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Launchpad@Stevens

Launchpad@Stevens is a 12-month program that provides Stevens students with the opportunity to learn entrepreneurship and innovation by working with real-world entrepreneurs in building new technology-based businesses.

Launchpad Logo Launchpad@Stevens kicks off in the spring semester each year with a preparatory meeting where students learn how to identify ideas with potential commercial viability and the steps involved in building a startup.

Working with Launchpad@Stevens Director, Dr. Mukundan Iyengar or entrepreneurs from the community, the students create teams to implement their business idea and create a viable business.

Mukundan IyengarAssistant Professor Mukundan Iyengar, Founder and Director (right)Mukundan Iyengar, Launchpad Director

Launchpad@Stevens is directed by electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Mukundan Iyengar, an Edison Patent Award winner and Founding-Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Stevens Venture Center. 

Professor Iyengar is also the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Education at Stevens.

Preparing For Success

To date, student-led startup companies founded within the Launchpad@Stevens program have a combined valuation of $36 Million, including:

Kevin Barresi, FinTech Studios CTO (right), in the Stevens Venture Center with SVC Fellow and Assistant Professor Mukund Iyengar

iUbble

Founded by Kevin Barresi '15 as a junior at Stevens and guided by seasoned fintech business entrepreneur Jim Tousignant, iUbble evolved into a Wall Street-centric search and analytics platform before its acquisition by FinTech Studios, where Barresi now serves as CTO.

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DexterityDB

DexterityDB is a database system written from the ground up and optimized for data analytics at hyperspeed. Launched in 2016, the company has now developed plugins for MySQL and MariaDB, and raised seed funding.

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Quae

Brendan Probst ’24 and Samuel Schmitt ’23 followed the news during a tumultuous 2020 and decided to form Quae, a community voting platform which allows any organization to democratize themselves however they see fit. Read more about Launchpad startups.


Students active in the Startup Garage, some on their laptops, another using a VR headset.

Startup Garage

Startup Garage, an incubator space for student entrepreneurs on the third floor of Stevens’ Samuel C. Williams Library, is the go-to hub on campus for student entrepreneurs to realize their dreams.

Stevens Trustee Emeritus Tom Scholl

Scholl Launchpad Awards Support Student Innovation

Through the annual Thomas H. Scholl Launchpad Awards, former Stevens trustee Thomas H. Scholl champions innovative student projects in education, healthcare, fashion and more.

Group of Launchpad students and mentor pose on the steps of the Edwin A. Stevens Building

Apply to Launchpad@Stevens

Are you a Stevens student inspired by these great success stories? Do you want to get involved with Launchpad@Stevens? Apply below.