VentureWell
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We believe that innovation can change the world for good, and we’re providing the tools that empower innovators & entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life.
We’re excited to partner with @jhu.edu to offer a three-month program that helps early-stage neurotech ventures advance their innovation to market through tailored training and expert mentorship.
🗓️ Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Dec. 12.
neurotechharbor.org/early-entrep...
🗓️ Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Dec. 12.
neurotechharbor.org/early-entrep...
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We’re excited to partner with @jhu.edu to offer a three-month program that helps early-stage neurotech ventures advance their innovation to market through tailored training and expert mentorship.
🗓️ Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Dec. 12.
neurotechharbor.org/early-entrep...
🗓️ Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Dec. 12.
neurotechharbor.org/early-entrep...
For many students, the classroom is where their innovation journey begins.
So, we asked higher ed leaders in our network to share the activities they use to spark creative thinking and problem-solving.
🔖 Bookmark these classroom-ready ideas→ bit.ly/49iEYXH
So, we asked higher ed leaders in our network to share the activities they use to spark creative thinking and problem-solving.
🔖 Bookmark these classroom-ready ideas→ bit.ly/49iEYXH
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For many students, the classroom is where their innovation journey begins.
So, we asked higher ed leaders in our network to share the activities they use to spark creative thinking and problem-solving.
🔖 Bookmark these classroom-ready ideas→ bit.ly/49iEYXH
So, we asked higher ed leaders in our network to share the activities they use to spark creative thinking and problem-solving.
🔖 Bookmark these classroom-ready ideas→ bit.ly/49iEYXH
How it started: An idea to power student entrepreneurs to bring their game-changing solutions to life.
How it’s going: A global network of changemakers fueling the future of innovation.
From spark to scale, our story continues…Check out the highlights → bit.ly/4nrDJt8
How it’s going: A global network of changemakers fueling the future of innovation.
From spark to scale, our story continues…Check out the highlights → bit.ly/4nrDJt8
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How it started: An idea to power student entrepreneurs to bring their game-changing solutions to life.
How it’s going: A global network of changemakers fueling the future of innovation.
From spark to scale, our story continues…Check out the highlights → bit.ly/4nrDJt8
How it’s going: A global network of changemakers fueling the future of innovation.
From spark to scale, our story continues…Check out the highlights → bit.ly/4nrDJt8
Have a groundbreaking idea? Let’s make it a reality!
Our E-Team Program helps students take their ventures to the next level with:
💰 Up to $25K in funding
🤝🏾 Expert training & mentorship
🌐 Access to a powerful network
Apply for our Spring E-Team Program by January 27 → https://bit.ly/4qp7vRr
Our E-Team Program helps students take their ventures to the next level with:
💰 Up to $25K in funding
🤝🏾 Expert training & mentorship
🌐 Access to a powerful network
Apply for our Spring E-Team Program by January 27 → https://bit.ly/4qp7vRr
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Have a groundbreaking idea? Let’s make it a reality!
Our E-Team Program helps students take their ventures to the next level with:
💰 Up to $25K in funding
🤝🏾 Expert training & mentorship
🌐 Access to a powerful network
Apply for our Spring E-Team Program by January 27 → https://bit.ly/4qp7vRr
Our E-Team Program helps students take their ventures to the next level with:
💰 Up to $25K in funding
🤝🏾 Expert training & mentorship
🌐 Access to a powerful network
Apply for our Spring E-Team Program by January 27 → https://bit.ly/4qp7vRr
🎉 Congratulations to I-Corps™ alumni company JuneBrain on winning first place and the Fan Favorite award at The New Orleans BioInnovation Center 2025 BioChallenge Competition.
Learn how they’re translating lab insights to real-world impact → neworleansbio.com/junebrain-na...
Learn how they’re translating lab insights to real-world impact → neworleansbio.com/junebrain-na...
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🎉 Congratulations to I-Corps™ alumni company JuneBrain on winning first place and the Fan Favorite award at The New Orleans BioInnovation Center 2025 BioChallenge Competition.
Learn how they’re translating lab insights to real-world impact → neworleansbio.com/junebrain-na...
Learn how they’re translating lab insights to real-world impact → neworleansbio.com/junebrain-na...
We’re honored to be featured on the cover of this month’s Inventors Digest.
For 30 years, we’ve championed inventors who bring innovative solutions to life, and we’re proud to see their impact highlighted in this story.
Read the issue → inventorsdigest.com
For 30 years, we’ve championed inventors who bring innovative solutions to life, and we’re proud to see their impact highlighted in this story.
Read the issue → inventorsdigest.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We’re honored to be featured on the cover of this month’s Inventors Digest.
For 30 years, we’ve championed inventors who bring innovative solutions to life, and we’re proud to see their impact highlighted in this story.
