Track Our Relocation — Launch Chapel Hill 3.0!
Current Status:
Launch Chapel Hill has moved to 136 East Rosemary St, Suite #100 (also accessible from 137 East Franklin Street)
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Launch Chapel Hill flourishes because of a remarkable partnership between the University of North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County North Carolina. We started in 2013 serving innovators and startups in 2013, expanded to include co-working space in 2017, and in the process of moving to our third location in the heart of historic Chapel Hill. Keep checking back to check on our progress!
Photos from the Move (2023)
Want to come visit? Check our “Location, Parking & Access Info” page first
Check back for updates as we expect to move downstairs within the next few months. . .
Icons in place in the new space
View from the 6th
The 137 Franklin Street entrance to the new space
Farewell old friend! You served so many people so well!
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[Moment of Silence : ) ]
The floor has a shine to it?
And the major parts of the move begin!
The walk between Launch Chapel Hill 2.0 and 3.0 reveals surprise references to old friends and founders Ricky & Mike
The move has started! With Alex's quick moves on getting the dishwasher to the new space (?)
We'll call this the "before" picture of the 6th floor space
Sheryl Waddell directs the construction team
Construction and renovation continued, even through covid delays
The renovation will be total
The building from the Rosemary St side before construction started
The Founders’ Walls (About 60% of Our Alumni)
A Quick History of Launch Chapel Hill
7 reasons to visit Launch’s new space
Launch Chapel Hill remains open for business in its new space in downtown Chapel Hill’s first innovation hub building. Founded in 2013, Launch is still the same award-winning accelerator that supports the startup community and is the first tenant in the newest building in downtown Chapel Hill, offering even more programming and resources to the Chapel Hill community.
UNC-Chapel Hill Innovation Hub Gets Green Light, Speeds Economic Development Downtown
And here comes Launch Chapel Hill 3.0! We’ll move into the new Innovation Hub (about 500 yards from our current location) which will span both Franklin and Rosemary Streets (East)
Rehab of 136/137 Buildings Set to Transform Downtown Chapel Hill
The Town of Chapel Hill embarks on a massive plan to reinvigorate downtown and bring in all kinds of new businesses
Launch 2.0: Around the Corner to Franklin Street
After 4 very successful years, we added to our footprint with 306 West Franklin Street, going from 1800 to 3500 square feet—Launch Chapel Hill 2.0!
We closed 321 Rosemary as operations slowed during covid.
Launch 1.0: Launch Chapel Hill Founded in 2013
Launch Chapel Hill started (our 1.0) started in summer 2013 at 321 Rosemary Street in partnership with Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the University of North Carolina due, in large part, to the efforts of Judith Cone, Jim Kitchen and Ted Zoller