About Us

We help high schoolers across the world make real startups.

We guide students through a six-month incubator that challenges them to launch their own companies. With the support of the Advisory Board – a team of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other leaders in the business field — we take teams from ideation to traction.

Our incubator culminates with Launchpad Pitch Day, an opportunity for all startup teams to present their work to experts in their industries.

Our Structure

Launchpad consists of chapters, each associated with a secondary school. Chapters are run by 1-3 chapter leaders who oversee our incubator.

We currently have 5 chapters internationally. If you’re interested in creating a chapter for next year, please fill out our interest form.

Andover, MA

Hear From Our Alumni

  • “I expected entrepreneurship to be really scary, but the Launchpad team was really supportive and guided me through every process.”

    Alyssa Schoonmaker LI’24

  • “My favorite part of Launchpad was Pitch Day. We got to pitch to an experienced board of advisors! It was really fun hearing everybody else's ideas.”

    Isabel Djerejian LI’24

  • “Coming into Launchpad, I had zero prior knowledge on creating startups. The message I got when I joined was that my ideas could become an actual product.”

    Annabel Kim LI’24