University Launchpads

Built for launchpads that grade in outcomes, not exits

StartWise’s university mode renames the whole platform to your world — semesters, student teams, advisors, grants, Showcase — and adds the surfaces universities actually need: grants tracking and outcomes reporting.

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University modeOn
Grants

Prototype grant — Team Volt

Milestone 2 of 3

$5,000

Seed translation — Team Iris

Approved

$12,000
This semester

18

Student teams

9

Advisors

Dec 12

Showcase

University programs get handed tools built for VC accelerators. This one flips into your vocabulary — and your reporting requirements — with one setting.

University mode

Your whole platform, in campus vocabulary

Flip program type to university and the product follows: semesters instead of cohorts, student teams instead of founders, advisors instead of mentors, grants instead of investment, Showcase instead of Demo Day — plus university-only sections for Grants and Outcomes.

  • One setting; nothing deleted, everything re-shaped
  • University-only surfaces: Grants, Outcomes, Programs, Sponsors
  • Mixed mode for university-affiliated funds
GroupsSemester
TeamsStudent teams
GuidesAdvisors
FundingGrant
FinaleShowcase
Applications

Application season without the spreadsheet

A custom application form on your public page, an AI score on every submission, and a review pipeline built for volume — because application season at a university is a flood, not a trickle.

  • Custom questions with a live applicant preview
  • AI screening scores every team automatically
  • Decisions with AI-drafted emails

Applicants

64 total · review, score, decide.

AI screen 3 new
ApplicantAI scoreStatus

Loop Robotics

Hardware · Pre-seed

82offer

Fernbank AI

Climate · Seed

—reviewing

Quill Health

Digital health · Pre-seed

—new
Outcomes

The reports your stakeholders actually ask for

Grants tracked by type, amount, and milestone; outcomes rolled up across teams and semesters; reports for sponsors and leadership exported to PDF.

  • Grant tracker: prototype, seed, and translation grants
  • Outcomes sliceable by semester
  • Impact and sponsor reports with PDF export
Talk to us

Good morning, Dana. 3 things need you.

You’re 45% set up.

New applications

17

Portfolio

13

Page views

899

One dashboard for the whole program — applications, portfolio, academy, announcements, reports.

How it works

From application season to Showcase

1

Set university mode

One setting renames everything — cohorts to semesters, founders to student teams, Demo Day to Showcase.

2

Open applications

Custom form, public apply page, AI screening scores — student teams apply in minutes, no account needed.

3

Run the semester

Curriculum, advisors, announcements, founder updates, and grants tracked per team and milestone.

4

Report the outcomes

Outcomes rollups and grant reports, sliceable by semester and exportable for stakeholders.

Free tool

Application season, without the grading marathon

Your expected team applications, your review time — see the hours AI screening returns.

Reviewing everything
50h
With AI screening
15h

35 hours backper intake

Assumes AI scores every submission and your team deep-reads the top ~30%.

Talk to us about your program
Questions?

University program questions, answered

Your launchpad, speaking your language.

Semesters, student teams, advisors, and grants — the whole program platform in university mode, with the reports your stakeholders ask for.