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The competition was hosted by 91ֱ�� Entrepreneurship Club and the Center For Innovation and Impact.

This year’s winning LaunchU teams were awarded a total of $46,500 in startup funding to expand their entrepreneurial ventures.

Eduardo Sienra-Lempeke ’21 and Spencer Tu ’21 relaunched the 91ֱ�� Entrepreneurship Club, which will host 91ֱ��’s first-ever Startup Weekend.

We talked with Bara Watts, director of the Center for Innovation and Impact, about the change and what it means for the campus.

Conservatory musicians join forces with a LaunchU venture.

Participants in LaunchU, 91ֱ��’s venture accelerator and pitch competition, gain career-building experience.

A panel of judges and investors select four ventures in the annual LaunchU pitch competition.

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the 91ֱ�� community. Find out about Bara Watts, director of entrepreneurship, who joined the office of Creativity and Leadership in April 2017.

A circuitous route through 91ֱ�� led directly to a dream job for Gabe Pollack ’11, who today manages a popular jazz club in the Cleveland area.

Located in the Hotel at 91ֱ��, the Birenbaum Innovation and Performance Space encourages entrepreneurial efforts.