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Tulane University's Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in the Freeman School of Business, runs a student venture incubator, a campus-wide Pitch Friday series with a $15,000 first prize, and a two-semester undergraduate Student Venture Accelerator course.
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Include. Major private research university with a staffed student incubator and a current multi-round cash pitch open to undergraduates.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
4
All currently active
Top direct funding
$15,000
Pitch Friday Series
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
4
Entrepreneurship Center · Incubator · Pitch Competition
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
4 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Pitch Friday Series
Pitch Competition$15,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-04-17
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Incubator
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funding range
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Entrepreneurship CenterAlso: Lepage Center
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funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Academic Program
Student Venture Accelerator Course
Academic Program—
funding range
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from Tulane University to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
Pitch Friday round winners receive $1,500 and a place in the April grand prize round. The 2025–26 page says grand prizes are $15,000 plus $2,500 in pro bono legal services from Stone Pigman for first, $7,500 for second, and $5,000 for third. The pages do not say Tulane takes equity for participating.
Recent Activity
The Pitch Friday page lists rounds through April 3, 2026 and a grand prize round on April 17, 2026. A campus events listing carries the same grand prize date and amounts.
Known Startups and Winners
The incubator page refers to 2025–2026 Lepage Center incubator ventures but the captured text does not name them.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Named 2025–26 incubator ventures and grand-prize winners were not in the captured text. Equity terms for any follow-on investment are not stated.
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Tulane University
News & articles
4 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Tulane University.
4 sources
Official sources(4)
Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Lepage Center is Tulane's entrepreneurship hub in the Freeman School. Its studying-entrepreneurship page says any Tulane undergraduate can earn an entrepreneurial business minor with 18 credit hours, and it points to the Student Venture Accelerator course.
Read on Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Pitch Friday Series
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Pitch Friday Series
Pitch Friday is a series of student pitch rounds. Each of five round winners receives $1,500 and advances to an April grand prize round. The page says first place is $15,000 plus $2,500 in pro bono legal services, second is $7,500, and third is $5,000.
Read on Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Student Venture Accelerator Course
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Student Venture Accelerator Course
A two-semester course taught in the Student Venture Incubator. Students take an idea through business model, research, and a new-venture pitch. The second semester adds financial, marketing, sales, and hiring plans, founding documents, and a board-meeting simulation.
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Lepage Student Venture Incubator
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Lepage Student Venture Incubator
The Student Venture Incubator is a place for students to develop ideas with Spark Hours, innovators-in-residence, and pro bono legal services. Spark Hours include peer help from Lepage student fellows and work on a business model canvas.
Read on Tulane University Freeman School of Business
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