startup journey, we
can help you figure out how to make the most of your time while an enrolled student on campus.

For Students and Alumni: Columbia's Venture Competition

Each Spring, Columbia entrepreneurs compete for non-dilutive monetary prizes at Columbia’s venture competition: Startup Columbia.

For Columbia Alumni: Columbia Startup Lab (CSL) SoHo

This year, we’re headquarters for 59 startups founded by 71 
alumni entrepreneurs who hail from 9 of Columbia’s undergraduate and graduate schools.

Classes

To get a sense of what classes you might want to take advantage of while at Columbia, below are the typical 30+ course offerings available for currently enrolled students who are interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, and design. For a full picture of your eligibility and what’s available per semester, please visit your school’s registration pages.

Undergraduate

Columbia Engineering (Graduate)

Columbia Business School

SIPA

GSAPP

JRN

LAW

MPH