Building viral marketplaces and raising funds workshop

We’re excited that the Dorm Room Fund is joining us for another exclusive LaunchPad Workshop on Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.  The session is open to members of the LaunchPad community.  (Become a member by joining here.) The Dorm Room Fund (DRF) is a venture capital subsidiary that invests in student startups.  Joining us…

Innovation Law Center Virtual Office Hours

LaunchPad Discord

The Syracuse University Innovation Law Center + New York State Science & Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) is partnering again with the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries to hold office hours for innovators and inventors this academic year. Law students will lend their technical expertise to SU innovators working to commercialize…

Workshop for college startups: NYS Entrepreneurship Resources

The Capital Foundation, with support from Upstate Capital and the NYBPC, is hosting online events to build connections between entrepreneurs and business advisors. These mentorship events are open to everyone who seeks to receive and/or share advice on topics related to launching and growing companies. The next is an interactive, informational workshop for college startups: NYS…

Hult Prize Regional Impact Summit

Join us for the final pitches and award ceremony for the Hult Prize Regional Impact Summit, co-hosted by Syracuse University. For the Zoom link, please reach out to Nick Barba at ntbarba@syr.edu.

Speaker Series: Shark Tank Winner and founder of SparkCharge, Josh Aviv

It’s officially spring in Syracuse and the LaunchPad is excited to invite you to join us for a conversations with dynamic alumni entrepreneurs and other experts in digital marketing, product development, fundraising, community building, sales and customer relationship management.  Each virtual session will be each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.  The series is open to…

Intelligence ++ Competition

Intelligence ++ Competition: Supported by a generous gift to SU Libraries by Gianfranco Zaccai ’70 H’09 and the Zaccai Foundation for Augmented Intelligence (Intelligence++), this challenge is focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines, with a $30,000 prize package. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to submit proposals…

Speaker Series: Founder of Huddle social media platform, Jack Kuveke

It’s officially spring in Syracuse and the LaunchPad is excited to invite you to join us for a conversations with dynamic alumni entrepreneurs and other experts in digital marketing, product development, fundraising, community building, sales and customer relationship management.  Each virtual session will be each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.  The series is open to…

ACC InVenture Prize Final ACC Conference Competition

They've battled it out on the field, but now the ACC's best minds come together for a competition like no other. The Atlantic Coast Conference InVenture Prize is a collaborative effort by institutional leadership from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It represents an opportunity to stimulate undergraduate entrepreneurial activity and increase student-faculty engagement, to celebrate and highlight the…

Panasci Business Plan Competition

(separate application, typically due in early February — check the Whitman School of Management competition website for details) Panasci Business Plan Competition:  Sponsored by the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and open to all graduate and undergraduate students, typically with a prize package of more than $40,000.  This is a separate application through the Whitman…

Speaker Series: Founder of MMP Digital, Jordan Fox

It’s officially spring in Syracuse and the LaunchPad is excited to invite you to join us for a conversations with dynamic alumni entrepreneurs and other experts in digital marketing, product development, fundraising, community building, sales and customer relationship management.  Each virtual session will be each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.  The series is open to…

Speaker Series: Elizabeth Ruscitto, founder of Elizabeth Ruscitto Consulting

It’s officially spring in Syracuse and the LaunchPad is excited to invite you to join us for a conversations with dynamic alumni entrepreneurs and other experts in digital marketing, product development, fundraising, community building, sales and customer relationship management.  Each virtual session will be each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.  The series is open to…

New York Business Plan Competition

Compete CNY and New York Business Plan Competition:  Contestants in the RvD iPrize are automatically entered into this regional qualifier for the New York Business Competition.  The qualifier runs concurrently with the RvD iPrize. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students at New York State Universities.  Check for details on this year’s competition here. (top winners of…