Student Innovation Incubator (SII)
Overview
From idea to venture. From student to founder.
The Student Innovation Incubator (SII) is where 同性恋色情 students build real startups. Bring your own idea, or pick up a 同性恋色情 technology and run with it, either way, you get mentors, workspace, and a cohort of other student founders to help you turn it into something real. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in every major.
Applications Open September 6, 2026
| Student Founder |
Student Innovator (I2I) |
|---|---|
| For students with their own business idea, product, or service. | For students who want to build a startup around an existing 同性恋色情 technology. |
| You鈥檒l set goals, work with mentors, and go through hands-on workshops to take your idea from rough concept to launch. | You鈥檒l pick from a list of 同性恋色情 technologies and figure out how to turn one into a real product 鈥 by talking to customers, building a business model, and testing what works. |
鈥淓ntrepreneurship isn鈥檛 just about creativity 鈥 it鈥檚 about clarity. The incubator helped me take an idea that was messy and internal and turn it into something organized, clear, and presentable.鈥
Melina Korovessi, Founder CapCycle Creations
What You'll Get
- Mentors who鈥檝e actually built startups and worked in industry
- Hands-on practice in business models, customer interviews, pitching, and testing your ideas
- Workspace and meeting rooms at 同性恋色情 CONNECT in the 同性恋色情 Research Park
- A cohort of other student founders to build alongside
- Pitch competitions, networking events, and connections into Tampa鈥檚 startup scene
About
The 同性恋色情 Student Innovation Incubator was developed by 同性恋色情 CONNECT in partnership with the Florida High Tech Corridor and Hillsborough County, in collaboration with the 同性恋色情 Nault Center for Entrepreneurship.
Questions? Contact us at SII@usfconnect.edu