Read the issue → inventorsdigest.com
For 30 years, we’ve championed inventors who bring innovative solutions to life, and we’re proud to see their impact highlighted in this story.
Read the issue → inventorsdigest.com
👁️ Reversing blindness isn’t science fiction. It’s happening now, and Katie Solley and her team at Eyedea Medical are leading the way.
In this episode of VentureWell Voices, Katie shares how her team is transforming corneal surgery to make treatment more accessible worldwide. → bit.ly/4gWpyKp
In this episode of VentureWell Voices, Katie shares how her team is transforming corneal surgery to make treatment more accessible worldwide. → bit.ly/4gWpyKp
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
👁️ Reversing blindness isn’t science fiction. It’s happening now, and Katie Solley and her team at Eyedea Medical are leading the way.
In this episode of VentureWell Voices, Katie shares how her team is transforming corneal surgery to make treatment more accessible worldwide. → bit.ly/4gWpyKp
In this episode of VentureWell Voices, Katie shares how her team is transforming corneal surgery to make treatment more accessible worldwide. → bit.ly/4gWpyKp
October 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Take your #HealthTech venture to the next level with five must-know tips from VentureWell-supported innovators.
Grab your notepad → bit.ly/42plmwY
Photo Credits: Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit
Grab your notepad → bit.ly/42plmwY
Photo Credits: Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit
October 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Take your #HealthTech venture to the next level with five must-know tips from VentureWell-supported innovators.
Grab your notepad → bit.ly/42plmwY
Photo Credits: Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit
Grab your notepad → bit.ly/42plmwY
Photo Credits: Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit
Our brand-new podcast, VentureWell Voices, is here!
In the first episode, Micah Ulrich, CEO of Flux Hybrids, shares his journey from a prototype built in a parking lot to a 5,000-square-foot facility.
Tune in for insights on navigating setbacks and building confidence as a founder: bit.ly/4gWpyKp
In the first episode, Micah Ulrich, CEO of Flux Hybrids, shares his journey from a prototype built in a parking lot to a 5,000-square-foot facility.
Tune in for insights on navigating setbacks and building confidence as a founder: bit.ly/4gWpyKp
October 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our brand-new podcast, VentureWell Voices, is here!
In the first episode, Micah Ulrich, CEO of Flux Hybrids, shares his journey from a prototype built in a parking lot to a 5,000-square-foot facility.
Tune in for insights on navigating setbacks and building confidence as a founder: bit.ly/4gWpyKp
In the first episode, Micah Ulrich, CEO of Flux Hybrids, shares his journey from a prototype built in a parking lot to a 5,000-square-foot facility.
Tune in for insights on navigating setbacks and building confidence as a founder: bit.ly/4gWpyKp
So what’s holding innovation back, and what’s helping move it forward in higher ed?
Our CEO Phil Weilerstein shares takeaways from a listening session hosted with Steve Susalka, CEO of AUTM, at the 2025 NAI Annual Meeting → bit.ly/46x1la4
Our CEO Phil Weilerstein shares takeaways from a listening session hosted with Steve Susalka, CEO of AUTM, at the 2025 NAI Annual Meeting → bit.ly/46x1la4
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So what’s holding innovation back, and what’s helping move it forward in higher ed?
Our CEO Phil Weilerstein shares takeaways from a listening session hosted with Steve Susalka, CEO of AUTM, at the 2025 NAI Annual Meeting → bit.ly/46x1la4
Our CEO Phil Weilerstein shares takeaways from a listening session hosted with Steve Susalka, CEO of AUTM, at the 2025 NAI Annual Meeting → bit.ly/46x1la4
✨From bold ideas to thriving ventures, we’ve spent three decades helping innovators turn the impossible into possible.
CEO Phil Weilerstein reflects on the moments that shaped our journey and shares the path forward → https://bit.ly/48vpRd1
#VentureWell30 #30YearsofInnovation
CEO Phil Weilerstein reflects on the moments that shaped our journey and shares the path forward → https://bit.ly/48vpRd1
#VentureWell30 #30YearsofInnovation
September 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✨From bold ideas to thriving ventures, we’ve spent three decades helping innovators turn the impossible into possible.
CEO Phil Weilerstein reflects on the moments that shaped our journey and shares the path forward → https://bit.ly/48vpRd1
#VentureWell30 #30YearsofInnovation
CEO Phil Weilerstein reflects on the moments that shaped our journey and shares the path forward → https://bit.ly/48vpRd1
#VentureWell30 #30YearsofInnovation
👏🏼 Big congrats to E-Team alums Mayela Fernandez, cofounder & CEO of Ecoplasticity, and Serena Allen, founder and CEO of AirVitalize Innovation, for receiving the Walking Softer Young Leaders Award!
