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Climate Week: How Harvard Climate Circle Entrepreneurs are Addressing Climate Head On

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This week marks the fourteenth year of Climate Week NYC, one of the world’s largest climate events. In honor of this year’s Climate Week, the Harvard Innovation Labs spoke with many members of the Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle to learn more about their accomplishments over the last year.   In 2021, the Harvard Innovation Labs partnered with […]

Harvard Innovation Labs Announces Recipients of 2021-2022 Spark Grants

Today, the Harvard Innovation Labs announced that the university innovation center awarded more than $350,000 in Spark Grants to nearly 200 ventures during the 2021-2022 academic year.     “For founders that need a few hundred dollars to buy materials for a prototype, or a few thousand dollars to dedicate their summer months to building their […]

10 for 10: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation, August Edition

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In the fall of 2021, the Harvard Innovation Labs kicked off its tenth anniversary celebration with its “10 for 10” campaign—a yearlong series of monthly features highlighting 10 extraordinary innovations that have come out of the Harvard Innovation Labs since 2011.  This month’s installment features innovations in how data is stored, transferred, and secured, as […]

10 for 10: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation, July Edition

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In the fall of 2021, the Harvard Innovation Labs kicked off its tenth anniversary celebration with its “10 for 10” campaign—a yearlong series of monthly features highlighting 10 extraordinary innovations that have come out of the Harvard Innovation Labs since 2011.  This month’s installment features innovations that help people enhance and plan their lives in […]

Harvard Innovation Labs Announces 2022 Summer Venture Program Cohort

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This week, the Harvard Innovation Labs announced that 377 student-led ventures have been accepted into its 2022 Summer Venture Program.   “Summer is an incredibly vibrant time at the Harvard Innovation Labs, where hundreds of students dedicate their ‘breaks’ to starting and scaling ventures across industries,” said Matt Segneri, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director […]

Equity & Entrepreneurship: LGBTQ+ Founder Stories

Lex Schroeder, Senior Writer

At the Harvard Innovation Labs, we are always striving for greater representation in our communities. In June, we invited LGBTQ+ founders in our ecosystem to talk with us about what they are building with their ventures and their approach to leadership.

10 for 10: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation, June Edition

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In the fall of 2021, the Harvard Innovation Labs kicked off its tenth anniversary celebration with its “10 for 10” campaign—a yearlong series of monthly features highlighting 10 extraordinary innovations that have come out of the Harvard Innovation Labs since 2011. This month’s installment includes ventures that are using AI to power solutions to a […]

Voices of AAAPI Venture Leaders

This Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re glad to celebrate the many AAAPI founders in our venture community and in the world! It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re indebted to AAAPI leaders and innovators for their contributions to every facet of our society, from building the Transcontinental Railroad to advancing civil rights to conducting groundbreaking research and much, much more.

Women-Led Wednesdays: Women-Led Venture Teams Shaping Better Futures for All of Us

Lex Schroeder, Senior Writer

Every day, we are learning more and more about how to solve problems collectively. But what does this look like in our teams and communities? As we continue our interview series with women founders in the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem this Women’s History Month, we look toward the future and ask founders to tell us not only about their ventures, but what kind of collective leadership they think is needed now.

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge

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Reimagining vision correction in humans, creating a more equitable money transfer solution for African migrants, and designing new systems to protect against coastal flooding were three of the ventures recognized during the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Awards ceremony on May 5. The President’s Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony drew attendees at Klarman Hall and a virtual […]