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NYU Alumni Featured in 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30
NYU alumni from eight schools were honored in 11 of the 20 categories out of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30!
December 9, 2025
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Innovation & ambition on full display at Pitch Power Hour
Eager founders and ambitious innovators came together at the Berkley Center’s Pitch Power Hour. Connections were made, teams were formed, and NYU’s Entrepreneurial community came closer together!
November 3, 2025
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Diving into CPG Startups, From Concept to Cart
The Berkley Center kicked off its CPG Workshop Series: From Concept to Cart in partnership with Listen Ventures, bringing founders together to explore what it takes to build and grow a consumer brand. The first session featured insights from Johnnie Yu of Listen Ventures and Alex Fine, CEO of Dame Products, on launching lean, testing fast, and turning ideas into revenue.
October 27, 2025
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NYU Among Fast Company’s Top 10 Schools Advancing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Fast Company’s latest ranking recognizes NYU for cultivating bold ideas, supporting early-stage founders, and driving real-world innovation.
October 15, 2025
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Google x NYU: AI tools to accelerate your startup journey
The Berkley Center welcomed Google Labs’ Amanda Hyman (MBA Stern ’23) and Christian Samuelson for a deep dive into Gemini and other AI tools for entrepreneurs.
October 14, 2025
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Demystifying Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Founding a startup isn’t the only path to entrepreneurship. At a special panel event hosted in partnership with the Deal Utility, the Berkley Center and a panel of experience experts lifted the veil on how to navigate the path of entrepreneurship through acquisition.
September 18, 2025
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Helanah Warren | Recovering from burnout with Thrive by Design
Replacing a single executive can cost up to 213% of their salary, and burned-out leaders are 2.6x more likely to be actively seeking another role. In our interview with Thrive by Design founder Helanah Warren she dives into solving this crisis in mental health.
August 13, 2025
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SVF 2025 Wraps With Final Showcase and Insights from Calm CEO David Ko
After 10 intense weeks, the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerator came to a close in an exciting and reflective day. Our cohort of founders were joined by SVF supporter and Calm CEO David Ko for a roundtable discussion and reflection on their progress, followed by a celebratory reception.
August 6, 2025
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SVF Founders Learn from Alumni, Hone Their Stories, and Hear Real Talk from VCs
Stern Venture Fellows heard real-world insights from founders Ayman Mukerji Househam, Busayo Ogunsanya, and Ari Williams, crafted compelling pitches with David Dabscheck, and got unfiltered VC advice from Jennifer Wolf, Jessica Millstone, Johnnie Yu, and Michelle Kwok.
August 4, 2025
Former Healthcare Venture Competition winners continue their momentum with acceptance into a nationally recognized venture development program...
From founder pitch coaching to a discussion on enterprise AI deployment, the NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and NYU's AI Innovation Accelerator convened founders, investors, and industry leaders for a day of learning and innovation...
The NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship joins the Stern and NYU communities in mourning the passing of William R. Berkley (BS ’66, NYU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus), whose vision, generosity, and deep personal commitment to students helped shape the Center that bears his name...
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 competed for $225K+ in prizes. See the winners across New Venture, Digital Tech, and Healthcare tracks!...
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 anticipation in the air was palpable as the teams waited to hear the results of judges' intense deliberation. Silence fell across the room as the Berkley Center team took to the podium to announce the Finalists...
Students from across NYU came together for the 2026 Healthcare Access Hackathon Social Entrepreneurship Challenge, tackling urgent issues from rural care gaps to aging in place and digital mental health. Through hands-on workshops and a fast-paced pitch showcase, teams turned human-centered ideas into actionable solutions with real potential for impact...
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 with relatable mentors and provides personalized exploration of schools and career paths...
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 correct them, starting with knee osteoarthritis...
