LaunchPad Central

Founded in 2012, co-founders Steve Blank and Jim Hornthal discovered the need for software to power the National Science Foundations I-CORPS Program. It was at this time that Launchpad delivered a minimum viable product to the NSF by the end of 2012. Since 2012, 13,500+ teams at the NSF I-CORPS, Universities in 200+ countries, government agencies and Fortune 500 corporations have utilized the software. In October 2016, the company launched GLIDR, a software platform designed specifically for the needs of enterprise companies. GLIDR utilizes the insights of over 13,500 teams who have experienced the process and software to drive continuous innovation at scale. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.