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Innovator Spotlight: Haley Marie Keith

Haley Marie Keith of MITO Material Solutions found that a strong network helped her team wade through the unknown of starting a new venture.

Collective Gratitude: VentureWell Community Reflects on Power of Connection

Read Thanksgiving reflections from the VentureWell community.

Innovator Spotlight: Ibrahim Mohedas

Ibrahim Mohedas of SubQ Assist found that absorbing information from diverse stakeholders has been the most important aspect of the startup process.

Startup Horror Stories: Scary Situations Entrepreneurs Can Avoid With Stress Tests

Frightened to fail? Face your fears! Download a free stress test to identify your startup’s vulnerabilities and brainstorm contingency plans.

How to Harness the Power of Startup Networks

Successful startups use three tactics to build and maintain a strong network.

7 Steps to Formulating a Successful Exit Strategy

Sanergy: Solving the Sanitation Crisis, One Toilet at a Time

Sanergy builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation affordable and accessible throughout Africa’s informal settlements.

Drinkwell: Cleaning Water, Generating a Profit

VentureWell E-Team Drinkwell is transforming the world’s water crisis into entrepreneurial opportunity.

Impact Inventing: SiNode Systems’ Approach to Sustainable Energy

VentureWell E-Team SiNode Systems developed technology that enables longer-lasting, faster-charging Lithium-ion batteries.

Three Lessons Young Innovators Can Learn from Theranos’ Mistakes

Christina Tamer offers guidance on how early-stage startups can avoid making business and ethical mistakes.

The VentureWell List: 2016

2016 was a banner year at VentureWell, and 2017 is shaping up to be even more exciting. Here’s a quick summary of how we helped grow innovation and entrepreneurship in 2016.

The Five Biggest Challenges Faced by Student Entrepreneurs

We fund some of the nation’s earliest and brightest innovators and entrepreneurs—university students looking to bring inventions to market in order to effect worthwhile social change. This is not an easy proposition.

We Gave Over $200k to Our Latest Cohort of Student E-Teams

VentureWell’s E-Team Student Grant Program targets students with an idea or invention that could potentially solve a real world social need.