ENGR 245 - The Lean LaunchPad - Spring 2026 Deeptech & Education
The Lean Launchpad Spring 2026
A pre-incubator for engineers, scientists, educators, and innovators.
Turn your research, technology, idea into a fundable company.
Thousands of scientists, engineers, and PIs have taken this class through NSF, NIH, and ARPA-H.
Info Session / Mixer / Pitch Night Schedule:
- Wednesday January 28th, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | General Info Session + Mixer @ GSB | Location: McClelland Building, M109
- Thursday, February 5th, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Mixer + Casual Pitch Night @ Thornton | Location: Thornton 110
- Thursday, February 10th, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Mixer + Pitch Night @ Turing | Location: Turing Auditorium
- Monday, February 12th, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Mixer + Pitch Night @ Thornton | Location: Thornton 110
Apply by Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST.
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Click here to get in contact with prospective students to form teams.
Click here to share the idea you want to apply with (i.e. with full team in place or to recruit teammates; this is NOT the application, just an initial pitch to help with team formation).
About the Course
Lean Launchpad Spring is focused on Deep Tech. We support teams building innovations grounded in scientific discoveries or engineering advances with the potential to profoundly impact industries and people’s lives. We look for teams working on technology-driven products (hardware, AI, software, materials science, medical, life sciences, chemical, etc.) who are looking to take their innovations out of the lab and build a business. Additional focus includes education ideas and general tech-driven startup ideas.
Some of our Alumni Companies
Blue River Technologies
Acquired by John Deere for $300M
Ayasdi
$100M raised in multiple rounds, acquired by Symphony AI
Godela
Y Combinator 2025 Batch
