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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 […]

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

The Harvard Innovation Labs is committed to cultivating the next generation of climate entrepreneurs. In celebration of Earth Month, April’s 10 for 10 list highlights a few of the extraordinary ventures uncovering new, unexpected ways to take on climate change. From creating financing solutions to facilitate the adoption of cleantech solutions amongst retailers in India, […]

Harvard Climate Entrepreneur’s Circle Announces 28 Startups for Second Annual Cohort

Today, the Harvard Innovation Labs announced that it has selected 28 ventures to join the second annual Harvard Climate Entrepreneur’s Circle, an incubation program for high-potential ventures working to address climate change. According to a Boston Consulting Group report, The Next Generation of Climate Innovation, “Global momentum is building to achieve net zero in greenhouse […]

Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Names 25 Finalists

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A new approach to countering neurodegeneration, an application for assessing the environmental impacts of architectural design decisions, and an AI-powered currency exchange program for migrants are just a few of the 25 ventures that will be showcased in the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony. Read about all of the finalists in The Harvard Gazette feature, […]

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

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To celebrate Women’s History Month, March’s 10 for 10 list features a few of the 1,000+ women-led ventures that have participated in the Harvard Innovation Labs Venture Program.   At the Harvard Innovation Labs, our celebration and recognition of women-founded ventures continues throughout the year in our Women-Led Wednesdays series, in all of our 10 for […]

Announcing the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab’s 2022 Ventures

Today, the Harvard Innovation Labs announced the 18 ventures that are based in the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab to start 2022.   “Boston is a hub for biotech and life sciences innovation, and we opened the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab to ensure that Harvard students, alumni, faculty, and postdoctoral scholars would have every available resource to […]