LaunchPad (company)

LaunchPad is a business incubator, startup accelerator and co-working community operating six locations on Long Island. It provides subsidised desk space, event rooms, conference rooms and shared kitchen facilities for early-stage companies, alongside networking events such as pitch nights. The organisation is designated a "Hot Spot" within the StartUp NY programme, which brings tax breaks and other incentives for participating businesses. LaunchPad connects entrepreneurs with sponsors from law and accounting firms, local universities including Stony Brook and NYIT, and regional business associations such as the Long Island Angel Network and the Long Island Association. It also links founders to seed and angel funding, venture capital, banking contacts and mentors, positioning itself as a hub bringing together co-working space, mentorship and access to early-stage capital for entrepreneurs on Long Island.