Andrews Launch Accelerator

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.