Ventures
Browse a selection of current and former i-lab ventures.
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All
84
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Harvard Business School
22
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Harvard College
9
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Harvard Divinity School
2
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Harvard Extension School
5
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Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
6
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Harvard Graduate School of Design
1
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
13
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
3
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Harvard Kennedy School
8
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Harvard Law School
1
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Harvard Medical School
9
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Harvard School of Dental Medicine
1
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
6
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Harvard University
1
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Adaptilens
Developing the first and only intraocular lens that responds to the eye's natural signal to focus, thus eliminating the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
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Adaptive Reader
Transforming literature for grades 7–12 into multiple languages and reading levels.
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Adolescent Health Champions
Using peer-to-peer education to train adolescents in India in critical health topics.
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Adventus Robotics
Building autonomous wheelchairs to improve the lives of the severely disabled, and to minimize passenger-porter interaction for safer airports and hospitals.
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AgX
Building hardware-enabled software for sustainable livestock farming.
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Argus Systems
Offering faster data labeling services at cheaper prices for enterprises training AI models with human-labeled or poor programmatically labeled data.
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ArtLifting
ArtLifting advances access to the art market by connecting artists impacted by disabilities and housing insecurity with socially conscious customers to create meaningful spaces and products.
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Aurie
Building a reusable, intermittent catheter system to improve quality of life and health outcomes for people living with urinary retention.
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Bartega
Promoting the integration of art practice in both schools and workplaces as a catalyst for collaboration, communication, and creativity.
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Base Operations
Aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations anticipate disruptions around the world — keeping their people, assets, and operations safe.
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Beacon Bio
Improving hearing and healing by restoring eardrums with regenerative grafts.
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Beaver Health, Inc.
Engaging older loved ones in stimulating, culturally responsive activities to boost cognition and quality of life.
![Emily Wang]()
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blip energy
An affordable, portable smart battery that offers backup power and bill savings, reduces emissions, and stabilizes the grid. Now regular consumers can charge when energy is cheap and discharge when energy is expensive.
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Bounce Imaging
Bounce Imaging makes products that keep first-responders, warfighters, and civilians safer with best-in-class, low-cost, easy-to-use imaging and robotics systems.
![Francisco Aguilar of Bounce Imaging in the i-lab's Maker Studio]()
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Broadleaf HEA
Providing evidence-based health and education interventions for children in rural India that produce tangible improvements to participant’s wellbeing.
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BXPORTS
Creating an efficient and sustainable supply chain for exporting textile related commodities from Peru into international markets.
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CBase AI
Building data infrastructure to solve for data silos in the construction industry.
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Charli Charging, Inc.
Providing premium, turnkey EV charging solutions for the largest commercial and multifamily properties as well as single-family residences.
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Chirps Chips
Creating packaged foods made of edible insects as a healthier, more environmentally sustainable alternative to other sources of protein on the market.
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Circlez
Creating a social goal-setting app designed for young adults.
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CLBB NeuroLaw Library
Building an open source neurolaw library used to level the playing field in the criminal justice system.
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Coding it Forward
Empowering the next generation of mission-driven technologists by creating new pathways into public interest technology.
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Coolant
Carbon MRV for forests.
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Cunning Folk Theatre
Telling stories about religion, myth and folklore, particularly related to the experience of women and gender minorities.
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Day Zero Diagnostics
Developing technologies to help control healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), where antibiotic resistant organisms can be especially dangerous.
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Debate Spaces
Connecting and empowering middle schoolers worldwide, teaching debate to foster critical thinking, cultural empathy, and civic engagement.
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Delfina
Building an integrated pregnancy platform delivering personalized care based on deep insights into each member's needs.
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Dombelfarms Ltd
Providing access to high-quality agro products and technology-enhanced services to empower smallholder farmers feeding Africa.
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Drink Suma
Making an electrolyte drink for Argentina.
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dtenAI
An AI-driven financial management and education platform that democratizes quality personal finance planning in Southeast Asia.
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Edufun Technik STEM HUB
Empowering rural and semi-urban Nigerian K-12 schools with essential STEM education and advanced digital skills training for youth.
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Elevate Social
Curating events catered towards young professionals, creatives, and visionaries.
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Elio
A climate research data platform to optimize our climate response and drive innovation.
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Elucidate Education
Providing Australian students with equitable access to the education resources they need to succeed in school.
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EndoShunt Medical Inc.
Controlling abdominal bleeding in trauma surgery with an innovative medical device.
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Escucha a tu escuela
Empowering Mexican public school directors with real-time insights through a WhatsApp-based chatbot to better understand and address the unique challenges faced by their schools.
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Evolving Thinkers
Designing an activity-based learning program to enhance and foster essential social and transferable skills in young learners, particularly those aged 3–8.
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Fanory.ai
Empowering marginalized creators earn stable income, making it easier for them to turn their passion into a sustainable career and foster a more equitable world.
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FarmTeach
Cultivating spaces where marginalized learners imagine themselves as farmers, educators, and spiritual practitioners who become system influencers.
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Focal
Using smart sensing and directional heat to warm people, rather than entire spaces.
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FOCO
An civic tech solution that allows for the real-time monitoring of the national investment in education infrastructure and school meals.
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Fortuna-Insights, Inc.
Using artificial intelligence to write, predict for, and strategize legal briefs and memos.
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Foundation of Research in Careers & Education
Building a virtual education initiate to run personalized skill development programs for high school students in South Asia.
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Frontlearners, Inc.
Creating ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned, AI-enabled content for K-12 schools and universities that helps boost students' competency and school enrollment.
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Green AI
Providing AI-driven software that optimizes energy use in data centers and reduces carbon emissions.
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Healthyslide
Providing health information to non-medically inclined audiences in Africa and the world at large through a website, podcast, and news outlets.
