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West Virginia University is the state's flagship public research university in Morgantown. Undergraduate startup support captured for this listing sits in the Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab, an applied innovation center open only to WVU undergraduates, and in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation BSBA.

Include. WVU has a dedicated undergraduate innovation center and a free, no-equity pre-accelerator with a published Fall 2026 calendar.

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

3

All currently active

Top direct funding

Direct funding available

Equity

No equity on indexed programs

Program mix

3

Academic Program · Accelerator · Entrepreneurship Center

Programs to explore

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3 programs indexed

Accelerator

Also: LaunchLab Pre-Accelerator powered by ZinnStarter

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funding range

Direct fundingNo equityannualActive
Last activity
2026-10-08
Participants
Undergraduate Students
Verification
Partially Verified

Entrepreneurship Center

Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab

Entrepreneurship Center

Also: WVU LaunchLab, LaunchLab

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funding range

Indirect supportEquity unknownongoingActive
Last activity
2026-10-08
Participants
Undergraduate Students
Verification
Partially Verified

Academic Program

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Funding and Equity

The pre-accelerator page says LaunchLab does not take equity and does not charge to apply or participate. It also says funds are available after completion for legal, accounting, marketing, or other early-stage services, and that this support is not a prize. No dollar amount for that support is stated. The center FAQ says the LaunchLab hosts pitch competitions with varying topics, without listing prize amounts on the captured page.

Recent Activity

The Fall 2026 pre-accelerator page, captured 2026-10-08, lists applications closing at 5 p.m. on September 10, Discover from September 22 through October 13, Test from October 19 through November 10, an Office of Innovation and Commercialization CEO Bootcamp on November 13, and a Demo Day with the Future Founders Fellowship on December 3, 2026. Demo Day is described as a learning report-out, not a pitch competition.

Known Startups and Winners

The captured LaunchLab and degree pages do not name student companies or competition winners.

Research gaps & things to verify

Missing Information

Prize amounts and names for the LaunchLab pitch competitions are not on the captured pages. Vantage Ventures and IgniteWV are named as next steps, without their own terms. The Encova Center is named on the degree page and was not separately captured.

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