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Deacon Springboard
Also known as: Deacon Springboard
Wake Forest University · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Quick fit check
- Indirect support only
- No equity required
- Currently active
- Verified by research
Key numbers
Funding range
—
Equity
None
Application
Ongoing
Institution Wide
Last activity
2026-06-27
High confidence
Deacon Springboard
Deacon Springboard is Wake Forest's early-stage pre-accelerator, providing mentorship and community for students to test, validate, and launch their ideas. It feeds into Startup Lab and features the Deac Tank pitch event.
Key Details
- Type: Early-stage pre-accelerator
- Faculty Lead: Louis J. Foreman, Assistant Professor of Practice
- Format: Customer discovery, prototyping, constructive pivoting
- Pitch event: Deac Tank
Key Features
- Access to industry experts
- Seed capital for early-stage ideas
- Concept validation strategies (customer discovery, prototyping)
- Community of fellow entrepreneurs
- Professional pitch skills development
- Inside track for Startup Lab and additional seed capital
Pipeline
Idea → Deacon Springboard → Deac Tank → Seed Capital → Startup Lab (accelerator) → Demo Day
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Deacon Springboard at Wake Forest University.
1 source
Wake Forest University
Deacon Springboard
**Source:** https://entrepreneurship.wfu.edu/co-curricular-opportunities/deacon-springboard/ **Notes:** Early-stage accelerator at Wake Forest.
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