Awareness and activation
Each cohort brings prospective students onto your campus and into your labs for up to four days, building under your name.
For universities
More students on your campus. More ventures to show for it.
Founder-led Masterclasses, Buildathons and Bootcamps that bring prospective students onto your campus, and report back what they built. Already delivered with the American University in Cairo, Omantel, Plug and Play, INJAZ and DMZ Cairo.
21Students in five teams, AUC Cairo
5Live prototypes pitched to a panel of judges
100%Attendance across four days, 19 to 22 July 2026
9.5/10Participant rating, 21 students
"Startopia's bootcamp was the most successful bootcamp we ran this summer."
Summer@AUC team, American University in Cairo
Three things this moves for your university
Shared revenue
Your venue and network, our method, platform and delivery. Paid Bootcamp cohorts can run as a partnership, with programme revenue shared.
Benchmarked outcomes
Every cohort reports problems identified, ideas validated, solutions built and ventures ready for your incubator.
Four formats, one method
From 60 minutes to a permanent incubator. Every format runs on ProofScaling™, compressed rather than softened.
Startopia Lab
An incubator on campus that keeps student ventures building after the cohort ends.
Coming soonWhere it has been delivered
| Partner | Scale | Format | What happened next |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University in Cairo | 21 students, 19 to 22 July 2026 | Bootcamp, Masterclasses, mentoring | 5 live prototypes, 100% attendance, rated 9.5/10 |
| Omantel | 50 to 70 founders, mainly university students | Two four-day AI bootcamps, Muscat and Salalah | One team won the OMR 5,000 prize |
| Plug and Play | 40 founders, four days | Workshops and mentoring | Founders completed the accelerator, then raised investment and went to market |
| Universities of Canada | 50 students, one day | Workshops | |
| INJAZ | 10 schools | Workshops, Masterclasses, mentoring | |
| DMZ Cairo | Workshops, Masterclasses, mentoring |
American University in Cairo
- Scale
- 21 students, 19 to 22 July 2026
- Format
- Bootcamp, Masterclasses, mentoring
- What happened next
- 5 live prototypes, 100% attendance, rated 9.5/10
Omantel
- Scale
- 50 to 70 founders, mainly university students
- Format
- Two four-day AI bootcamps, Muscat and Salalah
- What happened next
- One team won the OMR 5,000 prize
Plug and Play
- Scale
- 40 founders, four days
- Format
- Workshops and mentoring
- What happened next
- Founders completed the accelerator, then raised investment and went to market
Universities of Canada
- Scale
- 50 students, one day
- Format
- Workshops
- What happened next
INJAZ
- Scale
- 10 schools
- Format
- Workshops, Masterclasses, mentoring
- What happened next
DMZ Cairo
- Scale
- Format
- Workshops, Masterclasses, mentoring
- What happened next
See the AUC Bootcamp story"You didn't just teach me about business, you taught me to grow up. Just so you know, I'm starting my own business."
Batoul, AUC Cairo Bootcamp participant
Every student leaves with evidence
- Micro-credentials for each stage they complete
- A ProofScore profile across desirability, feasibility, viability and usability
- ProofTags and ProofPoints earned live, for evidence a coach can see, read or open
- Business simulations on Startopia Challengers, so the real customer conversation is never the first one
- 01Notice
- 02Define
- 03Simulate
- 04Validate
- 05Build
- 06Pitch
A named Designated Safeguarding Lead on every delivery. Students never self-register.
Louis Ravenscroft
Founder of Startopia and creator of the ProofScaling™ method. A serial entrepreneur with 11+ years in venture building, investment and startup ecosystems, who has built five companies of his own.
Start with a Masterclass, or a 30-minute call.
See the method with your own students: 60 to 90 minutes, on your campus. The fee is waived; you cover delivery expenses only.