Launch Academy
About the program · 1 linked sources
Launch Academy is OSU's student business incubator, offered by InnovationX. The College of Business says teams enroll for credit in BA 367, BA 368, or BA 599 and receive seed funding, prototyping equipment, coworking, mentoring, and training. A fall competition blog reports first place and $2,500 for HazAdapt and second place and $2,000 for Howling Hounds Coffee Roasters.
Also known as: OSU Launch Academy
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.
Key numbers
Funding range
$2,500
Equity
Varies by investment
Application
Semester
Campus Wide
Last activity
Not recorded
Medium confidence
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Application and Timing
Students enroll by term. The blog describes a fall competition and does not give the next date.
Participants
Undergraduate and graduate students from any major. The blog says teams came from four colleges and competed at idea, design, and venture stages.
Funding and Equity
The incubator provides access to seed funding. The fall competition blog reports $2,500 for first place and $2,000 for second place in that event. Those amounts are point-in-time results, not a published standing cap. Equity is not discussed. The $2,500 figure is the first-place award in that blog, so it is recorded as the largest amount the captured page states.
Recent Activity
The College of Business still publishes Launch Academy as the student incubator and documents a judged fall competition.
Known Startups or Winners
HazAdapt, led by Virginia Katz, is named first. Howling Hounds Coffee Roasters, led by Reid Burford, is named second. The blog does not date the event.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
The competition year, equity, and whether $2,500 is still the top award.
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News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Launch Academy at Oregon State University.
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