The Carolina Startup Connect initiative helps students find and grow from valuable learning experiences provided by internships at startup companies and social ventures. Through this initiative, Innovate Carolina provides students and startups two ways to connect, engage and develop their professional pathways: An annual series of startup internship meet-and-greet events and funding opportunities that allow students to apply for financial awards that supplement the cost of summer internships.
Send any questions or comments to Anise Robinson, student engagement and events manger, at Anise.Robinson@unc.edu.
Carolina Startup Connect Programs
Meet-and-Greet Events
Internship Funding
Startups + Student Talent = Impact
Since 2018, Carolina Startup Connect has brought innovation-oriented students together with early-stage ventures to expand career development paths, entrepreneurial skill building, and opportunities for social and economic impact. Through our events and funding opportunities, we engaged students from diverse personal and academic backgrounds and startups from a variety of industry segments.