OVERVIEW
The Entrepreneurs Challenge, hosted annually by the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship, is a springboard for promising NYU startups.
Part-accelerator and part venture competition, this intense program will provide your early-stage team with how-to workshops, hands-on boot camps, 1:1 coaching, and access to prototyping funds—all designed to guide you step-by-step through launching and growing your startup.
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NYU’s top startups took the stage at the 2026 Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Pitch-Off, the University’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. With hundreds of guests in attendance, ventures...
After months of hard work growing their ventures and honing their pitches, the teams of this year's NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge faced the judges for the first time at this year's Semi-Finals! The...
Meet Pupil, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge venture with a college guidance platform that combines AI with near-peer mentorship to support families navigating education decisions. It matches students...
ScriptBio AI develops AI-guided stem cell therapies that enable adults with age-related diseases to restore tissue health by using causal AI to discover disease-driving genes and programming cells to...
Meet NeoBoneSculpt, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team developing 3D-printed implant scaffolds designed to support bone defect healing and targeted therapeutic delivery. The platform enables...
Meet WonderKid, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team creating clean-label sauces designed to help children try and adopt new foods through repeated exposure. The product uses organic ingredients and...
Entrepreneurs Challenge team Venaera is building modular heat pump systems designed for rapid installation, easier servicing, and improved efficiency through embedded data collection. The product uses...
Meet See The Sounds, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team building a speech visualization technology to support speech-language pathologists and children with speech delays. The product helps...
Meet Nappr, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team that converts unused daytime hotel inventory into short stays that allow travelers and workers to rest during the day. The service offers on-demand...
Meet ChopChop Eats, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team creating a marketplace that enables home cooks to list homemade dishes and sell directly to nearby customers. The platform simplifies...
Meet Aidify, the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge team providing a multilingual AI Care Aid that delivers personalized, always-on guidance based on each clinic’s specific protocols and instructions. The...
Millions of independent contractors and small business owners struggle to go through the hurdles of permitting. NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge venture FluentGov aims to make the process faster and easier...
