Blackstone LaunchPad at NCCU

URL: https://www.nccu.edu/news/blackstone-launchpad-partners-nccu-provide-resources-student-entrepreneurs Date: 2026-06-26 Source: North Carolina Central University, by Stephen Fusi

Posted October 18, 2022. NCCU is one of four HBCUs added to Blackstone LaunchPad network via $2M commitment from Blackstone Charitable Foundation ($40M overall commitment). Other schools: Bowie State, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T.

LaunchPad facilitated by CEED. First event: NCCU Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition (Oct 20, 2022). Cash prizes up to $1,000 campus competition, national competition up to $10,000. Categories: Social & Climate Impact, Health & Life Sciences, Consumer Products & Services, General.

Interim Executive Director of CEED at time: Collis Arrick.

URL: https://www.nccu.edu/news/blackstone-launchpad-partners-nccu-provide-resources-student-entrepreneurs Date: 2026-06-26 Source: North Carolina Central University, by Stephen Fusi

Posted October 18, 2022. NCCU is one of four HBCUs added to Blackstone LaunchPad network via $2M commitment from Blackstone Charitable Foundation ($40M overall commitment). Other schools: Bowie State, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T.

Point-in-time capture from official or third-party pages. Verify deadlines, funding amounts, and eligibility on linked primary sources before advising founders.

• "north-carolina-central"
• "nccu-eagle-ideas"