Live on campus at a top university in this highly selective and rigorous entrepreneurship program
Our summer program taps into the potential of ambitious high school students, supporting you through the process of launching an actual startup.
Join a highly-curated group of promising young entrepreneurs from around the globe for four intense weeks. You'll learn from industry experts and work in a group of peer cofounders to build real products and solve business challenges in viable ways.
LaunchX isn't a business plan competition - students start real companies. These startups are driven by using the design thinking process to discover innovative opportunities, backed by extensive market research, multiple iterations of prototypes and user testing, and gaining traction through getting real customers and partnerships.
You’ll join a team of peer co-founders, combining your passions and skills to solve real problems that impact real people. Take a look at some of the startups founded by our teen entrepreneur alumni.
Click on the startup to learn more, plus check out our blog for many more startup successes.
Ami
Ami aims to “keep kids healthy and happy in a place where love never ends." Ami’s pilot product is Penny the Penguin, a smart plush that can speak parent-crafted messages through an app-controllable bluetooth speaker. For kids, Penny is a fuzzy best friend that they can listen to and follow. For parents, Penny bridges the communication gap between children and parents and makes it easier for parents to instill healthy habits in their kids.
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PayLoc
Payloc aims to make outdated business practices obsolete and save both money and time for business owners and employlees. They provide resources to make essential tasks such as payroll management and employee scheduling easy, and allows for quick and easy communication between managers and employees. Offering payroll, scheduling, geofencing, and mobile services, their app has been published and is available for use and download for both iOS and Android. They have partnered with and begun onboarding major hotel chains Holiday Inn and Best Western.
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Savy
Savy allows customers to discover styles at 1000-plus retail partners and enter how much they’d be willing to pay. Customers get great deals and partnered businesses get direct feedback about their product pricing, access to customers’ emails, and also become a part of the community of Savy Stores. So far, it has significantly increased conversions and revenues for businesses while allowing customers to get great deals.
Disha started Savy while at Launch in 2014 and was recently on Shark Tank.
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Our students come from across many backgrounds and experiences, though all agree that this is a truly transformative experience at growing their entrepreneurial mindset across key dimensions that will allow them to tackle professional and personal challenges for years to come, whether they pursue entrepreneurship or other problem-solving or creative careers.
increased their ability to solve problems and think critically
increased their initiative and decision making skills
increased their adaptability and resiliency
Watch our video to learn about our summer entrepreneurship program for high school students.
Watch VideoLaunchX operates on the campus of several presitigious universities across the country. Learn from entrepreneurs, industry experts, and professors while experiencing one of these university campuses.
2019 dates, locations, and fees will be announced by November.
Please see below for the 2018 locations for reference.
Our LaunchX Summer 2019 application will open in the fall. Please join our newsletter to be informed when our applications will open. Please note that our website will reflect any information that is available regarding dates and locations, and emailing will not yield any new information.
| Round | Early Admissions | Regular Admissions |
| Differences: |
Be compared against a small pool of applicants and get a decision sooner. |
Get more time to apply but be compared against a larger pool. |
| Deadline: | December 21, 2018 |
February 25, 2019 |
| Decision: | March 1, 2019 |
April 15, 2019 |
It was the best possible opportunity to launch a successful startup that not only makes a positive impact on the world, but also teaches me how to deal with adversity, how to adapt, and how to lead a team through both internal and external conflicts.
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The more I get involved with entrepreneurship, the more I'm amazed by how far good relationships can get you. LaunchX is the perfect place to learn people skills, build relationships, and embark on your entrepreneurial journey.
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LaunchX gave me the most immersive entrepreneurial experience of my entire life, endowed me with a powerful skill set, and introduced me to an unreal network of motivated individuals across the globe.
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When I found LaunchX after searching for entrepreneurship programs online, it seemed like the ideal summer challenge: turning an idea into a real company with a tangible product in just four weeks. Within days of leaving, I wanted to go back, but I at least knew that I would continue working with my two cofounders, whom I continue to meet with to this day. The community extends beyond my cofounders, though, to a group of individuals drawn to innovation and exploration of how challenges can be harnessed to create a vision of a better reality.
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