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IAMBIC
AI-tailored, made-to-fit footwear—making shoes size-inclusive.
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Immigrants Help
Preparing immigration documents for free for people who can't afford a lawyer.
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Institute for Earth Observations
An institute dedicated to developing and innovating STEM education.
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Institute for Multipartisan Education, Inc
The Institute for Multipartisan Education is dedicated to sustainably increasing and improving capacity for curious approaches to difference and disagreement in educational settings.
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INVERSA
Regenerating native biodiversity by creating a market for leathers from invasive animals.
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Jamii Life
Uplifting marginalized professional and family caregivers of color with tools and training to deliver high-quality home-based care.
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Karyo
Developing a medical device that images and collects cells from the fallopian tubes for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
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Kaüna
Building the ultimate population health management platform for chronic kidney disease.
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Keles Keyless Expander
Standing out among conventional palatal expanders through its built-in activation arm.
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KiraGen Bio
Harnessing the power of AI-driven combinatorial gene editing to unlock the full potential of solid tumor CAR-T therapies.
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Kiwi Biosciences
Creating the first enzyme solution addressing FODMAPs, a family of hard-to-digest carbohydrates and notorious symptom triggers for those with sensitive guts.
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LogicFlo AI
Creating a clinical research co-pilot for life sciences companies.
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Lotus
Fostering connection and conversation among adolescent women+ with reproductive health conditions and/or concerns.
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Lumos
The world's smartest bike helmets and lights.
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MabLab
Building five-in-one test strips to detect the five deadliest lacing agents in recreational drugs.
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Mark43
Empowering communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all.
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MDandMe
Leveraging generative AI to help patients decide where and when to seek care and help doctors pre-populate their medical notes.
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Medical Emergency Rescue Committee chapter Yogyakarta
Building a humanitarian organization that operates in the field of medical emergency response.
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Metric
Data analytics software to help private market investors measure their portfolio’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.
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MindBodySpace
Developing science-backed lessons about the brain, stress, and time for peak performance and wellness in students PreK-12.
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Mobile Memory
Harnessing AI and voice technology to detect early signs of cognitive impairment.
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Modulate Bio
Developing therapies to treat neurological disorders, including Essential Tremor, epilepsy, and anxiety.
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motivPT
Delivering high-impact virtual physical therapy to expand access to care and reduce patient costs.
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MyHome
Providing homeowners with a comprehensive home maintenance platform that doubles as a marketplace of top-tier service vendors.
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Myspeech
Enabling access to high-quality speech therapy through a technology platform.
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New Voters Org
Inspiring civic action through mobilizing 80,000+ high school students to vote across the United States.
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Newsroom Robots
Producing a podcast on AI in journalism, and offering training and AI operations consultancy to newsrooms.
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Nutrient Innovation
Providing holistic nutrition services and equitable research practices to community-focused partners.
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Origin Healthcare
Offering hospitalist-at-home services to ensure quality, affordable, and accessible care while reducing hospital visits.
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Overture Therapeutics
Creating better, healthier weight-loss intervention therapies for treating obesity and its co-morbidities by targeting emerging biological pathways.
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Oz
Automating financial and spend planning intelligence.
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Parrots AI
Developing an AI-driven platform that helps healthcare providers manage neurodegenerative diseases, improve patient outcomes, and support caregivers.
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PathCision Medicine, Inc.
Transforming tissue pathology insights into targeted therapies for complex diseases.
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Penn Collective
Creating an informed cadre of women politicians in Tamil Nadu by building essential political skills and fostering a community of leaders who can run for office at all levels of government.
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Philo
Working to reinvent the television experience for the modern age and create a service you'll love as much as the shows you watch.
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PIVOTtheWorld
A mobile app revealing what places looked like in the past — showing authenticated histories of locations (from everyday places to popular tourist attractions), through images, videos, and text-audio.
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Ranjitsinh Disale Foundation
Empowering young girls through teaching conflict resolution skills to foster a culture of harmony in the classroom.
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RapidSOS
Securely linking life-saving data from connected devices, apps and sensors to safety agents, 911 and first responders globally.
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RECLAIM Global Health (formerly IMPACT)
Building a more skilled, successful, and empowered public health workforce, particularly in the Global South.
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Rehydrate
Creating a decentralized, low-energy water recycler for the disaster relief, Department of Defense forces, and developing communities.
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RentOui
Providing a peer-to-peer lending platform for luxury fashion.
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RescaleMed - Tibb Mental Health chatbot
Creating an AI-driven mental health chatbot for cognitive behavioral health therapy.
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Respired.io
Leveraging AI to streamline social media management, allowing companies to focus on strategic growth over content creation and scheduling.
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Revision Bio
Creating next-generation precision genome editing technologies.
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RhinUS
Eliminating the root cause of chronic sinus infection through a simple, minimally invasive in-clinic treatment.
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Ribara
Helping users boost their employability through a social media platform for education and job skills.
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Rumi Spice
Bringing flavorful, ethically-sourced, and socially-responsible spices from Afghanistan to customers.
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Scientific Financial Systems, Inc.
Developing AI-enabled tools to help investment management teams identify opportunities faster.
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SeaCycle
Developing a unique and environmentally friendly method to extract valuable chemicals from seafood waste.
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Seeing Hope
Partnering with indigenous communities to build educational technologies and community initiatives for language and culture revitalization.
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Sekai
Helping storytellers create their dream plotlines and characters through an AI anime generator.
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Serious Pyaar
A marriage-oriented South Asian dating app and community.
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Serosafe
Designing medical devices to create a safer, healthier post-operative patient recovery experience.
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Shamiri Institute
Enabling thriving youths by making mental healthcare accessible in underserved regions of the world, starting with Kenya and Africa.
