Seeking Dedicated Student Innovators: MIX Innovators Launchpad Spring 2026
Left to right: Sampson Addo (Mason I-Corps Manager), Gisele Stolz (Senior Director, Entrepreneurship Programs, Director Mason I-Corps Program), and Minjin Batzorig (MIX Program and Operations Coordinator) in a group photo representing the organizing team of the MIX Innovators Launchpad program.
Are you a dedicated graduate (preferred)and upperclassmen students pursuing innovative ideas backed by deep science and real technology? Find out if you qualify through guidelines found on the Mason NSF I-Corps webpage.
Join the MIX Innovators Launchpad for access to dedicated industry mentors, funding, prize money, networking opportunities. Contact Minjin Batzorig at mbatzor@gmu.edu to share your interest or any questions.
Hear from our past cohort teams:
“Through the MIX Launchpad, we learned to validate assumptions through real customer conversations, sharpen our value proposition, and think like founders.” - Morolake Okanlawon, Yingjie Zhang, and Hsuanchih Kuo, AccelP3
“The biggest benefit for us was getting a chance to network with people in our industry who could help us take our business to the next step.” - Justin Luckenbach and Chelsea Camacho-Zambrana, Anvil Labs LLC.
“The MIX Pitch Entrepreneur Competition at Mason showed me that success comes from stepping out of comfort, embracing challenge, and growing through failure.“ - Xiaorong (Sherry) Shan, AeroHealth
“The biggest benefit has been the connections and the quality of experience that the mentors have. 2. I would say if you have an idea or business you should definitely apply as it's a great way of validating it and getting traction” - Josh Peterson, Aniwear
“The Launchpad pushed me out of my comfort zone and taught me one very important lesson - it’s not just about building a product; it's about building a product that people want.” - Nikhil Tirunagiri, Petal
Dates of the March Regional I-Corps Cohort - Spring
Monday, February 23, 2026 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2026 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Post I-Corps, Session D - Friday, March 27, 2026.
Pitch Practice Session - Friday, April 10, 2026.
Final Pitch Day - Friday, April 17, 2026.