The University of Southern Mississippi

"We chose StartupWind because it offers a single unified solution for our innovation & entrepreneurship program needs.StartupWind has enabled us to create a digital innovation ecosystem and run multiple programs such as Pre-Concept Fund; Pitch Competition, Incubator, and SBIR/STTR readiness program.Along with the rich platform, StartupWind’s team has provided us excellent support and I would recommend StartupWind to any University Innovation & Entrepreneurship department.”

Brian J Cuevas

Director, Office of Technology Development, The University of Southern Mississippi

SunShine Innovation

“We at SunShine Innovation, chose StartupWind's Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS), as it provides us everything we need to market our products at the fraction of a cost of multiple agencies, consultants, and content writers. StartupWind’s MaaS provides us everything from strategy, business planning, messaging, to SEO-optimized content creation, for all our marketing channels, including website, blogs, email campaigns, and social media campaigns. So far, I am very pleased with our experience with StartupWind, and we are excited about our partnership to drive demand for SunShine!”

Stephen Aboasu

Founder, SunShine Innovation, Arizona

Draper University

“Draper University and StartupWind share a common mission to power up the entrepreneurs across the world. StartupWind, with it’s large global user base, digital platform to deliver high quality coursework to anyone in the world and software tools from ideation to business planning to mentoring, is very compelling and synergistic to Draper University’s mission. We are excited about this partnership to make a far reaching impact in helping entrepreneurs anywhere in the world.”

Tim Draper

Legendary Investor, Draper Associates & Draper University

McNair Institute

"In the midst of the pandemic, when many institutions are canceling innovation programs, we were able to leverage StartupWind’s Virtual Innovation Platform to not only conduct the COVID-19 challenge but also to incubate, develop and mentor promising ideas without missing a beat. We could not realistically replicate what we get from StartupWind, even through a combination of other online tools. The cost would be prohibitively high and the integrated synergies just wouldn’t be there. This is absolutely the best way we have found to optimize the success of our startups and our programs."

Dr. Dirk Brown

Faculty Director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism, University of South Carolina

University of Alabama

"At the University of Alabama, we were faced with a decision of cancelling our student annual business plan competition and our new faculty /staff competition due to students being off-campus as a result of the pandemic. We quickly saw a path forward to use StartupWind for a virtual competition. Within four weeks we pivoted from an on-site program to a virtual competition - for both events. Judges, facilitators, and competitors all were extremely pleased with the new format.
The StartupWind Virtual Competition solution supported the creation of online business plan portals that judges could access to review, on their own time, video presentations as well as the full business plan decks. StartupWind’s software and support team helped us make our flagship event as a resounding success, receiving kudos from all our stakeholders!"

Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne

Executive Director, Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute

Lever

“StartupWind has provided us a unified solution that allowed us to run the Covid-19 business accelerator with companies across the state of Massachusetts. StartupWind has allowed us to run a virtual accelerator program that progresses the local companies with ideation, customer discovery, business model canvas, and prototype stages while providing mentoring to help them get ready to ramp up. Our experience with StartupWind platform was a seamless and smooth process. I would recommend StartupWind for any Business Accelerator program looking to pivot to an online platform in the post-COVID times!"

Jade Schnauber

Program Manager for Massachusetts COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge run by Lever & MassTech

Fivo design

"I have spent the last 20 years building a job for myself. The StartupWind Global Accelerator has given me the tools, path and guidance to turn my job into a business in just 8 weeks. The mentor aspect of the program was extremely valuable as the mentors varied in disciplines and provided us with instruction and guidance to help bring our product to market. Our one on one mentor sessions that we were paired with were a perfect fit. Additionally, StartupWind courses are filled with great information and lessons. I would highly recommend StartupWind Platform and Accelerator to any small business entrepreneur"

Stewart Junge

Navy Veteran, Co-founder of Fivo Design

Lever

“The StartupWind platform that complements our industry-leading curriculum to help finalists transform their raw ideas into solid business plans. The Virtual Competition, Virtual Accelerator capabilities, and Virtual Mentoring worked seamlessly to help us get the startups ready for prime time in a short 5-week span.”

Jeffrey Thomas

Executive Director of Lever & In Charge of Massachusetts

University of St. Thomas, Houston

"In 2021, We were recommended StartupWind, initially we thought it was out of our budget. But, after review and realizing everything it can do for us, we went ahead. It was the best decision we’ve ever made! StartupWind brought everything together allowing us to run business plan competitions, idea competitions, several entrepreneurship courses, summer accelerator and mentoring programs seamlessly. Within 6 weeks, we ran our Veteran’s Entrepreneurship Competition & Accelerator, an Entrepreneurship course, a Mentoring program and launched a Big Idea Student Competition. We not only saw the value in such a short time but also have built the foundation for building a powerful innovation engine for our university. StartupWind platform and their support is unmatched and I strongly recommend StartupWind for any University Entrepreneurship program.”

Dr. Patrick Woock

Director, The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship, University of St. Thomas-Houston.

Massachusetts Technology

"The StartupWind Virtual Innovation Platform allowed us to run the COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge, to support Massachusetts companies as they pivoted their production capabilities to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our finalists were spread across the state and were able to use StartupWind to work remotely, develop their ideas into solid business plans, and accelerate their production of critical items.”

Megan Marszalek

Senior Program Manager, The Innovation Institute, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative