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2025 Stern Venture Fellows Announced
Hailing from across the NYU community, meet the health and wellness entrepreneurs making up the 2025 Cohort of our Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerator!
Meet the Fellows
David Ko Catches Up with Stern Venture Fellows Alumni
As we gear up for the launch of the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) Summer Accelerator, the Berkley Center gathered alumni from past cohorts for a special founder roundtable lunch to touch base with David Ko (Stern BS ’93), CEO of Calm and the founding supporter of the SVF program.
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Meet the WINNERS of the Entrepreneurs Challenge
NYU’s top startups took the stage to compete for over $300K in prizes and services at the Final Pitch-Off of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge. Who won? Find out in our event recap.
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RECAP: Quest for Cash Boot Camp
At the Quest for Cash Bootcamp, an intense full-day workshop designed to demystify the fundraising process for high-potential startup teams. Founders experienced expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and investor insights. What did they learn? Head to our recap to find out!
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RECAP: Marketing & Sales Boot Camp
The 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge kicked off with a Marketing & Sales Boot Camp designed to provide actionable strategies for customer acquisition, branding, and revenue growth. What were the key takeaways? Head to our blog post to learn more!
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Features Berkley Center Alumni
Some of the top innovators and entrepreneurs from the NYU community were recently featured in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 including NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge alums including Heliotrope's Minh Tran & Rooted Fare's Ashley Xie & Hedy Yu!
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The Entrepreneurs Challenge is NYU's premier venture competition. Through exclusive workshops, coaching, resources, the Challenge takes NYU startups further faster as they compete for more than $225K in seed funding and pro bono services.
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Summer Accelerator

The Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) Summer Accelerator is a 10-week intensive program to elevate a small industry specific cohort of NYU ventures. Each year, Fellows receive industry tailored programming and coaching as well as a $10K personal stipend.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows

ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows

May 20, 2025
We’re excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) and Associate Fellows, a group of NYU founders leading ventures at the forefront of health and wellness. This year’s cohort...
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David Ko Catches Up with Stern Venture Fellows Alumni

David Ko Catches Up with Stern Venture Fellows Alumni

May 9, 2025
NYU founders from past Stern Venture Fellows cohorts reunited with Calm CEO David Ko (Stern BS ’93) to share progress, challenges, and what’s next as we gear up for this summer’s program...
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Introducing the Winners of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

Introducing the Winners of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

May 5, 2025
NYU’s top startups took the stage at the 2025 Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Pitch-Off, the University’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. With over 300 guests in attendance, ventures competed...
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NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Pitch Off

It's all been leading to this! See NYU's top startups face off for $225K in seed funding at the Final Pitch-Off of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge! See who takes it all on Friday, May 2nd!
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DEADLINE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 @ 11:59 PM EST

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Final Pitch Off & Awards

Friday, April 26th

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