2024 B-Lab Showcase
B-Lab is an intensive 8-week accelerator program designed to support student entrepreneurs as they develop high-impact ventures. The program culminates in the B-Lab Showcase, an engaging event where attendees can meet the ventures, explore their innovative products and services, and witness firsthand how the ventures have evolved over the summer.
Scroll down to discover the remarkable ventures we’ve supported this year!
Meet the B-Lab Founders
Bonsai
Bonsai is a smoothie machine company that helps gym-goers and athletes achieve their nutritional goals while providing fitness centers an additional source of revenue.
Co-Hive
Co-Hive offers convenient, low-cost rentals of tech devices like vacuum robots at local sharing stations.
Dani King
Dani King is a plus-size women’s shoe company looking to create high-quality, comfortable, and fashion-forward shoes in sizes 9-15.
DAYGUARD
DAYGUARD is a tasty, convenient, and affordable hangover remedy in the form of a jelly stick, designed to alleviate hangover symptoms and promote liver health.
EcoForge
EcoForge is developing local, sustainable building materials from agricultural residues and plants while supporting local communities.
Embrace Medical
Embrace Medical creates an automatically adjustable prosthetic to create a better fit for prosthetic leg users.
Gath
Gath is a gamified self-care application that combines mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies, designed for Generation Z individuals facing academic and workplace stress.
Glu
Glu is a social media app designed to combat student anxiety and depression by encouraging daily introspection through AI-driven feedback and fostering a supportive community
Nawur
Nawur fuses traditional Afghan craftsmanship with contemporary fashion, offering elegant garments that empower Afghan women artisans and support initiatives to improve their lives.
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No Empty Seats
No Empty Seats (NES) is a student-led mental health initiative dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness and bringing an end to suicide.
Dive Deeper into B-Lab
Register for the B-lab Showcase!
Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship during Rhode Island Startup Week (September 20-27, 2024) for the 10th annual B-Lab Showcase on September 25 at 6:30 pm! Discover ventures from our 8-week accelerator program and explore the groundbreaking solutions they’ve developed over the summer.
B-Lab Overview
B-Lab is Brown University’s premier 8-week summer (June and July) accelerator program for Brown and RISD students developing high-impact ventures. Our goals are two-fold: to educate world-class entrepreneurs, and to foster the development of new ventures that are creating high-impact and scalable solutions to serious problems.
Interested in being a part of the B-Lab 2025 cohort? Join an info session!
Are you a student building the next big thing? Are you working on or thinking about a venture that needs time, attention, and resources? Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship to learn more about our two dynamic programs that provide venture support opportunities – Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) and the Brown Venture Prize (BVP).
Info Session Dates: September 26, November 13, and December 3