Funded through the generosity of alumni and with additional sponsorship from local businesses, Fairfield StartUp is an annual program linking student teams with mentors who guide the development of business plans and investment pitches for presentation at the Showcase event each spring.
Now in its sixth year, Fairfield StartUp has grown into a premier program and Showcase event that engages more than 100 students, 20+ mentors and advisors and more than 30 sponsors each year.
Culminating with a live “shark-tank” like event, student teams are placed in front of real investors where they can pitch their idea and negotiate for seed money to start their business.
Fairfield University
Entrepreneurship Lab
Supporting the innovative spirit of entrepreneurs is central to the core mission of Fairfield University. FUEL (Fairfield University Entrepreneurship Lab) aims to offer innovators the tools they need, from guidance to funding, to turn ideas for promising new products, companies and technologies into realities.
We accomplish this through an innovative approach that combines student led startups with a public center for entrepreneurship and university outreach.
