Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Opportunities
It’s never too early to begin your journey as an entrepreneur. From your first semester at Columbia, you’ll find abundant resources for building your skills, developing your ideas, and finding expert mentorship and guidance.
Featured Columbia Student Startups
Dream big. Students just like you have launched successful startups around innovative ideas, spotting ways to engineer solutions to everyday problems.
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Learn Entrepreneurship
Build your knowledge of the principles, methodologies, and best practices of entrepreneurial success. Whether through semester-long courses on key topics like marketing and user interface design, our intensive Start Me Up Bootcamp, or events featuring successful entrepreneurs, you have abundant opportunities to develop your skills and connections.
Fund Your Idea
Get the financial resources you need to develop and test your ideas as you move toward a ready-for-market solution. Compete with other teams to win support for your vision through contests like Fast Pitch, Columbia Venture Competition, and Ignition Grants.
Find a Space for Creativity
Develop your ideas through prototyping and collaborate with others in the design process. In the Makerspace, you’ll have access to a wealth of tools, including a woodshop, machine shop, and sophisticated 3D printers. The Columbia Startup Lab Morningside also has open working space plus programming and mentorship to guide you through the discovery process.