Campus News
LaunchU Awards Three Ventures a Total of $45,000
March 24, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Three teams of entrepreneurs were awarded a total of $45,000 during the LaunchU pitch competition on Saturday, March 4. The program stewards Oberlin students, alumni, faculty, and staff entrepreneurs through business-model innovation curriculum and prepares them to launch a venture.
![This years four LaunchU pitch competition winners](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs69601_launchu-354-scr.jpg?itok=9II7q9ea)
Campus Alive with Entrepreneurial Spirit
January 22, 2013
Liv Combe
Oberlin’s first annual LaunchU, featuring 15 ventures from current students and alumni, culminates on Saturday with a series of events that are free and open to the public and which include a talk about nurturing innovation by IDEO general manager Tom Kelley ’77.
![LaunchU logo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/launchulogoeps_0.jpg?itok=SaosVDYn)