You don't have to choose between getting a degree and starting a business. PANDA is the university accelerator preloaded with mentors, capital, office space, and a one-team philosophy that gets your idea built.
You pick the lane that fits where your idea actually is — early stage exploration or live product needing rocket fuel.
For founders with a strong idea who haven't fully tested it yet. Customer development, vision, MVP path.
For founders with a working product and customers. Growth, funding, scale — get it to the next level.
We manufacture serendipity. Your cofounder doesn't have to be your roommate. Our ecosystem of talent, tools, and resources is one PANDA team — on demand.
Founders, operators, investors, and lawyers in the room every week. Real critique. Real connections. Real introductions.
From in-program seed support to angel introductions to a vetted list of 100+ regional and global accelerators ready to back you.
Office space inside a working accelerator on campus. Build alongside other founders who are running the same playbook.
Need a technical cofounder, designer, or operator? Our cohort directory and talent pool surface candidates inside the program.
You don't learn how to build a business — you build one. Weekly sprints, 10–15 deliverables per week, working groups, office hours.
Pitch to a live audience of investors, partners, and press. Then onboard to PANDA's post-program resources.
Orientation, vision, customer development, revenue model validation.
Branding, idea review, legal/IP, go-to-market, product development.
Progress review, hiring, growth, funding, demo day.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Tell us about your idea, your school, and your stage — we'll get back within one business day.