The Startup Incubator

The Startup Incubator
5 Week Program
15 Industry Mentors
10 Finalist Teams
0% Equity Taken

How The Incubator Operates

Zero Equity • 100% Student-Owned

The Creator Colosseum Startup Incubator is a focused 5-week virtual program designed exclusively for the top 10 competition finalist teams.

Each week, you work with a new industry mentor on one specific goal in a 60–90 minute one-on-one session. You can ask for help between sessions whenever you get stuck, weekly reflections keep your progress moving, and we help promote your venture through our social media platform.

Duration 5 Weeks
Mentoring 1 Session Weekly
Equity Taken 0% (Zero)
One Week at a Time

Five Weeks. Five Mentors. Five Goals.

Step 1

Name Your Goal

Every week starts with one specific goal for your venture. One target, so your time goes to what will move you forward most.

Step 2

Meet a New Mentor

Each week brings a different mentor, chosen to help with that week’s goal. Five weeks means five fresh perspectives.

Step 3

Go Deep Together

You get one 60–90 minute mentoring session every week. It’s focused time to work through your goal, one-on-one.

Step 4

Never Get Stuck Alone

Progress doesn’t stop when the call ends. If you hit a wall between sessions, just ask, and we’ll help you through it.

Step 5

Reflect and Get Seen

Weekly reflections help you lock in what you learned, while our social media platform helps put your venture in front of more people.

Mentor Network

Mahesh Soni

Mahesh Soni

Nassau Financial Group | IEEE

Jasper Shi

Jasper Shi

Founder & CEO @ ByteyAI

Amy Jain

Amy Jain

Venture @ Pear VC | TechCrunch Featured Founder

Luzhuo Chen

Luzhuo Chen

CTO and Co-founder of Bytey

AB

Ankur Bhatnagar

IEEE

RB

RatnaKumar Bonagiri

IEEE

Kunal Jain

Kunal Jain

Graduate Research Assistant | NYU Tandon

Vishal Punjabi

Vishal Punjabi

BS

Brajesh Shrivastava

IEEE Senior

VK

Vamshi Krishna

IEEE

Gayathri Chilukala

Gayathri Chilukala

Software Engineer, Microsoft

Srinath Gopinath

Srinath Gopinath

US Bank

Swapnil Nagar

Swapnil Nagar

Lead Engineer, Agentic Platform @ Azure Functions

SM

Sneha Malshetti

ISC2 Silicon Valley - Board Member

Ansh Bhutani

Ansh Bhutani

Creator Colosseum Team

Accelerated Finalist Startups

Incubator Ventures

1st Place Winner

AI-Publisher

Ayan Shukla • Maryland, USA
2nd Place Winner

Ayur Guide

Ritika Gaur • Uttar Pradesh, India
3rd Place Winner

FocusBeats AI

Aarav Jain • India
Top 10 Finalist

Class Loop

Rushil Agrawal • California, USA
Top 10 Finalist

Clarum

Blaze Hellsinger • Independent
Top 10 Finalist

Genie

Ummi Adeyanju • Nigeria
Top 10 Finalist

Rankify

Naman Dhakad • India
Top 10 Finalist

Clew

Aleksandr Vechenkrov • Ukraine
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Free to enter for students ages 13–18 worldwide. The top 10 teams win a seat in the Startup Incubator.

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