Tufts Venture Accelerator 2022 teams showcase ventures at Demo Day
The Tufts Venture Accelerator (TVA) came to a successful conclusion in our first hybrid Demo Day. Our 2022 cohort is a diverse bunch: One creative arts venture, two international social enterprises and three tech startups presented their pitches to an in-person and remote audience. It is awe-inspiring to see their passion, commitment and progress in just 10 weeks. Congratulations to all!
Advanced in-room technology, coupled with an on-line audience participation platform, made the experience seamless for everyone. Geography will never be a barrier to access and participation again.
Demo Day festivities continued into the evening with a "Celebration of Entrepreneurship" event, co-hosted by DEC and the Tufts Entrepreneurial Network (TEN). This was a fun environment for TVA participants to mingle and network with Tufts alumni in the greater Boston area, and a fitting finale for a phenomenal summer.
The Tufts Venture Accelerator cohort came to support our entrepreneurs at the House of Blues Boston, where the event took place. We even got a Diane Hessan sighting!
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Fall Course Spotlight: ENT193.04 "Non-Profits, Philanthropy, and Impact"
Through case analysis, press analysis, group discussions, and interactions with nonprofit leaders, you will learn how entrepreneurship and philanthropy are deeply intertwined in healthy, high-performing organizations.
This course is led by Usha Pasi, who has spent her career serving as an advocate for donors and institutions pursuing their philanthropic and programmatic aims.
Fall Course Spotlight: ENT193.01 "Introduction To Making"
Summer is a great time to invent new courses. The instruction team for our newIntroduction to Makingcourse,Mac CameronandElaine Chen, did some curriculum development inNolop, a makerspace open to all at Tufts.
This course is the perfect setting for students with no engineering experience to learn to print objects on a 3D printer, build simple electrical circuits, and write Arduino code to control small robots. They will learn the entrepreneurial mindset through rapid iterations. We can't wait to welcome the first cohort to our course!
Sept 9 - Food and Nutrition Innovation Institute Fall Open House in Boston
Sept 23 - Cross University Student Innovators Mixer at MIT
Community Events
VC MENTORSHIP BREAKFAST SERIES: SEPT 1, OCT 4, NOV 9, 9:00-10:30am
In response to the popularity of this event and interest in mentorship advice from senior VC’s, the All Raise team has scheduled three breakfast meetings in the Fall for VC career builders to hear from experienced GPs and Partners on topics relating to succeeding in venture. Learn more and register
STARTUP BOSTON WEEK - SEPT 19-23, 2022
Startup Boston Week is a 5-day event that is jam-packed with all of the educational content and networking you could need to start or scale your startup. With each event track designed specifically for a functional role in mind - and each event tagged according to company stage - you’ll find all of the tools and knowledge you need to build the best company.
