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Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York, with approximately 7,000 students across eight schools and colleges. Its entrepreneurship infrastructure is anchored by the Innovation Center and a recurring Business Plan Competition, supported by broader entrepreneurship education and student club programming.
Maybe Include. Adelphi has meaningful innovation programming and a recurring pitch competition with real but modest funding. It should be included if the database captures campuses with active innovation centers and pitch competitions even without formal accelerator or venture fund depth. It should be excluded if the threshold requires formal commercialization infrastructure, cohort-based accelerators, or dedicated university-backed venture funding.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-22); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
2
All currently active
Top direct funding
$5,000
Adelphi Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Business Plan Competition
Equity
No equity on indexed programs
Program mix
2
Entrepreneurship Center · Pitch Competition
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2 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Also: Adelphi Business Plan Competition, Willumstad Business Plan Competition
$5,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2025-03-07
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
$0
funding range
- Last activity
- 2025-01-01
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Verified
From students
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Direct funding is limited to Business Plan Competition cash prizes (non-dilutive grants totaling $11,000 per cycle). The Innovation Center does not provide direct startup capital. No Adelphi programs identified take equity from participants.
Recent Activity
As observed June 22, 2026, the Innovation Center page was updated in 2025 with new leadership and vision. The Business Plan Competition remained publicly promoted as of 2026 with documented 2025 winners.
Known startups and winners
Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.
Campbell Postmodern Counseling
1st place
placement
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2025 Adelphi Business Plan Competition winner.
Campus Trade
1st place
placement
Adelphi University
2025 Adelphi Business Plan Competition winner.
Global Link
1st place
placement
Adelphi University
2025 Adelphi Business Plan Competition winner.
Voice to Vision
1st place
placement
Adelphi University
2025 Adelphi Business Plan Competition winner.
Historical winners (research notes)
2025 Business Plan Competition winners: Campus Trade, Campbell Postmodern Counseling, Global Link, and Voice to Vision. No subsequent startup formation or follow-on funding for winners has been publicly documented.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
- Whether the Innovation Center runs named accelerator or incubator cohorts with defined milestones.
- Whether Business Plan Competition winners receive follow-on support (incubator access, mentoring, investor introductions).
- Whether Adelphi has a formal technology transfer or commercialization office.
- Evidence of faculty or student research spinouts, patents, or licenses during 2023-2026.
- Existence of an active, named entrepreneurship club or founder community.
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News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Adelphi University.
2 sources
Official sources(2)
Adelphi Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Business Plan Competition
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Adelphi Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Business Plan Competition
Official Adelphi University page describing the annual Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Business Plan Competition, a Shark Tank-style campus-wide pitch competition.
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Adelphi Innovation Center Official Page and News Coverage
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Adelphi Innovation Center Official Page and News Coverage
Two related captures from the official Adelphi website: the Innovation Center main program page and a 2025 university news article profiling the center's new leadership and vision.
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