NYU fosters a University-wide startup ecosystem that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration, accelerates innovation, and cultivates the next generation of startup leaders. The University's team of startup experts offers educational programming and events, industry-specific resources, and funding support to help inspire, educate, connect, and accelerate entrepreneurs from across NYU.

Startup School
Workshops

Industry experts teach in-demand startup skills and expose you to essential entrepreneurship topics.

WORKSHOPS
NYU Female
Founders

Forums, lunches, and other resources to support women founders and/or working in STEAM.

FF EVENTS
Other Alumni
Resources

A list of competitions, incubators, accelerators, and more available to NYU alumni in NYC and beyond.

RESOURCES
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Metrics
26

NYU Innovation Venture Fund Portfolio Companies

192

Startups formed based on NYU Intellectual Property Since 1980

>$600M

Capital Raised by NYU Innovation Venture Fund Portfolio Companies

More Startups

Per Research $ Than National Average

$2.3B

in License Income

over the past 10 years (1st in the US)

1,500+

Patents Issued

(17th in US in 2017)

>1,200

Attendees

NYU Entrepreneurs Festival (in 2019)

1:1

Gender Ratio

among visitors at the Leslie eLab

>1,000

Events & Workshops

Hosted at Leslie eLab yearly