Entrepreneurship programs, startup resources, and innovation support at Lehigh University.
Whether you're exploring a first idea or scaling a venture, Lehigh's entrepreneurship ecosystem offers mentorship, funding pathways, experiential learning, and a community built for builders.
Curious about innovation? Passionate about driving social change? Ready to launch a venture? Discover a variety of flexible pathways tailored for everyone—from the "entreprecurious" just beginning their journey to seasoned innovators and researchers who are ready to launch into venture creation.
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Pathways for Purposeful Entrepreneurship
Mindset. Professional Growth. Societal Impact. Venture Creation.
Centers & Institutes
Courses. Internships. Workshops. Work-to-Learn. Fun to learn.
Concierge Service
Choose your navigator: Human insight or AI power.
Networking that's more like making friends.
Bounce your idea. Practice your business pitch. Get advice from a coach. Get feedback from peers. Lend your perspective. Launch your venture. Make connections that last a lifetime.
A Summer Transformed: The Hatchery 2026
Mahi Patel ’29 shares a poem about her experience in the Baker Institute's Hatchery student idea accelerator, a four-week, intensive summer program: “…this distance between “student” and “someone experienced” / is shorter than it seems …”
Congratulations Class of 2026!
Every May, we get to do one of our favorite things: celebrate the seniors who made our programs richer, our community stronger, and our work more meaningful. This year's graduating class brought curiosity, grit, and more than a few ideas worth watching. We couldn't be prouder to have been part of your Lehigh journey.
Innovate! Celebrate! 2026: From 'What If?' to What's Real
The annual Innovate! Celebrate! event was less a ceremony than a demonstration. On the evening of April 28, Lehigh University's Office of Entrepreneurship filled the room with confetti, applause, and something harder to manufacture: proof. Proof that curiosity, when given the right ecosystem, becomes something real.
Entrepreneurship Across Lehigh
Lehigh’s Student and Faculty Entrepreneurs Shine at Innovate! Celebrate! 2025
On April 29, Lehigh's Business Innovation Building became a vibrant hub of innovation and creativity as students, faculty, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate Lehigh’s entrepreneurial "Future Makers" at the annual Innovate! Celebrate! award ceremony. The event showcased the entrepreneurial achievements and bold ideas driving the university’s thriving innovation ecosystem, featuring a dynamic student showcase where participants competed for the People’s Choice Award, a live Eureka! Grand Prize pitch competition, and a faculty showcase highlighting
Lehigh visit to TU Dortmund centers on entrepreneurship and regional development
Read the full article on the Office of International Affairs Website.