Our story, our team, and more.
Youth everywhere develop entrepreneurial mindsets and practical skills within a lasting community of like-minded people.
Offer a full spectrum of educational experiences to passionate youth entrepreneurs around the world, empowering them to change the world they live in through action.
The principles that guide every idea, project, and connection we make.
We break down silos and empower others as we want to be empowered, because true collaboration multiplies every win.
We stay curious, test ideas, and take smart risks, always striving to improve everything we do and create.
We own what we can influence, measuring, guiding, and refining every detail to drive lasting success.
We bring deep passion to our work while making space for fun, creating a community people are drawn to.
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We break down silos and empower others as we want to be empowered, because true collaboration multiplies every win.
We stay curious, test ideas, and take smart risks, always striving to improve everything we do and create.
We own what we can influence, measuring, guiding, and refining every detail to drive lasting success.
We bring deep passion to our work while making space for fun, creating a community people are drawn to.
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Making waves throughout the world while influencing their local communities.
We continue to innovate our programs to provide the best program available.
We started over 10 years ago offering a robust and rigorous curriculum to help develop entrepreneurs. We aren't done yet!
The company was founded in 2012 by Laurie Stach with the first year of the summer program to be held in 2013.
The entity started under the name Launch Summer Program with one location at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
In the fall of 2014, MIT invited Laurie and the Launch program to become part of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
The program ran within MIT for several years, able to leverage the resources of the school.
Laurie and the team decided to leave the Trust Center and expand to additional universities to meet the growing demand for high school entrepreneurship education.
In 2018 and subsequent years, LaunchX grew locations and students.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, LaunchX moved online in 2020, though continued to grow with record applications and student reviews.
LaunchX leveraged more great resources of online learning and continued the 2022 summer program online.
LaunchX started the first Innovation Program. Students partnered with existing businesses and enterprises to solve real business problems.
LaunchX offered 4 programs throughout the summer, making it the largest year of Launchies.
LaunchX started AwardX, a high school entrepreneurship competition focused on company viability.
LaunchX introduced a new program – the Online BootCamp. Designed to give students the foundational knowledge they need to be successful in the startup world.
And we can't wait for you to be part of it!
