Event Date: Friday, October 12-14, 2018 Location: CWRU Thwing Free CWRU, CIA, CIM
Others 40% off
Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue or a problem you'd like to solve but don't know where to start or who to start with? Join us on October 12 to build a Startup in 54 hours! Techstars Startup Weekend is a full weekend long experience. Your ticket includes:
7 full (and delicious) meals over the course of the weekend
Benefits and discounts from our global partners
One-on-one time with amazing mentors
A new network of developers, designers, and entrepreneurs eager, like you, to change the world.
CWRU, CIA, CIM students alumni free ticket use SWLaunchCode
FUEL Akron Pitch Competition (Win Up To $15K) Event Date: Thursday, November 15, 5:00 - 9:00 pm Location: The Bit Factory in the Bounce Innovation Hub
FUEL by The Bit Factory is a unique pitch competition for MVP-stage software startups. Four finalists get the opportunity to negotiate up to $15,000 in investment and quick admittance to our new Product Development Accelerator.
2018 Slavin Fellowship Call for Applications Applications are due: Monday, October 15, 2018 - Apply
The Slavin Family Foundation welcomes applications from outstanding undergraduate and graduate students for Slavin Fellowships. Fellowships will be awarded to students of extraordinary potential pursuing entrepreneurial projects. Slavin Fellowship Summit 2017.
2018 Cleveland Medical Hackathon ( Over $10K in Prizes)
Event Date: Saturday, October 20 - 21, 2018 Location: Global Center for Health Innovation
The Cleveland Medical Hackathon brings together doctors, nurses, researchers, public health workers and IT professionals over an intense 24-hour period at the Global Center for Health Innovation.
Submit team information by September 30, 2018 Submit proposals: October 1-12, 2018 Location: CWRU Sears think[box]
The Goodyear Innovation Challenge is a business design and innovation competition sponsored by Goodyear in collaboration with the Weatherhead School of Management. Master's degree students from across the United States are invited to unleash their creativity while addressing real-world business challenges. The top five teams will compete for prize money in a hackathon at think[box], and an opportunity to work alongside team members from the Goodyear Innovation Labs.
Event Date: Saturday, November 3, 9:00am-4:00pm Location: MidTown Tech Hive
Registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis... so register early
Attend PitchU and you'll learn the finer points of pitching, including presentation strategies and tactics backed by exhaustive research. You will also have opportunities to practice your pitch.
You are eligible to participate if you are a current student or recent graduate (in the past five years) of any Northeast Ohio college or university.
Event Date: Monday, November 12, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Location:Linsalata Alumni Center at CWRU
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED), a global movement that celebrates, empowers and supports women in business to alleviate poverty, is coming to Cleveland for the first time. WED Cleveland will bring established and aspiring women entrepreneurs together to share ideas, spark action and create opportunities for businesses to grow while achieving social impact.
For more information about the WED movement - wedcleveland.org
Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (Win Up To $25K)
Applications are due: Friday, November 16, 2018 - Apply Event Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Location:CWRU Sears think[box]
Last fall, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) partnered with university trustee and venture capitalist Bob Pavey, JumpStart and the Morgenthaler family to launch the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition.
Designed to identify and support high-potential startups coming out of CWRU, the annual competition is currently seeking applications from ventures whose founding teams include at least one currently enrolled CWRU student or an alumnus who has graduated within the last five years.
Student Startup Madness @ SXSW 2019 Applications Are Open! Applications are due: Friday, November 25, 2018 - Apply
Teams are encouraged to apply for “Early Admission” by Friday, October 19, 2018
Student Startup Madness (SSM) is open to all college student digital media startups from any college/university in the United States. SSM takes place at SXSW.
Global Student Entrepreneurship Award ($20K Prize Pool)
Event Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018 Location: CWRU
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is one of the premier global competitions for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university.
The Cleveland EC GSEA competition is December 1 with prizes of $20,000 and advancement to the EO National and EO Global competitions, in Toronto.
This year Cleveland is joining the Global Celebration to strengthen our start-up community. Event sponsors and partners include StartinCle, JumpStart, FlashStart, CWRU NEOlaunchNET, GENglobal, and more.Cleveland's celebratory event is focused on discovering what "Cleveland Can Do For Blockchain."
Blockland Solutions Conference: Real-World Problem Solving
Event Date: Saturday, December 1-4, 2018 Location: Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland Student Rate: $100
Cleveland is Building a Blockchain Technology Ecosystem. The Blockland initiative exists to educate and promote real-world blockchain applications, while establishing and leading a blockchain ecosystem with support from private, public and philanthropic individuals and organizations.
The CWRU LaunchNet is recruiting to fill two paid internships for the 2018-19 school year. One intern will be responsible for marketing, communications, and event management. Writing and other content creation for websites and social media is an important part of this position. Additionally, we are recruiting a design-graphics intern, to assist with the website, social media, and other communications and promotions. If you have related skill, and experience, and have 10 hours (more or less!) a week available, please connect with Victoria Avi.
Workshops and Classes
How to think[box] classes and workshops
How-to-think[box] is a series of classes or workshops that embrace the spirit of think[box] and cover different areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, and making. They are open to all who are interested.
CWRU LaunchNet is now on Campus Groups. Sign on to Campus Groups to register for LaunchNet events and competitions, opportunities to network with CWRU faculty, peers, and alumni... and more!
Free CWRU, CIA, CIM
movement that celebrates, empowers and supports women in business to alleviate poverty, is coming to Cleveland for the first time. WED Cleveland will bring established and aspiring women entrepreneurs together to share ideas, spark action and create opportunities for businesses to grow while achieving social impact. 
