Program highlights

2024 Impact Report

What Aeroventure built with 18 Long Island high school students across three cohorts — and where we're going.

Sep 2023 – May 2025

$0K+

Combined startup valuation

Across all cohorts

0

Student founders

Grades 9–12, Long Island

0+

Qualified mentors

Professionals across diverse fields

0

Cohorts completed

2023–2025

Outcomes by cohort

Revenue & startup grants

Student RevenueGrants Deployed

Cohort breakdown

Cohort 1

2 ventures · 5 founders

Revenue

$9,000

Grants

$2,500

Cohort 2

3 ventures · 9 founders

Revenue

$10,400

Grants

$4,500

Cohort 3

3 ventures · 4 founders

Revenue

$5,420

Grants

$2,000

Timeline

Key milestones

Sep 2023

Cohort 1 launches

Cohort

2 ventures, 5 founders

Jan 2024

First grants deployed

Funding

$500 startup grant per founder

Mar 2024

$10K revenue milestone

Impact

Student businesses collectively

Jun 2024

Cohort 2 launches

Cohort

3 ventures, 9 founders

Sep 2024

Cohort 3 accepted

Cohort

3 ventures, 4 founders

Nov 2024

25+ mentors onboarded

Community

Professionals across diverse fields

Jan 2025

Cohort 4 applications open

Cohort

47 applications received

May 2025

$400K+ combined startup valuation

Impact

120 founders, 25+ mentors, 3 cohorts

Reach & metrics

Program reach

School districts reached

7 / 20

35% of target

Qualified mentors in network

25 / 30

83% of target

Events hosted

9 / 12

75% of target

Applications for Cohort 4

47 / 60

78% of target

Aeroventure cohort — students and mentors
Cohort students and mentors at an Aeroventure session, Long Island.

What makes it work

Capital + mentorship + community.

Every Aeroventure student gets venture funding, a matched mentor, access to step-by-step playbooks, and a cohort of peers building alongside them. It's not a simulation — it's the real thing.

Real capital for accepted student founders
1:1 mentorship matched by industry and goal
Workshops, pitch nights, and office hours
Playbooks written specifically for teen founders

Apply for Cohort 4

Free · Grades 9–12 · Long Island, NY · No experience required