April 27, 2017

New School students will tackle a community mobility challenge together with other select students from across the NYC university ecosystem, guided by the Do School. Innovate NYC empowers NYC university students through a learning-by-doing approach by solving real-world problems. Rhea Alexander, director and founder of ELab, serves on the board of advisors and is a founding member of Innovate NYC in the consortium of universities. NEW YORK, N.Y  – Parsons ELab & The New School are happy to share that students, Akshati Merish and Fulya Turkmenoglu, have been selected for the 2017 Innovate NYC program. This landmark program run by the DO School and…

April 14, 2017

THE #PROCESS OF STARTUPS: What’s it take? Come watch our ELab Fellows midway pitch and peek into the process of progress. Ever wanted to know more about the journey turning ideas into thriving businesses? Have you wondered what it means to iterate, or what a business model canvas entails? On April 28th, Elab Fellows will share their 4-month progress stories since they joined our 12 Month Fellowship Program for YOU, and an audience of judges, investors and the New School entrepreneurial community. Each company gets 5 minutes to present their idea by addressing the following: The Problem Their Solution The…

April 11, 2017

Congratulations to ELab Fellows, Kate Wallace and Danny Dang (BFA Design & Technology ‘19 Did you hear the news ?! We’re excited to share that Zer, and undergraduate founders Danny and Kate, were recognized by Verizon and the New York City Media Lab in January.  2017 Cohort fellows, Kate Wallace and Danny Dang, began Zer as a news platform aiming to engage generation Z with substantial news through augmented reality, virtual reality and mobile games. Now, Zer is a focused games studio utilizing emerging technology to revolutionize education beyond the classroom.  Verizon awarded $200,000 to university teams for the creation of new prototypes within three topic areas: augmented and…

March 31, 2017

Parsons Elab Incubator program is in partnership with NYDesigns, an incubator and co-working space dedicated to hardware tech startups who participates in the IN2NYC Startup Visa Program offered by NYCEDC. The IN2NYC Program helps international entrepreneurs expand or relocate their businesses to New York City by facilitating collaborative partnerships that qualify entrepreneurs to apply for cap-exempt H-1B visas. DEADLINE: May 3, 2017 APPLY HERE http://www.in2.nyc/apply   Most Important FAQ’s Criteria to Meet: – Board members must be residents of US – 20hrs time to the Laguardia College (location of NY Designs)  – Your company must be at a stage where it…

March 6, 2017

 Join us for a Test and Play Session! Come to our User Testing Workshop and learn more about the amazing concepts our startups are working on while helping them test their service/products!! RSVP TODAY!!! Collaborate with like-minded people to solve problems and create new solutions with 5 startups founded by current students and recent Parsons Alumni in the Parsons ELab program. Join us to show off your capabilities and get insight into how startups grow. If you are curious about our approach and our startups, learn more on our website: http://sds.parsons.edu/elab/  

December 16, 2016

For students passionate about social change and developing the skills necessary to turn their ideas into action, we are excited to announce that ELab has teamed up with the DO School and 10 other NYC higher education institutions to create a new landmark program within New York City’s higher education landscape: Innovate NYC.  This program offers students from the participating universities and colleges a unique opportunity to launch their careers as changemakers within their communities and learn invaluable entrepreneurial skills. Through a curated co-creation method, together with 19 other participants you will tackle a real-life challenge set by the City of…

October 25, 2016

Join us for this exciting night and help us choosing the startups that will form ELab’s next cohort! The Finalists Pitch Night will host the presentations of the new applicants to ELab’s 12-month fellowship incubator program (November 14, 2016 – November 14, 2017). ———————————————- What: ELab Pitch Night When: November 4th, 2016, 6pm-9pm Where: 66 Fifth Avenue. N 101 – Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium. New York, NY 10003 ———————————————— The jury for startup selection will consist of a panel of judges and you all!  Everyone in the audience will receive a rubric and will be able to evaluate the presentations.  Looking forward to seeing…

