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Oberlin’s annual LaunchU competition is open to aspiring student entrepreneurs. It is the culmination of a venture incubator and intensive boot camp for students held primarily over winter term. Winners receive startup funding to support and market their fledgling business.
LaunchU Awards $35,000 in Startup Funds to Students and Alumni
Team of students wins top prize for a mobile service aimed at improving student life.
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LaunchU Awards Top Prizes
February 25, 2015
Of 19 participating teams, three ventures—Pop Up Plus, Subtletees, and MyChair—were awarded top prizes at the third annual LaunchU venture accelerator and pitch competition.
Venture Accelerator
January 26, 2015
Student and alumni startups compete for $50K in 2015 LaunchU pitch competition.
Ready to Launch
November 4, 2014
Oberlin’s venture accelerator takes aim at current students, alumni, and the Oberlin community.
Orange is the New Learning Tool
July 21, 2014
A team of students have partnered to bring technology-based education to rural India.
Oberlin Receives $500,000 Grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation to Endow Entrepreneurship Initiatives
July 9, 2014
The two-year grant will provide vital support for entrepreneurship programming.
Lucid Visual
July 1, 2014
Now celebrating its tenth year in operation, Lucid Design, a resource monitoring company, reflects back on its roots in student-professor collaboration at Oberlin.
Keep Talking
May 22, 2014
At the final event for Oberlin's entrepreneurial initiative, LaunchU, participants gave presentations on why their projects deserved funding.
Award Supports Garden Initiative
June 25, 2013
Gardening was once a common practice in Harlan County, Kentucky. With a $15,000 grant, Hilary Neff plans to reestablish it—and teach about science and nature, too.
Kenya Reads Wins Support
May 2, 2013
The leaders of Kenya Reads, a literacy initiative that established the first-ever community library in an impoverished area of Kenya, have received more than $20,000 to sustain their work.
Five Ventures Take Home LaunchU Prizes
January 30, 2013
Alumnus Tom Kelley ’77 , recognized globally as an expert on innovation, gave the keynote address for the inaugural LaunchU Accelerator Pitch Competition on January 26. Five groups of entrepreneurs won Venture Development Awards during the competition.
Campus Alive with Entrepreneurial Spirit
January 22, 2013
Oberlin’s first annual LaunchU, featuring 15 ventures from current students and alumni, culminates on Saturday with a series of events that are free and open to the public and which include a talk about nurturing innovation by IDEO general manager Tom Kelley ’77.
Encouraging Student-Alumni Ventures
January 22, 2013
The Creativity & Leadership Project is sponsoring the first LaunchU program, three intensive weeks that accelerate and encourage the development of Oberlin entrepreneurs.
