Couri Hatchery

Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator

 

Whitman’s Couri Hatchery Business Incubator helps Syracuse University students and alumni turn ideas into businesses. Open to founders from every school and college, the Hatchery connects founders with Whitman’s nationally recognized entrepreneurship faculty, successful alumni founders, investors, and business leaders while providing mentorship, workspace, and funding opportunities from idea to launch and growth.

 

Since 2018, the Hatchery has supported more than 6,000 students and alumni, helped launch 290+ companies, and supported founders who have raised more than $294 million in investment capital. Participants also have access to more than 150 mentors and approximately $250,000 in annual funding opportunities through university-wide pitch competitions and grants.

 

There is no cost to join the Couri Hatchery. Named in honor of John Couri ’63 (A&S), co-founder of Duty-Free International and president of the Couri Foundation.

 

 

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Couri Hatchery Alumni

Businesses that have been initiated within the Couri Hatchery include:

  • Dream Water
  • Golden Gear
  • ExPrep
  • Brevite
  • ThunderCakes
  • Funk ’n Waffles
  • Wholesale Jewelry Liquidators
  • Brand Yourself
  • EB Active and many others.

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IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week at Whitman

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Professor Koppl presents to conference participants

Professor Roger Koppl presents during the IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week

 

 

On January 15-19, 2026, the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) sponsored the IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week.

 

The Residence Week brought a group of young scholars, including Ph.D. students and assistant professors, to the Whitman school to discuss knowledge and the emergence of organization and to generate new scholarship on the theme. The participants represented universities including Syracuse University; George Mason University; King's College; Baylor University; California State University, Northridge; and others.

 

On Friday, Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith joined by Zoom and gave a keynote lecture on Adam Smith’s theory of society.

 

On Saturday, University of Connecticut professor Richard N. Langlois joined by Zoom to lecture on the complementarities among alternative forms of knowledge in emerging organizations. Several promising scholarly projects and new collaborations were launched.

 

Social interactions were also appreciated during the week and meals included breakfast at Mother’s Cupboard and dinners at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Oh My Darling. 


 

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Participants enjoying a meal at Oh My Darling


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J. Michael Haynie

I came because of this institution’s tradition of excellence, its spirit of service and something I can only describe as its character. There is a sense of purpose and belonging here that is uniquely Syracuse.

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Chancellor, Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship

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Lilly deWildt ’27

What brought me to Syracuse is definitely the program that I’m in right now, the ability to get undergrad and law school done in six years instead of seven.

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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises; 3+3 Whitman/Law program

  • Undergraduate

Sam Hollander ’22 (WSM/NEW)

I’ve always wanted to start something and build my own destiny, and the resources and like-minded people at the LaunchPad helped point me in the right direction.

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Finance and Advertising

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Nick Monzi ’11

In education, there’s always more work to do. There are always more students to reach, and there are never quite enough resources to reach them all, and so we’re constantly building our relationships with teams, philanthropy, so on and so forth, to make sure that we’re resourced to continue to scale the organization.

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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

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Trey Augliano ’27

I love working on the back end of startups—seeing ideas go from concept to commercialization. And I’ve learned so much from SU alumni entrepreneurs. Their insights and support have been incredible.

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Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

  • Undergraduate

Hyoju Jeong

Collaborating was my number one factor in choosing Whitman, as it’s important to find a place where your research fits, and you can have meaningful conversations with others...also noting that she found the University to have many of the resources she needed.

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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

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Connor Schultz

Follow your passions. Do what interests you.

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Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises/International Relations

  • Undergraduate Dual

Michael Dichter ’26

Whitman prepared me in so many ways. Courses in data analytics, entrepreneurship and financial management gave me the foundation I needed. The emphasis on real-world projects and presentations gave me the confidence to step into a startup and contribute right away.

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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Finance

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Will Lewandowski ’27

The people at Whitman have played a huge role in my journey, and the environment has been incredibly supportive, I believe this is what sets Whitman apart from other business schools.

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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

  • Undergraduate

Joan and Gary S. Greenberg ’72

My whole career revolved around business, even though I didn’t actually go to the business school. But, I still participated in some of the competitions and especially loved Whitman’s entrepreneurial spirit.

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