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Harvard Venture Story: Using tech to fight political polarization — Laura Carpenter and Abridge News

Using tech to fight political polarization — Laura Carpenter and Abridge News A Harvard Venture Story By Ralph Ranalli Harvard Innovation Labs Content Editor In entrepreneurship circles, people sometimes talk about “founder-venture fit” —  the degree to which the mindset and the skill set of a founder aligns with challenges their startup faces. So it […]

Harvard Venture Stories: How two young entrepreneurs found a sympathetic ear — and something more.

Entrepreneurs pour their hearts into their ventures. Sometimes those hearts meet. Will Guillaume Foussier met Rong Xia last year at a social mixer at the Harvard Launch Lab. He thought she was interesting. She thought he was sweet. His company, Ace-Up, is working to become the go-to marketplace for life and career coaches, connecting them […]

Harvard Venture Story: When your secret sauce is how you stir the pot — the story of TarDisk and SparkSales

Pierce Schiller had a successful startup, a great product, and climbing sales. Not much there to suggest a major pivot was in his future. But Schiller had something else going for him too: an open mind. A mind that was flexible enough to listen when a little voice said maybe the breakthrough value item his […]

Announcing the Venture Incubation Program (VIP) Teams Competing for $310,000 in Funding

Long before we kicked off 2018 at the Harvard Innovation Labs, we asked ourselves: how can we better resource the teams selected for the Spring VIP? Over the years, we’ve added a number of resources to the VIP program. In 2017 alone, we opened an AR/VR studio, expanded our team of advisors, and refocused our […]

Harvard Venture Story: Zoba uses machine learning and unconventional data to calculate risk and confront fear

By Ralph Ranalli Harvard Innovation Labs Content Editor As a Marine officer working diplomatic security in Iraq, Dan Brennan knew all about the fear of the unknown. Too often, when trying to protect US diplomats in Baghdad from terrorists or other threats, he found that there just wasn’t enough reliable information to help security teams […]

Introducing the Summer 2017 Social Impact, Educational and Cultural Ventures

In today’s atmosphere of heightened social and political awareness, the number of applications to the Harvard Innovation Lab’s Venture Incubation Program (VIP) in the category of Social Impact, Educational and Cultural enterprise has been increasing. So it’s probably no surprise that they are being reviewed with an increasing level of rigorous scrutiny. If they want […]

Introducing the Summer 2017 Consumer Ventures

This summer, The Harvard Innovation Labs is home to 23 consumer product and services ventures, ranging from algae-based snack foods to wearable hydration sensors. Assistant Director for Consumer Goods Peter Gladstone says that the lines are blurring between consumer and social entrepreneurship ventures. “Many of the teams are looking to use consumer products as a […]

Introducing the Summer 2017 Technology and B2B/Enterprise Ventures

The Summer Venture Incubation Program (VIP) teams in the Technology and B2B/Enterprise sectors at the Harvard Innovation Labs are taking the notion of working smarter to a whole new level. Teams are using artificial intelligence and machine learning and other advanced technologies to help both businesses and whole industries work smarter, to enable people to […]

Introducing the Summer 2017 Harvard Innovation Labs Health and Science Ventures

This summer, The Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem is supporting 37 health and science ventures addressing an incredibly wide range of challenges, from creating more effective cancer therapies to reducing infant exposure to asthma-causing pollutants. Interestingly, the entrepreneurs involved in these companies do not all have traditional health or science backgrounds and they come from schools […]

A Look Inside The Harvard Innovation Labs: Spring 2017

Jodi Goldstein

Happy almost-summer from the Harvard Innovation Labs. It’s hard to believe that graduation season is already behind us, and there was no more fitting way to cap off the academic year than with Mark Zuckerberg delivering a truly inspiring Commencement speech. Listening to one of Harvard’s most impactful entrepreneurs served as a reminder of how […]