WPI i3 Lab

This is a highlight of our work during 2024 in numbers. Thank you to all who helped and made it possible for us to achieve this success. Happy Holidays from everyone at the i3 Lab

WPI Alumni Daniel Pelaez 20', Noah Budris 20', and Noah Parker 21' were featured on Forbes 30 under 30 with their company Cyvl.ai The article: Often ideas for companies arise from first-hand experience. Daniel Pelaez, 26, got the idea for Cyvl after working in the Public Works Department of his hometown of Southbury, Connecticut, filling potholes, replacing street signs and removing road hazards. “I noticed there was no digital source of truth to track the physical environment for this town,” he said. So joined by fellow Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates Noah Budris, 26, and Noah Bachenberg, 26, they created Cyvl to rapidly map and digitize infrastructure using vehicles outfitted with low-cost sensors. The startup’s goal is to help repairs and upgrades of roads, tunnels, bridges and rail networks go faster and more efficiently. It’s raised more than $9 million so far and signed up over 200 municipalities as customers. Resource: Forbes 30 under 30 We wish future success to our Alumni!

Excited to share that Worcester Polytechnic Institute recent Graduate Nick Gronda has won first place in the Venture Forum's 5-Minute Pitch Competition with his innovative startup, Croi, Inc.! This achievement highlights the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation that WPI fosters in its community. Croi’s success is a testament to the power of combining technology, creativity, and determination to make an impact. Nick won second place in the WPI Demo Day and is also a graduate of the WPI i3 Lab Summer Accelerator Program. Congratulations to Nick and his team on this incredible milestone! 🎉 #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WPI #WPIBusinessSchool #WPIMeansBusiness #VentureForum #Worcester

This week is GEW-Global Entrepreneurship Week. Below is some Entrepreneurship events happening at the WPI i3 Lab and partnering organizations. #Entrepreneurship #GEW #WPIMeansBusiness #WPIBusinessSchool #WPI #Worcester #TheVentureForum

🚀 Exciting News! WPI students Antonio Marzoratti and Ivan Zou, along with BU’s Arav Tyagi, have won the prestigious CEO Global Pitch Competition with their innovative wheelchair motorization device, PAWE! This Portable Affordable Wheelchair Enhancer offers enhanced mobility for wheelchair users and has been a game-changer from WPI’s Demo Day to the global stage. 🌎 We at the WPI i3 Lab couldn’t be prouder of this team’s dedication to real-world solutions! 👏 👉 Read more about their journey below! #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WPI https://lnkd.in/dVRASe_P

🚀 Exciting News! We've Rebranded! We are thrilled to announce that we are now i3 Lab at WPI, where the "3" represents Ideate, Innovate, and Incubate—the three critical stages of the entrepreneurial journey. At the i3 Lab, we empower students by helping them: Ideate: Explore and develop creative ideas Innovate: Turn ideas into actionable, cutting-edge solutions Incubate: Foster and scale their ventures into real-world success Join us as we continue to inspire the next generation of innovators! 🌟

Dear Worcester Student Community. On November 20th 2024 we are holding the Inaugural WIIX event, which aims to forge collaborations in entrepreneurship between students from different colleges in the Worcester County. We encourage you to take part and share with as many students as possible. Details to register below.

Our Leader professor Rosanna Garcia, PhD not only is working in shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem at WPI, but also contributing to significant research in uncovering biases, and urging to build an entrepreneurial world where diversity is not marginalized but celebrated. #WPI #WPIMeansBusiness #WPIBusinessSchool #Entrepreneurship #Diversity

Our very own founder of the Business Development Lab at WPI, and Professor and endowed chair of entrepreneurship Rosanna Garcia, PhD being fautered by Women in BizEd. The work she has done since she arrived at WPI has been monumental to reshape Innovation and Entrepreneurship at a university settings. Blessed to have her among us.

🚀✨Inaugural Demo Day hosted by WPI's i3 Lab! 🎉 Check out the highlights from an inspiring evening where innovation met entrepreneurship! 💡💪 🏆 Big congrats to our winners! 💡 Ideation Category: Samhitha Bodangi with Pipsa 🧠📊 🚀 Innovation Category: Jackie Edwards '25 and her SkyFall team 🌌🛰️ 🔧 Incubation Category: 🥉 Russell Hertel '27 with Quickest 🌿🛠️ 🥈 Nick Gronda '24 with Croi 💸🎓 🥇 Antonio Marzoratti '27 & Ivan Zou '27 with PAWE 🦽⚡ Thanks to all our partners and sponsors for making this possible! 💼👏 #DemoDay #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WPI