2025 Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Cohort

We’re thrilled to champion these 15 startups as they develop technologies to transform and build the future of America’s coasts.

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Spring E-Team Program Cohort

Meet the 23 early-stage student teams joining our investment-readiness program.

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Building a Strong Network in Medtech

Jason Kang, co-founder of Aspire alumnus Kinnos, shares advice for other early-stage founders.

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DEBUT Challenge

Now open to undergrad student teams working on solutions to unmet health and clinical problems—$190,000 in prizes!

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Measuring What Matters

Our Data Intelligence staff members share their recent research.

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Introducing the 2025 Ecosystem Futures Fellows

Driving policy, programs, and partnerships to fuel inclusive STEM innovation ecosystems nationwide.

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E-Team Program

VentureWell’s flagship program for student innovators provides support and up to $25K. Apply or refer a student team by April 29.

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Our Vision

We envision a world in which science and technology innovators have the support, training, and access to networks and resources they need to solve the world’s most difficult problems.

VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact.

We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.

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Early-Stage Innovators

We work directly with a variety of early-stage innovators to help them bring their ideas to market through workshops and training, coaching and mentoring, funding and awards.
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Faculty Initiatives

We support faculty in developing programs that cultivate student innovators and promote institutional change through grants, workshops, training, and conferences.
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I&E Networks

We create and build networks to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, both nationally and within individual organizations and schools.
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$29.9M+

in Grants Awarded by VentureWell

1,300+

Institutions Have Participated in Our Programs

18,000+

Early-Stage Innovators Trained by VentureWell

$6.6B+

in Follow-On Funding Raised by Early-Stage Ventures We Supported

Ideas & Impact

Here are our top stories, new ideas & reflections.

Events & Opportunities

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E-Team Program

Students, get support as you embark on the path to becoming an innovator and entrepreneur.
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DEBUT

With $190,000 in prizes, a competition for undergrad student teams working on solutions to health and clinical problems.
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