Shape the future of innovation with us! Introducing the inaugural VentureWell Innovation in Action—aka VIA Summit! 🎉 This brand-new event is an exciting evolution of our most successful flagship convenings 🌟 Join us in New Orleans, June 10-12, 2025, to create real-world solutions that drive impact in STEM education and innovation ecosystems ⚜️ Learn more and sign up for the latest updates: venturewell.org/via-summit #VIASummit2025 #InnovationInAction #Entrepreneurship #InnovationSummit #InnovationConference #VentureWellInnovationInAction #DeshpandeSymposium #OPENConference
VentureWell
Non-profit Organizations
Hadley, MA 13,146 followers
We support early-stage science- and technology-based inventors driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges.
About us
Growing, funding, and training a pipeline of STEM innovators and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and develop their #idea2impact.
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http://www.venturewell.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Hadley, MA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- Early stage, catalytic funding, Business/venture development expertise, Network facilitation, Thought leadership in entreprenurship education, and Entrepreneurship course design and implementation
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100 Venture Way
Hadley, MA 01035, US
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🧬 At-home DNA testing is transforming healthcare. Read our Q&A with Ana Cornell of Acorn Genetics, an E-Team alumni, to discover how this innovation is making a difference. Read more → https://bit.ly/3ZO0Cww Interested in the E-Teams Program? Apply by Jan 28 → https://bit.ly/4gojDwP #VWEteams #Biotech #HealthcareInnovation
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Approximately 39 million people worldwide live with HIV, including 1.2 million in the U.S. Viral load testing is key enabling people with HIV and their partners to be in a relationship without fear of transmission. The National Institutes of Health recently announced funding awards to advance tech for HIV viral load detection. Congrats to the awardees: Cepheid, Baebies, Prompt Diagnostics! VentureWell's Commercialization Center is honored to support this program's important work in helping people living with HIV. Read more about this initiative here → https://lnkd.in/eBDriTVb
NIH announces awards to advance tech for HIV viral load detection
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🌊 Our Ocean Enterprise Accelerator is making waves. We loved seeing our Vice President of Ventures, Christina Tamer, featured in this piece highlighting our new initiative in the Boston Business Journal. https://lnkd.in/eWecbST4
Boston nonprofit gets $13.5M from NOAA for new bluetech accelerator - Boston Business Journal
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Congrats to the cohort! We can’t wait to see what you accomplish in the future. ✨
Using lessons from 15+ years of entrepreneurship to drive innovation in science and technology.
Last month, VentureWell was proud to have the capstone event for our Aspire Medtech 2024 program at TechTown Detroit. Aspire Medtech 2024 supported 14 medtech startups on their fundraising journeys, culminating in an intensive in-person experience in Detroit. Highlights included one-on-one mentorship sessions, stress tests, and engaging “mock board” presentations, where founders presented their fundraising strategies. As part of the program, we were honored to welcome 12 mentors-in-residence (active early-stage investors), and featured an inspiring talk by Aspire alumnus Jake Edick, MBA of Magsorbeo Biomedical on the realities of startup fundraising. Special thanks to the VentureWell team, TechTown Detroit, MedHealth, Cooley LLP, The Lemelson Foundation, in2being, LLC, Siemens Digital Industries Software, and all collaborators for their efforts in making this program possible.
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Opportunity alert for BIPOC-led climatetech start-ups! ⬇️ Spread the word. We're so excited to support this initiative!
There are just three weeks left to apply for #ACCEL, our program with Browning the Green Space for BIPOC-led startups! We’re looking for startups focused on climatetech solutions with leadership teams that include a majority of BIPOC founders at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2-4, ranging from those that have developed a concept to those that have a minimum viable product built. Applications are due Jan. 7—read the full RFA and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gYCGMpdw Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Microsoft Barr Foundation VentureWell
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ICYMI: Forbes and TIME named 18 VentureWell-supported companies to their year-end lists.
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ICYMI—18 VentureWell-supported companies, including E-Team Program alums Ambercycle, Sonavex, De Oro Devices, PHNX Materials, and Flux Hybrids made the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 and TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024 lists! 🎊 Read more → https://bit.ly/3Dc80dE
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🥁Drum rolllllll, please! We’re excited to announce our E-Team 2025 winter cohort! 🥳🎉 We selected 22 student ventures ready to begin or advance their entrepreneurship journey, addressing critical challenges through science and technology innovation. 💡 Meet the teams and their bold ideas: https://bit.ly/3P3Upb4 == Have an idea that can solve the world’s biggest social, health, and environmental challenges? Our spring cohort application is now live! Apply by January 28 for a chance to receive $25,000 in grant funding to advance your innovation → https://lnkd.in/esTReq_G
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Congratulations to Aspire alumni team Reaction Technologies for winning first place at the Black Tech Saturdays pitch competition! 🎉 Their innovative device promotes proper "heads-up" techniques in youth sports, enhancing situational awareness while helping to prevent head, neck, and spinal injuries. 🏈 Check out this inspiring interview with Reaction Technologies co-founder Brandon Martin: https://lnkd.in/e4FgiPCb
Yesterday, we won 1st place at the Black Tech Saturdays pitch competition! We had the opportunity to share the stage with 30 other incredible entrepreneurs who are doing amazing things. Yesterday meant a lot to us and really reminded me of the reasons we founded Reaction Technologies I will never forget how I felt when I saw the story about Donovan Hill becoming paralyzed during a football game. I was literally in tears as I watched the sport I love and so many people love affect a young athlete and his family in such a devastating way. After hearing his story, the seed was planted on how we could make the game of football safer for athletes at all levels! As we get closer to the launch of our product our goal at Reaction Technologies is to be apart of the solution that enhances athlete safety and performance in sports. We want to extend our gratitude to the judges and the team at Black Tech Saturdays for all there support. Big shout out to Alexa Turnage andJohnnie Turnage for what you guys have built y'all inspire me! #sports #sporttech #blacktechsaturdays #tech #sportsbusiness #football #tacklefootball
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