USC Marshall / Greif Incubator Incubator - Summer 2026

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The USC Marshall/Greif Incubator accelerates the development of the University of Southern California’s top alumni, student, faculty and staff entrepreneurs through experiential education, mentorship and community.

The Incubator takes founders from feasibility and development work, on to customers, a tested business model, getting distribution, building a team, bootstrapping and investment preparation. We also provide access to other supporting resources, such as legal and financial guidance.

Participating companies have been acquired, raised money, run successful crowdfunding campaigns, received NSF grants and of course, shipped product to customers. We’ve also had numerous winners in USC competitions including the New Seed Venture Competition, Stevens Student Innovator Showcase, the Min Family Challenge, and the Maseeh Prize.

More details available at https://startusc.com/

Apply by May 1, 2026

Are you (the founders) students, alumni or faculty/staff of USC? The program is only open to business founders with a connection to USC. You are eligible if at least one founder is a USC alum, student, faculty, or staff member. * (Maximum authorized answers: 4)

Current Undergraduate Student

Current Graduate Student

Faculty

Staff

Alumni

What's the name of the startup/project you're applying with? *

What stage are you in currently?
The Incubator focuses on applicants that already have something out in the market, ideally with users/customers/revenue.
Concept stage teams are too early for the Incubator but a fit for the Greif Launchpad. * (Maximum authorized answers: 5)

Concept

Building Prototype

Working Prototype

Beta Users/Customers

Paying Customers

Have Raised Funding

What's your elevator pitch? *

What familiarity do you already have with relevant tech, tools, and customers? *

What problem are you solving or what opportunity have you identified? *

How are you solving that problem or going after that opportunity? *

What guidance do you most need? *

Why do you want to participate in the Incubator program? *

List everyone on the team, including yourself (names, roles, and emails). Remember to include the emails, including yours. Really -- include all emails including yours. *

How long has the team know each other? *

Share a link to your website if you have one.

How do you make money (or plan to)? *

Is someone on the team able to attend at least six group workshops and three individual office hours, held during working hours, during the program? *

Record a video of *one minute or less* introducing the team and what you're building. Don't worry about video quality. Do an *unlisted* video, not a private or password-protected video. Check that it works. Submit the link to the video here. *

Did someone refer you to the Incubator program? If so, who? Otherwise, how did you hear about it? *

Anything else you want to share?

The following is information requested by USC. It is required, but not used in the application process:

This program is open to all eligible individuals. The USC Marshall/Greif Incubator operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact Jessica Silva at silvajes@marshall.usc.edu. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.

Last Name *

First Name *

USC Email *

Personal Email

What school are you a part of? (ex: Marshall, Dornsife, Viterbi etc.) *

USC Major (list all) *

USC Minor (list all)

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