08/12/2026
Last night, we celebrated the culmination of the 2026 Saint Louis University New Venture Accelerator!
Over the course of 14 weeks, this year’s cohort spent the summer developing their ventures, strengthening their business models, working alongside mentors, and preparing to take their ideas to the next level. At Demo Day, CivicKit, GIA-Tech, Mesh and MORPH pitched their ventures to a crowd of more than 100 industry leaders, local business professionals, investors and members of Saint Louis University leadership.
We were honored to hear from SLU President Edward Feser and Executive Vice President and Provost Kathy Johnson as we celebrated the accomplishments of this year’s founders.
This year’s cohort represents the incredible range of innovation taking place at SLU, from building stronger connections between people and communities to advancing medical technology, improving public works and making robotics education more accessible.
We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to support these founders as they build, learn and grow. We have seen founders from previous NVA cohorts go on to raise funding, earn national recognition and build successful companies, and we are excited to see where this year’s cohort goes next.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this year’s program and Demo Day possible, including our mentors, donors, judges and the entire team at the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship. Your time, expertise and support make opportunities like this possible for our student entrepreneurs.
And thank you to everyone who joined us for Demo Day. We look forward to continuing to celebrate and support the next generation of SLU entrepreneurs!
