Where Founders Start and Scale.

Launch, Grow, and Scale – With the Right Support

Whether you’re a student, an early-stage entrepreneur, or growing your startup, our launch accelerator provides expert mentorship, funding opportunities, and a roadmap to success. Join a community of founders building their future.

Entrepreneurship Specific to You

Wherever you are in your startup journey whether exploring, launching, or scaling, we provide the guidance, mentorship, funding, and resources to help you succeed.

Start & Grow Your Business – At All Stages

Free Workshops & Events – Join us!

Join our free workshops and pitch events designed to help founders like you gain mentorship, refine your ideas, and connect with investors. Whether you’re exploring entrepreneurship or ready to pitch, there’s an event for you!

Apr 11

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Free Info Session – Ivy E Labs OPT Launch Accelerator – April 11 via Zoom

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Apr 21

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free Info Session – Ivy E Labs OPT Launch Accelerator – April 21 via Zoom

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Apr 28

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free – Introductory Entrepreneurship Class via Zoom – April 28

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We help you launch, grow, fundraise and scale within our programs.

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Our Blog

Get expert insights on launching, pitching, funding, MVPs, and go-to-market strategies. Learn from industry leaders and build the mindset for startup success.

How to Win Student Entrepreneurship Competitions

Entrepreneurship competitions are an amazing opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas, gain feedback, and potentially secure funding and resources to launch or grow their businesses. For student entrepreneurs, these competitions can be a pivotal experience, providing exposure,

February 2, 2025 No Comments

The Role of Mentorship in Student Entrepreneurship

How to Get a Mentor and The Role of Mentorship in Student Entrepreneurship Starting a business as a student is not very easy. Not only do you have to juggle school or even a part time job, but you also

January 6, 2025 No Comments

Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: A Guide to Launching Your Business during OPT at Ivy E Labs Accelerator

Discover the transformative journey from idea to launch as an international student on an F-1 visa using your OPT status. Dive into the world of entrepreneurship education, as a way to discovery and create OPT job opportunities, and why joining

March 26, 2024 No Comments

A Message from Our Founder

Michael is a professor, investor, and startup CEO with multiple successful ventures – both in startups and venture capital. He currently teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia University and advises early-stage startups and larger businesses worldwide. His work focuses on helping founders scale their ideas into thriving businesses.

“Entrepreneurship puts your future in your hands—turning your skills into a job-creating business rather than waiting for opportunities. Too many talented people are limited by access, not ability. That’s why I founded Ivy Entrepreneurs: to remove barriers and empower the next generation of startup leaders”

Turn Your Idea into a Business – Start Today!

Turn your idea into a thriving business. We help you get there!

Why Choose Ivy Entrepreneurs

We take you from ideation to funding with a hands-on, step-by-step approach. We take you from ideation to funding with a hands-on, step-by-step approach.

Testimonials & Success Stories

Hear directly from founders about their journey with Ivy Entrepreneurs—how our programs helped them build, launch, and grow their businesses.

The Ivy Entrepreneurs courses have given me a strong foundation in business principles, and played a key role in kick-starting my small business in 2024. The course is overall very well structured, insightful, practical, and engaging. I have also met some of the coolest like-minded entrepreneurs from this course, who I am still in contact with to this day!

For me, Ivy Entrepreneurs was life changing. It gave me the confidence, knowledge and community needed in order to launch my social media strategy business. Michael is an incredible professor who truly cares about the success of his students. I am grateful to have found this impactful community to launch my business with!