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From Concept to Startup: How IIE Helped Build ankr
“It Changed My Life”: Arthur Varin on the Sunstone Innovation Challenge
Speek: Giving People a Voice Through Eye-Gaze Glasses
“Who Am I to Be Here?”: Christopher Carrillo on Finding His Place as a Founder
Built with the IIE
Real companies started by founders who came through our programs. Your story could be next.
AuraScan
Christopher Carrillo
Speek
Elizabeth Gallegos & Brendan Nelson
ankr
Veronica & Kaylee Ruston
Unwind
Arthur Varin
Find your place at the IIE
Students, faculty and alumni can learn, build and pitch their ideas with us.
Apostle Incubator
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Apostle Enterprise Lab (CSULB students only)
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Apostle Business Ideation Challenge (CSULB students only)
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Sunstone Innovation Challenge
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Building a business beyond campus? These programs connect you with training, capital and a community of founders.
Apostle Incubator
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Capital Corner at CSU Demo Day
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Long Beach Accelerator
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Pitch Long Beach (Long Beach CoLab Demo Day)
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Tell us a little about where you are, and our team will help you find the right next step.
Mentor a founder, partner with us, or help fund the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Meet a few of the people who give back
Jeffrey McKinney
Mentor & EIR
Sensis
Tasha Hunter
Mentor
Wiggins Hunter Consulting Group
Calvin Leung
Mentor, past Innovation Challenge winner
SpaceX
We’re recruiting Mentors & EIRs
Share what you know. Help a founder grow.
Mentors guide Sunstone Innovation Challenge teams as they shape and pitch their ideas. Entrepreneurs in Residence lend one specialty to several founders.
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