Andrews Launch Accelerator

May 20, 2020

Poole College Announces the 2020 Andrews Launch Accelerator Participants

The Andrews Launch Accelerator announces the five companies selected for the 2020 program.

NC State Talley Student Union, Wolf sculpture

Feb 17, 2019

Andrews Launch Accelerator Accepting Applications from NC State Entrepreneurs

The application deadline for the 2019 Accelerator is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26.

2018 Andrews Accelerator participants had time to network with local entrepreneurs and faculty before and after their team presentations at the HQ Capital Club in downtown Raleigh.

Aug 28, 2018

Mentor Support: A Key Take-away for 2018 Andrews Launch Accelerator Participants

NC State student entrepreneurs value support gained through Andrews Launch Accelerator

Members of the 2018 Andrews Launch Accelerator teams introduce their startup concepts at their first session of the summer.

May 16, 2018

Four NC State Startup Teams Begin 2018 Andrews Launch Accelerator Program

"The quality of the applicants continues to improve," Lewis Sheats says as the 2018 cohort for the Andrews Launch Accelerator is announced.

Wolf Sculpture at Reynolds Coliseum; photo by Roger Winstead.

Mar 23, 2018

Student Entrepreneurs, Recent Alumni: Time to Apply for NC State Launch Accelerator Program

Applications being accepted for 2018 NC State Acceleration Fund and Andrews Launch Accelerator, created in 2016 with a $1 million seed donation from Lyn and Chip Andrews.

Sep 6, 2017

NC State Student Entrepreneurs “Gain a Lot” from Andrews Launch Accelerator Experience

Four Andrews Launch Accelerator teams report on what they learned, next steps for their startups.

Photo of Entrepreneur in Residence Jeff Williams meets with members of the Rythcor Andrews Launch Accelerator team and Lewis Sheats, NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic director.

Jul 18, 2017

Andrews Accelerator Teams Meet their Executives in Residence

Execs in Residence share their passion for entrepreneurship and personal experience with Andrews Launch Accelerator teams

Photo of Jon Carr, Jenkins Professor of Entrepreneurship, talking with students at the Garage on NC State's Centennial Campus

Mar 13, 2017

Applications being accepted for NC State Acceleration Fund

Apply online by April 15 for this program, which provides equity-free grants and pro bono support services to entrepreneurs who complete the Andrews Launch Accelerator (ALA) program. The program's goal: to help accelerate economic development.

Mar 1, 2016

Start me up: Donation will ‘Accelerate’ student startups

A generous gift from alumnus Robert “Chip” F. Andrews III and his wife Lyn will establish a North Carolina State University fund to provide solid support for budding student entrepreneurs.