September 20, 2016

Do you live, eat, and breathe your vision? Have a great idea for a business, but you’re not sure how to get your startup off the ground?  We are proud to support current students and alumni in their journey of becoming entrepreneurs! The application for ELab’s 12 Month Fellowship Incubator Program is now open. This year’s cycle 2016/2017 commences on 14th November 2016 and runs through until 14th November 2017. Deadline for applications is October 14.    How to apply:  > Complete this form by clicking here. > Send an email to parsonselab@gmail.com with the subject line “YOURNAME_ELab2016” and one single 15MB PDF that contains the following: :: Your current CV :: Pitch Deck…

September 20, 2016

Join us and find out about the start-ups journey, turning their ideas into thriving ventures. Mark your calendars for our 2016 Cohort’s final presentations at Parsons ELab 12mo Program!! It’s time for the startups to pitch their products and platforms in front of an audience of judges, investors and ELab community. Each company gets 5 minutes to present their idea by addressing the following: The problem they are solving The solution they are providing The business model Market positioning The team Traction gained or accomplishments in the past 6 months Their Ask Please, RSVP here. — Learn more about the…

September 16, 2016

Another great opportunity coming your way! New Challenge and Parsons ELab will be hosting a workshop that will comprise skill-building sessions to support entrepreneurs in advancing their current ventures or future business ideas. If you plan to apply for the next cohort of ELab fellows, this will be a great opportunity to better shape your business pitch! Potential topics will include: – Discovery/Problem Definition, – Value Proposition, – Ideation, – Prototyping, – User Testing, – Validating Solutions, – Lean Startup, – Business Model Canvas, and – Resource Assessment. What: New Challenge and Parsons ELab Workshop When: Saturday, Oct 1  Time: 2:30 to…

July 14, 2016

Columbia University is inviting faculty and students from NYC’s universities to demo at NYC Media Lab ’16, which will be hosted onThursday, September 22nd, from 8 am to 6 pm at Columbia University’s Alfred Lerner Hall. This is NYC Media Lab’s major event of the year. On this day, community-executives from the media and technology industries, faculty and students, startups and investors, come together for discussion, demos and networking. The plan is to host more than 100 demonstrations of digital media research and prototypes and award $25,000 in prizes. In addition, keynote speakers will include Jim Bankoff, Chairman and CEO of Vox…

May 9, 2016

Tonight is the opening reception for the Parsons Festival at the Seaport, some of our Elab fellows will have products interfaces to test, why not come out and play? There will also be amazing installations from programs across Parsons. Hope to see you there!   The event will take place on the cobblestone pavements of historic Fulton Street on May 9 from 6-9PM in partnership with Seaport District. The May 9 opening party is free but guests are encouraged to RSVP online.   More information on the event here. RSVP to the party here.   This exhibition showcases projects from…

March 7, 2016

The ELab is excited to host a workshop on pitching to investors exclusively for our fellows. This interactive session will be conducted by expert investor, entrepreneur, and dealmaker Richie Hecker, who is also the CEO of Traction and Scale. Fellows will have the opportunity to get invaluable feedback on their pitches.   *Fellows, send us your pitch deck by March 17th 5pm. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to test your pitch in front of a real investor.   Save the date and RSVP on the Eventbrite Link Save The Date Wednesday March 23 6-8pm CSI: 601 W 26th St #325,…

March 7, 2016

Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of LoveSac, moderated an ELab panel about how startups go about getting investment from their personal experiences.  The ELab was so proud to host them on Thursday the 25th of February at our partner space LMHQ. The panel included Nate Checketts, founder and CEO of Rhone, Josh Francia, founder and CEO of CrowdWyse, Shaun Gordon, chairman of Pristine Environments & former hedge fund manager, and Barbara Raho, co-founder of Urban Outfitters and current angel investor and member of Golden Seeds. The panel spoke about the different ways in which startups can get investments whether they…

March 3, 2016

The ELab is very excited to announce that SMS care, one of this year’s ELab fellows and a social innovation startup that was founded by Thomas Disley and Don Morrison, has won the $13.5K D-Prize and raised a total of $18K that will enable them to run a pilot in Ethiopia this April. The startup aims to break barriers to treating hard-to-reach patients through a system that measures every component of their intervention in real time. This allows them to gather the data for tweaking and adapting their approach, always with the ambition for bigger impact. Thomas Disley leads the…