THE CUBE.
For PSU students and recent alumni (within the last three years) who are actively building real products and want to turn them into real companies. Rolling admission. Free for those accepted.
Apply now→Get to your first $100K.
Join a cohort of student founders who want to build companies with real momentum. Our shared goal is to help you reach your first $100K — through early sales, grants, pitch competitions, or investors.
It's an à la carte menu — workshops and working sessions, one-off opportunities like video assets, priority access to Arsh, co-working space, monthly update meetings, and PSBA announcements. Do whatever is helpful, on whatever timeline works for you.
Three steps, one week.
Apply
Submit the short application below. Takes about five minutes.
Meet Arsh
A conversation about what you're building and where you're stuck.
Decision
Go / no-go within one week. Rolling admission, no cohort deadlines.
Builders who are already building.
Students and recent alumni working on a product outside the classroom who want structured support to take it to market. You should be ready to build, test, pitch, and sell — and you should want help setting up reliable systems for growth and funding.
What you get.
- Regular workshops and working sessions with Arsh (10+ per year) to set up your sales, fundraising, and submission processes.
- Periodic one-off opportunities, like developing video assets for investors, sales, or applications.
- Priority access to Arsh for strategic guidance.
- Access to student-specific co-working space.
- Monthly update meetings with all current and past Cube companies.
- You're promoted with announcements published by the PSBA.
- Ongoing — but less frequent — access to Arsh for strategic guidance.
Arsh Haque
Arsh Haque (they/them) directs PSBA, the oldest and largest startup accelerator in Oregon, where they've helped secure over $3M in funding for regional entrepreneurs. They're also founder and CEO of Henna, a venture-backed software platform helping startups launch.
Nationally recognized for ecosystem building — 2024 PLACE Builders Fellow and Make Startups Executive Fellow — Arsh previously served as Head of Product at Pitch Genius, helping startups and VCs raise more than $200M. They hold a JD from USC and a Master of Public Policy from Sciences Po Paris.
Tell us what you're building.
Five minutes. After you submit, you'll book a call with Arsh — that's the next step.