Moonshots for Development

From India to Colombia to Somalia, the ventures chosen for the Open Innovation Challenge are helping the world’s farmers.

As fire activity grows more severe, entrepreneurs in the VentureWell network are working on new methods of detection and response.

Student teams, advance your innovation with up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and networking.

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The Future of Food Systems

Across the innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurs are rethinking how food is grown, processed, distributed, and sustained.

Ikigai Labs’ Devavrat Shah explains how his company has balanced commercialization with ethical AI development.

Our seas are becoming an important frontier for innovation and economic growth.

Turn a page this summer—the VentureWell executive team recommends work-related books, and some just for fun.

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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.

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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$40.2M+

in Grants Awarded by VentureWell

1,300+

Institutions Have Participated in Our Programs

21,000+

Early-Stage Innovators Trained by VentureWell

$9.8B+

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

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Ideas & Impact

Here are our top stories, new ideas & reflections.

The Seven Biggest Challenges Faced by Student Entrepreneurs

We fund some of the nation’s top university students dedicating their time to inventing something new. Here are the top six challenges they typically face.

Five Trends To Watch in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Of the forces reshaping innovation, these stand out as signals of deeper, structural shifts in how science- and technology-based innovation is evolving.

Events & Opportunities

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E-Team Program

Student entrepreneurs, advance your innovation with training, mentorship, and up to $25K in grant funding.
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Ocean Enterprise Accelerator

Building the future of the blue economy through mentorship and access to a pipeline of up to $140K.
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Moonshots for Development

From India to Colombia to Somalia, the ventures chosen for the Open Innovation Challenge are helping the world’s farmers.

Wildfire Innovations

As fire activity grows more severe, entrepreneurs in the VentureWell network are working on new methods of detection and response.

E-Team Program

Student teams, advance your innovation with up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and networking.

The Future of Food Systems

Across the innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurs are rethinking how food is grown, processed, distributed, and sustained.

Responsible AI Ethics

Ikigai Labs’ Devavrat Shah explains how his company has balanced commercialization with ethical AI development.

Building the Blue Economy

Our seas are becoming an important frontier for innovation and economic growth.

Summer Reading Picks

Turn a page this summer—the VentureWell executive team recommends work-related books, and some just for fun.

Our Vision

Early-Stage Innovators

Faculty Initiatives

I&E Networks

$40.2M+

1,300+

21,000+

$9.8B+

Check out our blog

Ideas & Impact

The Seven Biggest Challenges Faced by Student Entrepreneurs

Five Trends To Watch in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Events & Opportunities

E-Team Program

Ocean Enterprise Accelerator

funders & partners

Moonshots for Development

From India to Colombia to Somalia, the ventures chosen for the Open Innovation Challenge are helping the world’s farmers.

Wildfire Innovations

As fire activity grows more severe, entrepreneurs in the VentureWell network are working on new methods of detection and response.

E-Team Program

Student teams, advance your innovation with up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and networking.

The Future of Food Systems

Across the innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurs are rethinking how food is grown, processed, distributed, and sustained.

Responsible AI Ethics

Ikigai Labs’ Devavrat Shah explains how his company has balanced commercialization with ethical AI development.

Building the Blue Economy

Our seas are becoming an important frontier for innovation and economic growth.

Summer Reading Picks

Turn a page this summer—the VentureWell executive team recommends work-related books, and some just for fun.

Our Vision

Early-Stage Innovators

Faculty Initiatives

I&E Networks

$40.2M+

1,300+

21,000+

$9.8B+

Check out our blog

Ideas & Impact

The Seven Biggest Challenges Faced by Student Entrepreneurs

Five Trends To Watch in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Events & Opportunities

E-Team Program

Ocean Enterprise Accelerator

funders & partners

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