Marshall ZinnStarter
About the program · 1 linked sources
On June 16, 2025, Marshall announced it had joined the ZinnStarter network and received a $10,000 award to support student-led ventures. The release describes seed funding, mentorship, and leadership training associated with the network, which it says was funded by Ray Zinn and launched in 2016 at Virginia Tech. Marshall's interim Lewis College dean, Ben Eng, said the award would help students through micro-grants, pitch events, and prototype development.
Also known as: ZinnStarter at Marshall
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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Funding range
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Equity
Unknown
Application
Not specified
Campus Wide
Last activity
2025-06-16
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Application and Timing
No application deadline is published in the release. Students are directed to the entrepreneurship faculty and the iCenter for information.
Participants
Marshall student entrepreneurs. The release does not publish class-year or major limits. It notes that the campus already has an entrepreneurship major and minor.
Funding and Equity
The $10,000 figure is the award to the university to support student ventures, not a published per-student prize. Individual micro-grant amounts are not stated. The release does not say whether equity is taken.
Recent Activity
Announced June 16, 2025. The release presents the affiliation as a new, active part of the ecosystem.
Known Startups or Winners
None named.
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Verification Gaps
Per-student amounts, equity, and the 2026 application cycle are not in the release. This listing is researched from the public release and is not a school-verified profile.
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