A DECADE OF CELEBRATION
Entrepalooza 2026 Recap
Ten years of innovation, creativity, and community. Entrepalooza 2026 celebrated a
decade of student entrepreneurship and left us excited for what comes next.
Missed #Entrepalooza2025? Check out our highlight videos!
Home of the IDEATE Method
Educating and inspiring entrepreneurial leaders through engaged teaching, coaching and mentoring within a robust and vibrant entrepreneurial culture.
Applied, Evidenced-Based Curriculum
The IDEATE method is crafted for emerging entrepreneurs and beginners in ideation, offering a structured path to creating market-ready ideas and developing an entrepreneurial mindset through evaluation, hands-on exercises, and insightful reflection.
Nationally Recognized in Pedagogical Innovation
Programs across the country are adopting the IDEATE method to teach their students and our Center is consistently recognized as a leader by top associations in the field.
Co-Curriculars In High Demand
Our goal is to provide the opportunities, tools, resources, coaching and mentoring necessary to create or launch an idea, to start or scale a business, and more!
Startup Lab
Wake Forest’s startup accelerator. Startup Lab provides the key resources necessary to launch a venture.
Deacon Springboard
Mentorship and a community intentionally designed to help student entrepreneurs take one step at a time to test, validate, and launch their ideas into reality.
“Startup Lab was my on-campus entrepreneurial hub– it was an opportunity to connect with impassioned students and learn from experienced entrepreneurs.”
Jake Teitelbaum
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Join us on Tuesdays throughout the semester to hear from successful entrepreneurs tell their story.
Along with a new building to call home this year, we have some new faces we’re excited to welcome to the CFE team! 👋
Swipe through to get to know them, and be sure to say hello when you see them around campus!
We’re excited for the energy, experience, and ideas they’ll bring to our team and the CFE community this year. 🚀
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New year, new home! 🎉
The Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to call Alumni Hall home this year, a space built with students in mind and ready for all the ideas, connections, and opportunities ahead.
We have an exciting year in store! Stay tuned to our socials and website for updates on everything happening at the CFE. 🚀
Some footage in this edit is courtesy of Inside WFU!
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Building a legacy of entrepreneurs 🎩
Excited to welcome students to another school year.
#WakeForestCenterforEntrepreneurship #WFU
Before we launch into another exciting year, we’re taking one more look back at an incredible 2025–2026. 🚀
From hosting our first Fall Pitch Competition to celebrating 10 years of Entrepalooza, last year was filled with big moments. We watched students develop real ventures, pitch their ideas, and bring their entrepreneurial mindset to events and opportunities across the Wake Forest community.
And if last year was any indication, 2026–2027 is going to be one to remember. We’re ready for what’s next.
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What are you waiting for?
The Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University is here to enthusiastically support you in pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams.
Spot Opportunities
We help our students develop a keen eye for spotting valuable opportunities.
Develop Ideas
Develop valuable ideas into concepts.
Solve Problems
Students develop problem solving skills and solve real world issues under faculty direction.
Learn by Doing
Students learn entrepreneurship by actually doing it!
Launch a Startup
Our most fervent students develop concepts into ventures via access to mentors and robust seed capital.