💫 We can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
💫 We can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
September 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
👏🏼 Big congrats to E-Team alums Mayela Fernandez, cofounder & CEO of Ecoplasticity, and Serena Allen, founder and CEO of AirVitalize Innovation, for receiving the Walking Softer Young Leaders Award!
💫 We can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
💫 We can’t wait to see what’s ahead!
After a 2011 climate event, blooms of sargassum have exploded across oceans, smothering reefs and filling beaches. Soarce, a startup from our Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, is reimagining this seaweed as a resource for sustainable products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYiUN4gvi4&t=9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYiUN4gvi4&t=9s
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After a 2011 climate event, blooms of sargassum have exploded across oceans, smothering reefs and filling beaches. Soarce, a startup from our Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, is reimagining this seaweed as a resource for sustainable products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYiUN4gvi4&t=9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYiUN4gvi4&t=9s
🔔 There’s just one week left to register for the BME IDEA 2025 Meeting!
With just 75 seats available, every attendee joins an exclusive community advancing biomed entrepreneurship.
🧑🏽🔬 Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the field. Reserve your spot today → https://bit.ly/40xJKvb
With just 75 seats available, every attendee joins an exclusive community advancing biomed entrepreneurship.
🧑🏽🔬 Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the field. Reserve your spot today → https://bit.ly/40xJKvb
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🔔 There’s just one week left to register for the BME IDEA 2025 Meeting!
With just 75 seats available, every attendee joins an exclusive community advancing biomed entrepreneurship.
🧑🏽🔬 Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the field. Reserve your spot today → https://bit.ly/40xJKvb
With just 75 seats available, every attendee joins an exclusive community advancing biomed entrepreneurship.
🧑🏽🔬 Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the field. Reserve your spot today → https://bit.ly/40xJKvb
🎉 New year, new innovations in biomed engineering for educators.
Revitalize your classroom with the latest trends and best practices in design instruction featured at this year’s BME-IDEA Meeting jacobsschool.bsky.social.
Don’t miss out, register today: bit.ly/40xJKvb
Revitalize your classroom with the latest trends and best practices in design instruction featured at this year’s BME-IDEA Meeting jacobsschool.bsky.social.
Don’t miss out, register today: bit.ly/40xJKvb
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎉 New year, new innovations in biomed engineering for educators.
Revitalize your classroom with the latest trends and best practices in design instruction featured at this year’s BME-IDEA Meeting jacobsschool.bsky.social.
Don’t miss out, register today: bit.ly/40xJKvb
Revitalize your classroom with the latest trends and best practices in design instruction featured at this year’s BME-IDEA Meeting jacobsschool.bsky.social.
Don’t miss out, register today: bit.ly/40xJKvb
Our #AspireMedtech mentors aren’t just advisors—they’re seasoned medtech investors and industry experts who work 1:1 with startups to sharpen strategy, stress-test business models, and prep for real-world investor conversations.
Join us 8/21 to hear what the program offers → bit.ly/3HoR5Hg
Join us 8/21 to hear what the program offers → bit.ly/3HoR5Hg
August 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our #AspireMedtech mentors aren’t just advisors—they’re seasoned medtech investors and industry experts who work 1:1 with startups to sharpen strategy, stress-test business models, and prep for real-world investor conversations.
Join us 8/21 to hear what the program offers → bit.ly/3HoR5Hg
Join us 8/21 to hear what the program offers → bit.ly/3HoR5Hg
$7 billion. 💥
That’s the amount of follow-on funding raised (so far!) by NSF I-Corps™ teams turning big ideas into real-world impact.
Check out the latest headlines from I-Corps™ alumni who are shaping the future in healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.
bit.ly/4lpSvyW
That’s the amount of follow-on funding raised (so far!) by NSF I-Corps™ teams turning big ideas into real-world impact.
Check out the latest headlines from I-Corps™ alumni who are shaping the future in healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.
bit.ly/4lpSvyW
August 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
$7 billion. 💥
That’s the amount of follow-on funding raised (so far!) by NSF I-Corps™ teams turning big ideas into real-world impact.
Check out the latest headlines from I-Corps™ alumni who are shaping the future in healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.
bit.ly/4lpSvyW
That’s the amount of follow-on funding raised (so far!) by NSF I-Corps™ teams turning big ideas into real-world impact.
