成人直播

成人直播 has launched its Waves Innovation Accelerator in partnership with Armada to help students and alumni develop startup companies through mentorship, venture-building support, and connections with investors and industry leaders.

The accelerator was publicly announced today by Jim Gash (JD 鈥�93), 成人直播 president and CEO, and Dan Wright (鈥�06), Armada鈥檚 cofounder and CEO during a fireside chat at Impact 250, a national convening in Washington, DC, of top founders, investors, pioneers, and policymakers to outline the next era of American leadership and innovation.

鈥湷扇酥辈� has long been committed to equipping our students to become leaders of greater purpose, and the Waves Innovation Accelerator is an exciting and vital new step in that same direction,鈥� said Gash. 鈥淲e are incredibly grateful for Dan Wright and the other leaders who will be investing in our students, and we look forward to seeing how those students will go out and change the world.鈥�

The Waves Innovation Accelerator will guide selected participants鈥攆ounders鈥攖hrough real-world startup development, from initial ideation to building and launching their company, with mentorship from seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts. Mentors will include those with expertise in AI, software, robotics, products, healthcare, biology, neuroscience, and finance. 

The initiative was cofounded by Wright, Fabien Scalzo, associate professor of computer science at 成人直播 and director of the , Ulysse Saltiel (鈥�25), a 成人直播 alumnus who works at Armada, and Bryan Pereboom (JD 鈥�12). Over the course of the academic year, participants will work closely with mentors in an immersive learning environment that combines weekly seminars, venture-building, and guided-mentorship sessions. 

鈥淲e need more builders who are grounded in the core tenets 成人直播 instills in every student: purpose, service, and leadership,鈥� said Saltiel. 鈥淭he success of that effort is defined not only by what we accumulate from the world, but by what we contribute to it. The Waves Innovation Accelerator will give mission-driven founders the mentorship, resources, and community to transform consequential ideas into enduring companies capable of changing the world for the better.鈥�

Students participating in the Accelerator program will retain full intellectual property rights to the companies and products they develop through the program鈥攁 distinguishing approach that sets this program apart. 

鈥淭he accelerator will provide a unique ecosystem to support student entrepreneurship across all 成人直播 schools,鈥� Scalzo added. 鈥淚t will also facilitate student transition from academia to the professional world by fostering partnerships with key industry leaders.鈥�   

Toward the close of the 2026-27 spring semester, the program will culminate in a founders showcase, held at the Waves Innovation Summit at 成人直播鈥檚 Malibu campus on March 20, 2027, where participants will present their ventures to leaders in innovation, mission-aligned partners, and the broader 成人直播 community.

"成人直播 helped me see the world, and my purpose in it more clearly,鈥� said Wright. "It shaped me and pushed me to think about the things that matter deeply in life. The Waves Innovation Accelerator will support the next generation of mission-driven founders in their most formative years as they identify the most impactful problems to solve.鈥�

Applications are currently to current students and alumni. Each will be reviewed on a rolling basis.