Inspired by Spiders

How Qualcomm’s Innovator Stipend Program helped Haley Noelle of 3D-OPS develop her invention.

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DEBUT Challenge

Meet the 2023 winners who are solving real-world problems in healthcare.

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Sarah Says

How to leverage school breaks to advance your innovation

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Ascend Energy & Mobility Accelerator Cohort

Meet the 10 startups selected for innovations ranging from motorbike batteries to autonomous trucks.

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Aspire Medtech

Engage investors and prepare for a seed round!

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E-Team Program

Student innovators, apply now for the Winter 2024 cohort.

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American-Made Solar Prize Round 7

The U.S. Department of Energy seeks entrepreneurial teams with creative solar solutions.

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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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$20M

IN GRANTS AWARDED BY VENTUREWELL

500+

INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS

12,000+

EARLY-STAGE INNOVATORS TRAINED BY VENTUREWELL

$2.6B+

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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Aspire Medtech

Apply for our program supporting companies with high-impact medical devices
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American-Made Solar Prize

For entrepreneurial teams that have creative solar solutions
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