UNIVERSITY PAVILION

WHERE CAMPUS MEETS CAPITAL.

A dedicated expo-floor section where universities bring founders, researchers, and innovators face-to-face with the funding ecosystem.

2025 / FIRST TIME EVER

History was made in a closed-door room.

University leadership, accelerator programs, and entrepreneurship centers sat at the same table. That conversation is now a fixture of the Pavilion.

UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE JOINED US

Top institutions and entrepreneurship centers.

  • Stanford
  • Harvard
  • Yale
  • Cornell
  • NYU
  • Baruch / CUNY
  • University at Buffalo

INSIDE THE PAVILION

Its own section of the expo floor.

University Demos

Research, ventures, and innovation.

Student Demos

Pitch live to investors and accelerators.

University Accelerator Programs

Present cohorts and recruit the next one.

Closed-Door Leadership Session

Leadership conversation, off the record.

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

Bring your school into the room.

Sponsor your school

For alumni, donors, and partners. You fund the presence; their founders get the room.

Bring your school

For universities and centers. Join with your accelerator, entrepreneurship center, or campus delegation.

Every participation is scoped in a conversation.