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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Reshaping Research for Cancer Treatment with VITROMNI

Meet the team behind VITROMNI, the team revolutionizing cancer treatment research with its CAR-T chip technology that replicates patient-specific bone marrow environments for high-throughput...

Living Brands AI | Lessons Learned as a Founder

Meet Living Brands AI, the startup aiming to help the 83.3% of marketing professionals that have experienced burnout in their careers through trustworthy, sophisticated AI tools that make national...

Barrow Green, LLC | Founding a Deep Tech Startup

Meet Barrow Green, the startup pioneering a compact, lightweight, and energy-efficient cooling and heating technology that eliminates hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Designed for both large and small-scale...

Revolutionizing Recovery with Vitalis Regenerative Materials

Meet the team behind Vitalis Regenerative Materials, who is transforming surgical outcomes with BioBlend—a revolutionary bio-integrated tool that enhances tissue regeneration and reduces complications...

Improving Surgical Outcomes with Ready Set Recover

Meet the team behind Ready Set Recover, who is building a digital wellness platform for improving surgical outcomes with science-backed tools that enhance patient engagement, reduce stress, and...

Definitive Diagnostics | Advanced Cancer Detection, Eliminates Doubt & Wasteful Testing

Meet Definitive Diagnostics, the startup. building an affordable, highly accurate, and reliable blood tests that can detect newly discovered cancer-specific biomarker patterns in multiple cancers...

CavaGene: Bridging innovative research with practical healthcare solutions

Meet the team behind CavaGene, an innovative healthcare startup aiming to harnesses genomic and AI technology to deliver early, personalized cancer diagnostics through non-invasive, saliva-based...

IndieApp | Making App Creation Easier with AI

Meet IndieApp, the NYU Entrepreneur Challenge team creating an AI-powered app builder that helps non-tech product managers to turn their ideas into reality...

im Financial: Empowering Hispanics Through a Financial Revolution

Meet the team behind im Financial, a SaaS platform that empowers university sustainability professionals by simplifying the tracking, reporting, and visualization of environmental data...

Lessons from Michael Baum & The YOPE Accelerator

At an exclusive event featuring Michael Baum, serial entrepreneur and founder of Splunk (SPLK), the Berkley Center brought together NYU founders, students, and alumni for an afternoon of in-depth...

DEFI Snacks | Breaking through Snacking Norms and Making Waves with Health-conscious Chocolate Lovers

Meet DEFI Snacks, a venture that offers a high-protein, guilt-free chocolate dessert that provides over 25g of protein per serving while supporting female-owned businesses with every purchase...

Tackling Fundraising at the 2025 Quest for Cash Boot Camp

Through expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and investor insights, founders from the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge and beyond gained actionable strategies to secure funding and scale their...
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Take your startup further, faster
in NYU's premier venture competition

NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

2025-26 APPLICATION

Deadline:
Sunday, November 30th 11:59 PM EST

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Take your startup further, faster
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NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

KICK-OFF &
INFO SESSION

Thursday, October 9th
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Kick off the semester with the Berkley Center
& learn how we can help
take your NYU startup further, faster.

BERKLEY CENTER
INFO SESSION

THURSDAY, September 11TH
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Virtual

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See NYU's top startups face off
for $225K in seed funding

NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

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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See NYU's top startups
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NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

Final Pitch Off & Awards

Friday, April 26th