Dave Fan has held operating roles in sales and business development at venture-backed companies focused on digital health (Zocdoc) and enterprise cloud software (Shibumi). He has also invested as a Venture Partner at NextGen and an LP at CRE Venture Capital. Dave began his career in investment banking and corporate strategy at Deutsche Bank. He […]
EVENT CANCELED. The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship hosts our annual Brown Venture Prize - a night of pitching, prizes, and startup fun. This year's pitch night is canceled due to the rapidly evolving impact of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). These 8 ventures have been chosen to pitch by the committee of Brown alumni founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders you see below. Winners will […]
Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, of his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Hazeltine Mentoring in Entrepreneurship Award. Mentorship is a critical component of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and of […]
EVENT POSTPONED FOR FALL 2020 When Ben Chesler was a student at Brown, he co-founded the Food Recovery Network with his friend Ben Simon, which reduces food waste on college campuses by repurposing uneaten, cooked food from campus dining halls. It was Simon who convinced Chesler at Brown in 2014 to think bigger about the […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
This student panel was recorded by the Brown University Admissions Office and intended for recently admitted students, but will be accessible to anyone. The students will share how they became interested and involved with entrepreneurship at Brown and provide examples of how you can get started or be more involved. Watch the recorded panel here. Students […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
The Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship (NCE) are excited to announce a new pilot program: the Pop-Up Challenge, a 24-hour creative initiative for Brown students to come together to connect, collaborate and have some fun. As our lives temporarily shift to a virtual world, that doesn't mean we have to […]
