A staged path. Each program meets founders where they are and moves them to the next stage with momentum, mentors and funding in sight.
For students and early founders with a spark of an idea and the will to test it.
Where an idea gets its first shape. We pressure-test the problem, map the market, and help you build something you can put in front of a real user.
A validated problem statement, a market map, and a working prototype or clickable demo.
Weekly workshops · founder office hours · design-sprint toolkit · peer cohort.
For committed teams with a prototype, ready to build toward a real pilot.
The core build. Six months of hands-on mentorship, lab and workshop access, and structured pilots with our industry partners.
A live pilot, early traction metrics, and an investor-ready narrative.
Dedicated mentor · lab & workshop access · legal & IP support · grant guidance · co-working.
For revenue-stage ventures ready to scale and raise.
Full speed. A focused push on go-to-market, unit economics, and fundraising — capped by a demo day in front of our investor and industry network.
A tightened growth model, a fundraise in motion, and warm investor introductions.
Investor network · GTM sprints · demo day · follow-on capital routes.
For the whole campus — students, clubs, and the curious.
The always-on layer. Run with the Institution's Innovation Council, Connect keeps ideas, events and student ventures flowing into the pipeline year-round.
Workshops, hackathons, speaker sessions, and a first door into CEII.
IIC events · idea challenges · mentor talks · community membership.
An idea from any department — engineering, management, computer science, the sciences, design or maritime. All are welcome.
At least one full-time founder. Student, alumni and external founders are all welcome to apply.
An insight, a prototype, or early traction — anything that shows you're already moving, not just musing.