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EVENT: The Power of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
Entrepreneurship isn't only about building from scratch; it's about seizing the right opportunity. Don't miss the chance to hear ETA entrepreneurs and investors with experience elevating existing businesses on Thursday 7/31.
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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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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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NYU Entrepreneurs

Challenge

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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Stern Venture Fellows

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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NEWS & Insights

Content to Customers: Proven Sales and GTM Tips for Early-Stage Founders

Content to Customers: Proven Sales and GTM Tips for Early-Stage Founders

July 14, 2025
The Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerator continued with a high-impact lineup of workshops designed to strengthen marketing, sales, and go-to-market skills. The cohort spent the day immersed in...
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Sam Cialek | The Hidden Volatility in Being Well

Sam Cialek | The Hidden Volatility in Being Well

July 10, 2025
Stern Venture Fellow Sam Cialek (CAS, BA '11), and Founder of Serif, talks about navigating the digital health and wellness landscape. Serif integrates lifestyle data from wearables and apps into one...
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From Strategy to Networking: SVF Fellows Explore Brand Value with TikTok Expert and Building Founder Community

From Strategy to Networking: SVF Fellows Explore Brand Value with TikTok Expert and Building Founder Community

June 30, 2025
In the second week of the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerators, the cohort beat the heat with a branding workshop from TikTok Brand Strategist Connor Brownell, and learned leadership skills...
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HIGHLIGHTS

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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FINAL PITCH OFF

FRIDAY, MAY 2nd
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

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Take your startup further, faster
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NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

APPLICATION CLOSING

DEADLINE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 @ 11:59 PM EST

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NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

Final Pitch Off & Awards

Friday, April 26th

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