
Blackstone LaunchPad
The Blackstone LaunchPad network makes entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills accessible and relevant for all college students to help them build thriving companies and careers.

For College Students
We make entrepreneurship more accessible while students are still in school, helping them build companies and develop entrepreneurial skills to ensure career readiness.

For Schools
We work with colleges and universities to create a framework for campus-wide entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skill-building, adding value to existing programs with access to critical resources, networks, and events.

For Communities
We fuel local economic development by igniting entrepreneurship where student founders are, and prepare graduates to enter the job market.
Who We Are
LaunchPad builds next-generation companies and careers.

Going Further, Faster
LaunchPad builds next-generation companies and careers. We work with higher education institutions to deliver proven startup resources, facilitate access to a global network of mentors and advisors, and offer unique virtual and physical convening opportunities so thousands of college students can go further, faster. Students learn by doing, gaining knowledge and critical skills to help them succeed as a founder or contributor to the 21st century economy.
Our Impact
10+
years in existence
5,000+
events
$40M
committed by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to LaunchPad over the next five years
6
partners
Our Network

Overview
46
SCHOOLS
185,000+
PARTICIPANTS SINCE FOUNDING
1M+
STUDENTS WITH CURRENT ACCESS TO THE LAUNCHPAD NETWORK