Check out the latest headlines from I-Corps™ alumni who are shaping the future in healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.
bit.ly/4lpSvyW
BME educators—will we see you at @ucsandiego.bsky.social for the BME IDEA Meeting on October 8? 🎉
Be sure to reserve your seat (only 75 seats available!) for interactive sessions that foster connection, collaboration, and bold new ideas. bit.ly/40xJKvb
Be sure to reserve your seat (only 75 seats available!) for interactive sessions that foster connection, collaboration, and bold new ideas. bit.ly/40xJKvb
August 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
BME educators—will we see you at @ucsandiego.bsky.social for the BME IDEA Meeting on October 8? 🎉
Be sure to reserve your seat (only 75 seats available!) for interactive sessions that foster connection, collaboration, and bold new ideas. bit.ly/40xJKvb
Be sure to reserve your seat (only 75 seats available!) for interactive sessions that foster connection, collaboration, and bold new ideas. bit.ly/40xJKvb
Two grad students had a bold idea: rethink construction to save time, reduce carbon emissions, and make quality housing possible for more communities.
Kit Switch is proving it can be done—and our Aspire program gave them the tools to scale their impact.
Read their story → bit.ly/4l1vanb
Kit Switch is proving it can be done—and our Aspire program gave them the tools to scale their impact.
Read their story → bit.ly/4l1vanb
July 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Two grad students had a bold idea: rethink construction to save time, reduce carbon emissions, and make quality housing possible for more communities.
Kit Switch is proving it can be done—and our Aspire program gave them the tools to scale their impact.
Read their story → bit.ly/4l1vanb
Kit Switch is proving it can be done—and our Aspire program gave them the tools to scale their impact.
Read their story → bit.ly/4l1vanb
🎉 Exciting news! Our 2024 Year in Review has been named a finalist for the Content Marketing Institute's Best Nonprofit Publication of the year!
As we celebrate this honor, we’re reminded of the incredible innovators who made 2024 a truly transformative year.
Learn more → bit.ly/4m7wKF0
As we celebrate this honor, we’re reminded of the incredible innovators who made 2024 a truly transformative year.
Learn more → bit.ly/4m7wKF0
July 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎉 Exciting news! Our 2024 Year in Review has been named a finalist for the Content Marketing Institute's Best Nonprofit Publication of the year!
As we celebrate this honor, we’re reminded of the incredible innovators who made 2024 a truly transformative year.
Learn more → bit.ly/4m7wKF0
As we celebrate this honor, we’re reminded of the incredible innovators who made 2024 a truly transformative year.
Learn more → bit.ly/4m7wKF0
What if you didn’t have to wait weeks to know if a tick carried Lyme? LymeAlert is creating the first-ever 30-min home test. After NIH’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, led by VentureWell, the team is refining its strategy to bring it to market → bit.ly/46hEJuD
July 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What if you didn’t have to wait weeks to know if a tick carried Lyme? LymeAlert is creating the first-ever 30-min home test. After NIH’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, led by VentureWell, the team is refining its strategy to bring it to market → bit.ly/46hEJuD
Biomedical engineering educators—BME IDEA is headed to @ucsandiego.bsky.social this fall! ☀️
Come for the sun, stay for the peer-led design sessions, expert insights, and community.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and lead. bit.ly/40xJKvb
Come for the sun, stay for the peer-led design sessions, expert insights, and community.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and lead. bit.ly/40xJKvb
July 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Biomedical engineering educators—BME IDEA is headed to @ucsandiego.bsky.social this fall! ☀️
Come for the sun, stay for the peer-led design sessions, expert insights, and community.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and lead. bit.ly/40xJKvb
Come for the sun, stay for the peer-led design sessions, expert insights, and community.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and lead. bit.ly/40xJKvb
ICYMI: Our president & CEO, Phil Weilerstein, received the 2025 National Academy of Inventors Sentinel Award in recognition of his bold leadership and commitment to empowering innovators.
Proud to celebrate this well-deserved honor and grateful for his decades of impact!
Read more: bit.ly/4lUXs3N
Proud to celebrate this well-deserved honor and grateful for his decades of impact!
Read more: bit.ly/4lUXs3N
July 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
ICYMI: Our president & CEO, Phil Weilerstein, received the 2025 National Academy of Inventors Sentinel Award in recognition of his bold leadership and commitment to empowering innovators.
Proud to celebrate this well-deserved honor and grateful for his decades of impact!
Read more: bit.ly/4lUXs3N
Proud to celebrate this well-deserved honor and grateful for his decades of impact!
Read more: bit.ly/4lUXs3N
We’re honored to support higher ed institutions and changemakers building the future of accessible STEM innovation.
Want in? Learn more here → venturewell.org/membership
#WeAreVentureWell
Want in? Learn more here → venturewell.org/membership
#WeAreVentureWell
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We’re honored to support higher ed institutions and changemakers building the future of accessible STEM innovation.
Want in? Learn more here → venturewell.org/membership
#WeAreVentureWell
Want in? Learn more here → venturewell.org/membership
#WeAreVentureWell