What's Happening At Derby Entrepreneurship Center - March 2024
Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition: Finalists announced!
Last week, 30 Tufts teams presented their ventures to judges in the first in-person/hybrid semifinals event since 2020. In total,15 teams are advancing to the finals round, where they will compete for a chance to win cash and in-kind prizes valued at over $250,000.
Join us in-person or on Zoom on April 5, 4-7:30 pm and learn what Tufts' most motivated entrepreneurs are working on!
Stuart Weitzman: Building a Shoe Brand Meant Taking the Road Less Traveled
Renowned shoe designer Stuart Weitzman inspired Tufts students on February 22 with the story of his entrepreneurial journey. Stuart spoke about risk, imagination, inspiration, and the importance of community. Tufts students even got to model his iconic designs.
This event was co-sponsored by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Derby Entrepreneurship Center.
Did you know that many students, faculty, staff and alumni own consumer facing small businesses? To showcase their creativity, we hosted the first-ever Consumer Product Fair in February. Seven Tufts-led small businesses set up shop in the JCC atrium and did some brisk business. Products spanned apparel, jewelry and accessories, snacks and beverages. The real value of this fair was in supporting entrepreneurs at Tufts to take their idea to action - and just start.
Tufts Venture Accelerator: Summer 2024: Application Deadline is April 7th!
The Tufts Venture Accelerator is a full-time, 10-week-long summer venture accelerator that provides structure, accountability, educational experiences and funding to help Tufts entrepreneurs make rapid progress throughout the summer. Participants will receive tailored coaching, and are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 in venture awards.
Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund: Spring 2024: Application Deadline is April 29!
The Tufts Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund (EIF) provides modest funding to individual students, teams or student clubs to support them in their entrepreneurial initiatives. Apply now to take advantage of this opportunity to receive funding to support your entrepreneurial goals.
Join us at MIT on April 23 for the last Cross University Mixer (CUSI) of the year!
At the March mixer at Harvard, 250+ student innovators from 20+ universities participated from Tufts, Babson, Boston University, Brandeis, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, UMass Lowell, and more. See if you can spy some Jumbos in our pictures!
The next mixer will be on April 23, 5:30-8:30pm at the MIT iHQ. Register now!
Since 1994, Harvard Business School has held the Asia Business Conference – a hallmark event which aims to bring together Asian community and its leading entrepreneurs, professionals, policymakers, and thought leaders. With a proud institutional history at Harvard partnering with the Law School, we hope the Conference will foster meaningful discussion on policies and trends that dominate the institutions of modern Asia.
This Pitch-A-Thon sponsored by IDEA, Northeastern's Venture Accelerator, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2nd, from 6-9 pm, at Northeastern University. The event will feature a series of pitch presentations, feedback sessions, networking opportunities, and corporate sponsorships. It is open to the public, with in-person and virtual options. Representing DEC will be Montle Prize winner and $100k semifinalist Madison Page with her venture, Lynx.
Beyond VC Funding: Alterative Fundraising Methods - April 3
Are you a startup founder seeking capital but curious if there are other methods, outside of the traditional venture capital route, that could be a good fit for you?
Join the student-led Food 4 Thought Festival - April 12-14
Food 4 Thought, or F4T, is a first-of-its-kind food festival bringing together students from global universities to envision the future of the food system. Over the course of three days, participants will embark on a journey through the food system with various student-run panels, workshops, activities, career networking, an Idea Lab, Research Incubator, interactive learning opportunities., and a plant-based/alt protein World Cultural Food Festival.
Join Techstars Boston Startup Weekend - April 26-28
Techstars Boston is hosting the second Boston Startup Weekend. In 54 thrilling hours, you will take an idea and turn it into an startup. Meet the best investors, co-founders, sponsors and mentors who show you how to get it done.
Nucleate, a student-run nonprofit organization that facilitates the formation of new life science ventures, is recruiting mentors and experts for the Activator Program across all chapters. Fill out this form if you'd like to participate - your contribution is greatly appreciated. To see upcoming events and to get involved, visit this link(using the password "NucleateJan") and reach out to hq@nucleate.org to register.
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