Launch It | SUNY Oswego

Welcome to SUNY Oswego's Innovation Community and the home of "Launch It," an exciting opportunity to develop new ideas and solutions while connecting with students, faculty, and alumni coaches across campus. Launch It is the premier campus event for students interested in entrepreneurship and the business start-up ecosystem.

What is Launch It?

Launch It is a campus competition with cash prizes, open to all SUNY Oswego students. Think of it as Oswego's version of Shark Tank. Throughout the competition, there will be webinars, drawings, and bonuses. Just by engaging, you will learn about networking, entrepreneurship, and developing ideas.

Eligibility for Cash Prizes

To be eligible for the Launch It cash prizes, you have to first “pitch” your idea!

You can share your entrepreneurial idea with students, faculty, alumni, and idea coaches at one of two Pitch events. During the event, you'll have up to three minutes to pitch your idea to the audience in a LIVE, online session. It is also an opportunity for you to create a team to work on your idea.

You can register for the Pitch event taking place on:

Session #1: Thursday, October 3rd - in person
Session #2: Friday, October 4th - Virtually

After the pitch, you and your team (if you choose to create one) will get one-on-one mentoring from our alumni entrepreneurs and faculty to get your idea ready for the Launch It competition.

Competition Finals

The Launch It competition finals will be held online on October 30, 2024. Expert Judges will be LIVE online to hear the business ideas that made it through the pitches and to the final stages. The winners of the top prizes will be announced at the event.

Contact

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this event.