From LaunchPad students and alumni to global and on-campus events, LaunchPad is being recognized!

LaunchPad Student Entrepreneurs

• LaunchPad Completes First Year of Entrepreneurial Program. (6/22/20, Inside UCR, University of California, Riverside) 

• Kelsey Davis of CLLCTVE on leadership: Control ego, talk less, listen more. (6/16/20, Syracuse.com, Syracuse University)
• 12 Black, Queer Entrepreneurs Share The Secrets You Need to Succeed. (6/14/20, Forbes, Syracuse University)

• Startup Aggieland Alum Alfredo Costilla-Reyes Using Technology to Help Farmers. (6/11/20, Mays Impacts, Texas A&M University)

• 13 Highly Recommended Beauty Gems From Black-Owned Businesses. (6/4/20, New York Magazine - The Strategist, UCLA)
• Awning App Aims to Provide Immediate Mental Health Treatment. (5/30/20, The Daily Orange, Syracuse University)
• NYU Alumna Alyssa Petersel Will Help You Find a Therapist. (5/28/20, NYU Entrepreneurship, NYU)
• Daniel Zimmerman '20 Builds a Better Way to Wager. (5/20/20, Launchpad.syr.edu, Syracuse University)
• Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Reboots Its Incubator Program 16-Member Cohort. (4/22/20, TechCrunch, Syracuse University)
• Alumni Step Up To Help Protect Health Care Workers on COVID-19 Front Lines. (4/13/20, UTD Today, University of Texas at Dallas)
• Students Become Involved in Entrepreneurship Program at UT. (4/3/20, Reporting Texas, University of Texas)
• Student Founds Credit Startup. (4/2/20, Daily Trojan, USC)
• Team Guatemala holds Pop-Up Shop in Honor of Women's History Month. (3/7/20, The Daily Orange, Syracuse University)
• Popcycle Creates 'Win-Win-Win Situations' for Fashion on Campus. (2/19/20, The Daily Orange, Syracuse University)
• LaunchPad Lift Accepts UTD Computer Science Senior to Elite Program. (2/17/20, Dallas Innovates, University of Texas at Dallas) 
• Entrepreneur Gets Big Lift with Selection to LaunchPad Mentoring Program - News Center. (2/14/20, bitfirm.co, University of Texas at Dallas)
• This Woman is Changing The Therapy Industry With VR and AI. (1/30/20, Forbes, University of Texas at Dallas)
• Hot in 2020: Riverside's Startup Scene. (1/28/20, UC Riverside | News, University of California, Riverside) 
• UM Team Accepted Into Techstars Accelerator Program. (1/28/20, UM News, University of Montana)
• CLLCTVE Selected by Blackstone LaunchPad Powered by Techstars Lift Cohort Program. (1/24/20, Launchpad.syr.edu, Syracuse University)
• Built In NYC's 50 Startups to Watch in 2020. (1/21/20, Built In NYC, NYU)
• Missoula Mother, Nurse Practitioner Launches Integrative Medicine Business. (1/20/20, Missoula Current, University of Montana) 
• Technology Wrapped in Tradition. (1/17/20, Syracuse.edu, Syracuse)
• Hackers Aim to Help Elders Age in Place. (1/14/20, UBNow, University at Buffalo)
• This College Entrepreneur Used $250 to Start a Company With $360,000 Annual Revenue. (12/9/19, Grow Wire, USC)
• Alumni Spotlight on Peter Cetale ’19: Infusing Technology Into Religious Organizations. (12/2/19, Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell)
• UT startups take business ideas to New York City conference. (12/5/19, Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin)
• The Pivot That Helped This Founder Get Into 10,000 Stores. (11/21/19, Entrepreneur, UCF)
• Students pair ballet and books in Ithaca outreach program. (11/20/19, Cornell Chronicle, Cornell)
• Josh Aviv on leadership: A good leader makes people better. (11/12/19, Syracuse.com, Syracuse)
• USC senior creates sustainable, reusable party cups. (9/24/19, Daily Trojan, USC)

• Sky's the limit for sheep farming entrepreneur. (7/26/19, Farming Independent, UCC)

LaunchPad Mentors

• People in the News - Jan. 31, 2020 - Eastburn and Gray. (1/31/20, The Legal Intelligencer, Jefferson University)
• This Young Entrepreneur Runs 2 Firms - and Works to Increase Voter Registration. (1/29/20, Orlando Business Journal, University of Central Florida)

LaunchPad Events and Programming

• LaunchPad Seeks Participants for Inclusive Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (6/18/20, UBNews, University at Buffalo)
• Fourteen Ventures Selected as Finalists for MSU $50k Venture Competition. (4/23/20, MSU News,  Montana State University)
• Girls to Explore Worlds of Information Technology, Startups at Free Event. (2/18/20, University at Buffalo News Center, University at Buffalo)
• MSU's  inaugural $50K Venture Competition to be held April 16 in Jabs Hall. (2/12/20, MSU News, Montana State University)
• LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries Hosting International Startup Workshop. (1/8/20, Syracuse University News, Syracuse)
• Getting a "Lift" from Techstars onto the Startup Stage Wednesday at the CES. (1/9/20, Syracuse University Website, Syracuse)
• LaunchPad Student Teams Sweep Award Competitions, Winning Nearly $80,000 in Fall 2019. (12/9/19, Syracuse University News, Syracuse)
• Can Do: Paul Gladen On Creating Opportunities For Rural Entrepreneurs. (12/3/19, Montana Public Radio, University of Montana)
• UT alumna creates entrepreneurship opportunities for students in new position at Blackstone LaunchPad. (11/15/19, Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin)
• UTD and TCU Rank Among Top 50 Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs. (11/15/19, Dallas Innovates, University of Texas LaunchPads)
• AccelerateHer plans immersive startup weekends at Haas. (10/30/19, BerkeleyHaas, University of California, Berkeley)
• ANTrepreneur Center Uses Blackstone LaunchPad Funds to Build Tech and Events for UCI Student Entrepreneurs. (10/30/19, UCI Beall, University of California, Irvine)
• Entrepreneurship incubator boosts Inland Empire biotech startups. (10/25/19, UC Riverside News, University of California, Riverside)
• Blackstone LaunchPad serves as a hub for community of innovators. (9/19/19, Daily Orange, Syracuse)

University of California Expansion

• "How University of California Students Are Gaining More Entrepreneurship Opportunities." (Pulse 2.0, 10/6/19)
• "$5 million grant will bring startup coaching program to University of California campuses." (Sacramento Bee, 9/24/19)
• "$5 million grant will bring startup coaching program to University of California campuses." (Fresno Bee, 9/24/19)
• "UC partners with Blackstone Charitable Foundation to expand LaunchPad." (The Daily Californian, 9/26/19)
• "Blackstone, UC System Expand Entrepreneurship Program." (SocialTech, 9/30/19)