Our Vision
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.Learn More
Faculty Initiatives
We support faculty in developing programs that cultivate student innovators and promote institutional change through grants, workshops, training, and conferences.Learn More
I&E Networks
We create and build networks to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, both nationally and within individual organizations and schools.Learn More
$23M+
IN GRANTS AWARDED BY VENTUREWELL360+
INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS9500+
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATORS TRAINED BY VENTUREWELL$1B+
IN FOLLOW ON FUNDING RAISED BY EARLY-STAGE VENTURES WE SUPPORTEDIdeas & Impact
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advancing equity: validating multiple pathways and developing a holistic organizational approach
Validating multiple pathways to success and developing a holistic organizational approach are twin strategies that can help bridge participation gaps in innovation and entrepreneurship programs.
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big ideas 2021: a bold path forward for innovation and entrepreneurship education
For 25 years, VentureWell has closely supported early-stage STEM entrepreneurs who are designing groundbreaking innovations for the world’s most urgent problems. This year, we’ll be exploring four big ideas that are critical to addressing the challenges ahead.
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OPEN 2021
online march 17-19, 2021view the schedule and register now!
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