NYU Tandon Future Labs
Also known as NYU Future Labs, Future Labs
Incubator New York, United States Run by NYU Tandon School of Engineering Since 2009 engineering.nyu.edu
Overview
A network of startup incubators run by NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, which began in 2009 as a public-private partnership with New York City's Economic Development Corporation at a Varick Street site. It now operates sector labs including the Data Future Lab (AI and digital tech), Urban Future Lab (clean energy and smart cities, home of the ACRE incubator), Veterans Future Lab (veteran-led businesses) and a Game Design Future Lab added in 2024. It also hosts partner programs such as Innovate UK's Global Incubator Programme.
What startups get
Workspace, mentoring and programming inside a sector-specific lab, with the standard incubator term reported as 24 months (a 12-month Apex program at the Veterans Future Lab). Some tracks add non-dilutive awards, such as the Urban Future Prize.
Details
- Type
- Incubator
- Run by
- NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Runs in
- Downtown Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Brooklyn
- Format
- Residential incubator, sector-specific labs
- Who can apply
- Early-stage startups in AI and digital tech, clean energy and smart cities, game design, or led by military veterans
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, climate, energy, smart city, gaming
- Started
- 2009
- Status
- Active
- Website
- engineering.nyu.edu
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.