Dear HI HUB Incubator Friends,

Time flies so fast, and I can't believe we are already in our third newsletter of 2024. Welcome to the March edition of our monthly Incubator newsletter.

I am excited to let everyone know that we have opened the new Fall 2024 Cohort applications, please help us get the word out for the new cohort. I am excited about what is to come. In the meantime, our current cohort presents five great student-led companies. NYU students and alumni are working very hard with their mentors to be ready for the showcase at our annual Pitch Day, which will take place in Tulsa, OK, on May 2–4, 2024. This will be a hybrid event, and we will have 16 of our mentors as well as five of our students there in person, so stay tuned. The winner will get $20K from us!

I thank you for all your support and interest in our Incubator, and please do let me know at rk104@nyu.edu or HIHUBIncubator@nyu.edu if you have any feedback or ideas to make the Incubator and this newsletter even greater going forward.

Best Wishes,

Dr. K

The NYU Tisch Center of Hospitality Innovation Hub Incubator hereby invites ALL entrepreneurs, startups, and founders to submit applications for participation in the NYU Tisch Center of Hospitality Innovation Hub Incubator program for the 2024 cohort.

The online submission form is available NOW!

Submission Deadline: October 6, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT - Put a reminder in your calendar now!

Please note: Interviews with all co-founders will be conducted following the application deadline.

HI Hub Incubator is a 6-month program that offers mentorship, industry connections, advisory services, and more to early-stage startups. The program includes individual mentorship, bootcamps, networking events, and master classes, and culminates with a pitch competition where the winning team will receive a $20,000 cash prize.

HI Hub Incubator’s mission is to provide all NYU-affiliated startup businesses and young entrepreneurs with four core services; plan your business, launch your business, manage your business, and grow your business.

NYU-affiliated startup founders (current students and alumni) with an active MVP in the travel, tourism, hospitality, and technology industry can apply to join our incubator program for free.

For general questions regarding the application, please send an email to
HIHubIncubator@nyu.edu.

See you at our Innovation Hub, located at 7 E 12th Street, NY 7th floor.

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