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LAU, Lebanese American University

Back the companies coming out of LAU.

Technical founders, protected IP, and a programme that filters hard before anything reaches you.

What you get.

  • Protected IP

    Companies built on LAU research hold a licence to it on clear founder terms. Startups that built their technology outside LAU own it outright. Either way, the IP position is documented before you meet.

  • Filtered through LAU Engine

    LAUNCH, a sixteen-week accelerator, then SCALE New York for the strongest. Companies arrive with evidence, not slides.

  • Co-investment

    A venture fund attached to LAU Engine invests in cohort companies alongside external investors. The site informs; investment runs through licensed partners.

Investor briefings

In Beirut and online: new technologies, companies entering LAUNCH, companies leaving SCALE, and what the office has licensed. Demo days and Invest Day are announced here first.

Register

Co-invest, advise, judge

Co-invest with the LAU fund in cohort companies, join the LAU Engine Advisory Council, or sit on the jury at pitch events.

See the companies before everyone else does.