Leslie Founders is a curated community of NYU’s most promising student founders committed to launching and scaling ventures while at NYU. Members enjoy exclusive perks, networking events, priority workspace at the Leslie eLab, and office hours with NYC entrepreneurs and investors. Running parallel to our Startup Accelerator Program, Leslie Founders welcomes applications from all teams that have completed the Startup Bootcamp, Startup Sprint, and/or Summer Launchpad.
Leslie Founders membership provides exclusive community, workspace, events, perks, and guidance to NYU’s top student ventures. All accepted members must complete an in-person Startup Day to unlock their membership benefits.
Fall ‘25 Startup Days are scheduled for:
Full criteria coming soon.