Explore. Design. Launch.

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Your path

Wherever you are, start here.

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Exploring

Curious? Discover entrepreneurship and find your big idea.

Classes Creativity & Entrepreneurship Class
Speaker Series Career Journeys
Coaching StartupTree Coaches
Competitions Competitions
Other Opportunity Quest

Designing

Shape your idea into a feasible, impactful venture.

Classes New Venture Design
Speaker Series Emerging Opportunities Curated Speakers
Coaching StartupTree Coaching
Competitions Competitions
Other Opportunities

Launching

Build, fund, and grow a real startup, and take it to market.

Classes New Venture Implementation
Speaker Series Startup Skills
Coaching UpStarts
Competitions Competitions
Other Academics

Fall → Spring · A three-competition series

The Joust Entrepreneurship Challenge

See the series

Early Fall · Exploring

Ideas Tournament

$5,000

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Late Fall · Designing

Innovation Tournament

$15,000

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Spring · Launching

Joust New Venture Championship

$50,000+

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By application only

UpStarts Incubator

Mentorship, workspace and milestones for student ventures — open to every academic discipline.

Selected ventures work with UpStarts staff to set value-generating milestones and work toward them across the academic year, alongside a cohort of founders doing the same.

Dedicated office and collaboration space
Weekly competency training with Orlando business leaders
A $500 Student Starter Award toward early-stage costs

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Applications are open and reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the academic year.

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