VentureWell

VentureWell supports inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to solve large problems. It links researchers, classrooms and laboratories to encourage entrepreneurship in science and engineering.

What VentureWell offers

• E-Team programme — cohorts of student teams, such as a winter 2023 group of 31 teams, working on social, health or environmental challenges.
• Funding and training — helps innovators develop a concept through grants and entrepreneurship instruction.
• Faculty grants — supports educators who bring invention and entrepreneurship exercises into class.
• Awards and calls for proposals — runs nominations and application rounds.

Who it works with

STEM students, researchers and faculty in higher education.

Key facts

• Mission: grow a pipeline of inventors and entrepreneurs with lasting impact
• Example team: AeroShield Materials