LaunchPad Blog Posts
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LaunchPad Commute to Class Podcast
Posted on April 25, 2022, 9:42 a.m.
LaunchPad Commute to Class Podcast
Jason Kuperberg ’18 joins the LaunchPad as Alumni Entrepreneur in Residence
Posted on April 22, 2022, noon
Jason Kuperberg ‘18 is co-founder of OthersideAI,
Meet Syracuse University’s new Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar, Jack Adler ’23
Posted on April 22, 2022, noon
Jack Adler has been selected as the Syracuse University Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar for the 2022 – 2023 academic year.
Congratulations to the 2022 Panasci Business Plan Competition winners
Posted on April 20, 2022, noon
Teams Illumenar, Happy Loose Leaf Tea and Bus Point win the Grand Prize and second and third places in the campus-wide Panasci Business Plan Competition.
Congratulations to Whitman’s EEE entrepreneurship award winners
Posted on April 20, 2022, noon
Two LaunchPad alumni win special awards from Whitman’s program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises.
Zebedayo Masongo L ’23 and Grnwood
Posted on April 18, 2022, 1 a.m.
Greenwood district, a legacy that lives on in the modern rebirth Grnwood, founded by Zebedayo Masongo L’23.
Emma Rothman ’21 writes about managing health amidst the “messiness of life”
Posted on April 18, 2022, 1 a.m.
When meeting Emma Rothman you immediately notice her kindness and quiet charm.
Shawn Gaetano ’20, founder of Solace Vision, accepted into Techstars LA accelerator
Posted on April 16, 2022, noon
Shawn Gaetano ’20 becomes the fourth SU startup to be accepted into a highly competitive Techstars LA Music Accelerator.
Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20 reflects on her “launching grounds of dreams”
Posted on April 16, 2022, noon
Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20 recently returned to campus to share her reflections with Syracuse student startups.
Rabia Razzaq G ’22 is designing solutions to global challenges
Posted on April 16, 2022, 10:44 a.m.
From Pakistan, Razzaq’s interest in design began after several years working in the fashion industry.
Elizabeth Gruskin ’22 is a forensic scientist focused on mental health
Posted on April 16, 2022, 10 a.m.
Elizabeth Gruskin is glad that the pandemic brought discussion about mental health to the forefront of public conversation.
Syracuse student founders journey to Blackstone annual conference, Startup Grind and TechCrunch Early Stage in the Silicon Valley
Posted on April 14, 2022, noon
Founders participated in the Blackstone LaunchPad annual conference, Startup Grind and TechCrunch Early Stage.
Join us to crowdfund memorist Emma Rothman ’21 and her book
Posted on April 14, 2022, noon
Things My Therapist Doesn’t Want Me to Say, Ten Years Post Heart Transplant
From a Syracuse dorm room to building the first ultra-fast EV charging network in the country
Posted on April 13, 2022, noon
Want the inside story of a Syracuse University dorm room startup that grew into a company valued at more than $100 million?
LaunchPad alum Louis Bookhoff ’17 closes round and pitches at upcoming Venture NY 2022 High Growth Showcase
Posted on April 12, 2022, noon
Louis Bookhoff ’17, co-founder and CEO of Busie returns to his roots in Syracuse as one of a handful of elite companies selected to pitch at Upstate Capital Association’s Venture NY showcase.
Syracuse student startup ventures advance in New York Business Plan Competition
Posted on April 11, 2022, noon
Four Syracuse student ventures were among the 18 teams selected from 120 regional winners across New York State for the NYBPC semi-finals on April 20.
Kayla Simon ’19 is an entrepreneurial engineer and a role model for women innovators in STEM
Posted on April 10, 2022, noon
Kayla Simon ‘19, has taken her engineering skills and entrepreneurial passion to be an outstanding role model for women in STEM.
Newhouse Advanced Media Lab Series will explore emerging engage-to-earn models
Posted on March 24, 2022, noon
The Newhouse Advanced Media Lab Series presents “Engage-to-Earn: Paradigm Shift or Parlor Trick?”
Matt Castagnozzi ’23 creates Psych-Tek, a service to help normalize psychedelic treatments
Posted on March 23, 2022, 4:33 p.m.
Matt Castagnozzi sees a promising form of treatment for anxiety and depression and a chance to revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry.
Zach Morrison ’24 mints an NFT collection
Posted on March 23, 2022, noon
Zach Morrison ’24 is majoring in finance and real estate at Whitman.