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CUNY Startups

CUNY Startups is an accelerator program based at Baruch College, part of the City University of New York, aimed at fostering entrepreneurship among students across 26 colleges in New York City.

Founded
2014
Recorded stages
Accelerator
Focus sectors
Consumer, Commerce, AI
Recorded regions
United States
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Overview

CUNY Startups is an entrepreneurship program launched in 2014, based at Baruch College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). The program aims to improve the social mobility of CUNY students through entrepreneurship while fostering business growth and economic development in New York City. It provides resources and support to all 240,000 students across 26 colleges within the CUNY system.

Focus

CUNY Startups offers three main programs: New Venture Accelerator 1 (NVA 1) for students without a team or idea, focusing on developing entrepreneurial skills and creating a learning prototype; New Venture Accelerator 2 (NVA 2) for participants with a team and a prototype, aimed at advancing startups to the pre-launch stage; and CUNY Clash, an annual competition for innovative ideas, encouraging students to practice and test their entrepreneurial concepts.

Support

CUNY Startups provides mentorship, workshops, team formation, customer discovery, AI-powered prototyping, financial modeling, public speaking, and demo day preparation to support student entrepreneurs.

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Q: Who can apply to CUNY Startups? A: The program is open to all CUNY students. Q: What are the main programs offered? A: The main programs are New Venture Accelerator 1, New Venture Accelerator 2, and CUNY Clash. Q: Is there an equity exchange? A: No, there is no equity or seed-funding exchange.

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