NYU Startup Sprint
About the program · 2 linked sources
Startup Sprint is the two-week middle stage of NYU’s Startup Accelerator Program, between Startup Bootcamp and nyu-summer-launchpad. Teams test a prototype with customers at the nyu-leslie-elab. This listing is compiled from the public Sprint page and is not a school-claimed profile. Summer Launchpad was already indexed and is not duplicated here.
Also known as: Startup Sprint
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.
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Funding range
$2,000
Grant
Equity
Unknown
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Semester
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-10-08
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Application and Timing
The program runs twice a year, in January and May, all day on weekdays at the Leslie eLab. The page lists January 4–15, 2027. It also says applications for that session open October 26, but that line does not print a year, so October 26 is not listed as a deadline. The next confirmed date is the January 4, 2027 session. Info-session attendance is required for at least one teammate. Startup Bootcamp, a half-day workshop and a prerequisite, is not a separate program note.
Participants
Teams from any NYU school. At least one founder must be a current student, faculty member, researcher, or staff member, or a recent alumnus. The page says “Spring 2025 or later” in one place and “no earlier than Spring ’24” in another. At least two people must attend full time, in person, in New York. A completed Startup Bootcamp, or a waiver, is required. Faculty and researcher teams may also use the Tech Venture Workshop. The page says about 14 teams are selected from 80 or more applications.
Funding and Equity
Every selected team receives $1,500, as reimbursement for customer discovery and prototyping, and may apply for an additional $500. A summary line says up to $2,000 in grant funding. The page also lists $25,000 in Google for Startups credits and $25,000 in Microsoft for Startups credits, plus legal office hours from Fenwick & West. It does not say the grant takes equity. funding_max is the $2,000 grant ceiling, not the cloud credits.
Recent Activity
The Sprint page was live on 2026-10-08 with the January 2027 dates.
Known Startups or Winners
The page names earlier accelerator-path ventures, including Resist Nutrition, Baton, Dathic, Ephemeral, Frich, GigFinesse, Jones, MyWellbeing, Food Period, and Visura. It does not say each one was a Sprint team only. Those names are left off the startup directory unless a captured sentence ties the venture to this program specifically. The page’s own tags show Baton, Dathic, Frich, GigFinesse, and Food Period with a Startup Sprint label.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
The two alumni-eligibility dates on the same page disagree (Spring 2024 versus Spring 2025). Equity is not discussed. A full current cohort list is not published.
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NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
Leslie eLab
Official Leslie eLab page. 6,800-square-foot lab at 16 Washington Place for NYU students, faculty, and researchers. The Entrepreneurial Institute hosts programs there. Fall hours are printed.
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NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
NYU Startup Sprint
Official Startup Sprint page. Two-week customer-discovery program at the Leslie eLab, in January and May. Teams receive $1,500 and may apply for $500 more. January 4–15, 2027 is listed.
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