Incubation at Atlas

“Where revelation becomes enterprise.”

Overview

The Atlas Incubation Fellowship is the university’s elite builder’s guild — the place where students turn ideas into ventures, ministries, studios, technologies, and movements.
It is not a business club. It is not a workshop.
It is a civilizational engine, designed to transform the intellectual output of Atlas students into real-world creations that bless the Body of Christ and reshape society.

Every House, every Tribe, and every discipline participates.
From terrain medicine to sacred arts, from covenant psychology to biblical law, from regenerative agriculture to software ventures — the purpose of Incubation is to turn wisdom into form, conviction into craft, and revelation into impact.

“Ideas are seeds of the Kingdom. Incubation is the garden.”

Mission

The mission of the Incubation Club is threefold:

  1. To cultivate the next generation of founders, reformers, and creators.
    Students receive the tools, mentorship, structure, and oversight they need to launch products, ministries, and ventures grounded in truth.

  2. To transform Atlas into a global launchpad for Kingdom enterprises.
    Incubation connects students directly to investors, patrons, and institutional partners seeking transformative ideas.

  3. To ensure that every revelation has a path to incarnation.
    In the Atlas philosophy, knowledge is incomplete until it has become form — until the idea has become a tool, a book, a protocol, a company, a community, or a system.

Who Can Join

The Incubation Fellowship is open to:

  • Undergraduate students (especially during the Master’s Year of the Covenant Baccalaureate)

  • Graduate candidates launching real-world capstones

  • Doctoral researchers building clinical, agrarian, artistic, or theological prototypes

  • B.A.B. students with exceptional ideas

  • Faculty teams developing technology, books, or products

  • External applicants (by special invitation or nomination)

No business experience is required. Only vision, discipline, and the willingness to work.

How It Works

1. Ideation Phase — Guided by Gloria

Students begin by refining an idea with Gloria, the Atlas AI.
She helps clarify:

  • the concept

  • the target audience

  • the theological foundation

  • the competitive landscape

  • the practical next steps

This ensures every idea is born already sharpened.

2. Mentor Assignment

Students are then matched with a faculty mentor or practitioner from one of the Atlas departments:

  • Terrain Medicine

  • Covenant Psychology

  • Sacred Arts

  • Biblical Studies

  • Regenerative Agriculture

  • Utopian Community Development

  • Covenant Law

  • Entrepreneurship & Economics

Mentors challenge assumptions, refine models, and ensure biblical, scientific, and philosophical soundness.

3. Builder Labs

Weekly Builder Labs offer:

  • pitch refinement

  • design thinking

  • prototype support

  • business model mapping

  • ministry framework development

  • software and content creation support

  • case study review

Here, students take their idea from concept to blueprint.

4. Investor Exposure

Atlas maintains an active network of:

  • angel investors

  • venture builders

  • philanthropic patrons

  • Kingdom capital groups

  • regenerative agriculture investors

  • wellness and health innovation funds

  • sacred arts patrons

  • medical practice funders

When a project is ready, the student is invited to the Atlas Investor Forum — a private presentation event held quarterly.

Funding Pathways

  • Micro-grants from $500–$5,000 to test prototypes or purchase materials.

  • $10,000–$75,000 in early-stage funding for ventures with demonstrated clarity and impact.

  • Support for sacred artists, writers, composers, and ministerial prototypes.

  • Partnerships with investors seeking biblically grounded innovations with global potential.

  • For certain inventions, technologies, or Canon-worthy discoveries, Atlas may acquire partial or full rights in exchange for significant support.

Capstone Integration

For students in the Covenant Baccalaureate, Master’s programs, and Ph.D. tracks, Incubation is often the birthplace of the final capstone:

  • a company

  • a clinical protocol

  • a ministry

  • a book

  • a curriculum

  • a technical system

  • a community model

  • an app or software tool

This ensures every graduate has produced something real — something that will live beyond the degree.

Join the Incubation Fellowship

Enrollment opens at the start of each academic term.
To join, students submit a one-page Vision Statement through the Atlas Learning System and meet briefly with a House mentor.

Whether your idea is seed-stage or ready for launch, Incubation exists to cultivate it — and to raise the next generation of founders who will carry the Kingdom into every sphere of society.