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University of Rhode Island

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The University of Rhode Island in Kingston supports student ventures through Launch Lab in the library and through the RISE-UP Ideation Studio pre-accelerator. Launch Lab mentors students from any major and hosts lean-startup coursework. Ideation Studio ran a summer 2026 cohort and scheduled a September 16, 2026 pitch night with implementation grants. The College of Business offers a 12-credit innovation and entrepreneurship certificate.

This listing was compiled from public university pages on October 8, 2026. It is unclaimed and has not been confirmed by the school or a program director.

Include. URI is the state's public flagship and has a student innovation lab plus a 2026 pre-accelerator.. Confidence is medium on funding amounts because the pages do not publish them.

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.

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Program mix

Academic Program · Entrepreneurship Center · Accelerator

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3 programs indexed

Accelerator

RISE-UP Ideation Studio

Accelerator

Official site

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funding range

Direct fundingEquity unknownsemesterActive

Last activity: 2026-09-16
Participants: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
Verification: Unverified

Entrepreneurship Center

Launch Lab

Entrepreneurship Center

Official site

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funding range

Indirect supportEquity unknownongoingActive

Last activity: —
Participants: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Verification: Unverified

Academic Program

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate

Academic Program

Official site

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No fundingEquity unknownsemesterActive

Last activity: —
Participants: Undergraduate Students
Verification: Unverified

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Funding and Equity

Both the lab and Ideation Studio mention grants or project funding. Neither captured page states a dollar amount or an equity term. The certificate page does not describe venture funding.

Recent Activity

Launch Lab, the certificate page, the Ideation Studio page, and the summer 2026 URI Innovations story were used for this listing. The story sets pitch night on September 16, 2026 and says sessions return in fall 2026 and spring 2027.