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New Accelerator on Innovations for Urban Living
Launched by Brown and RIHub in 2019, Innovations for Urban Living is an accelerator program for early-stage startups with solutions to make cities more intelligent, livable, and sustainable. Innovations for Urban Living is a new accelerator program for early-stage...
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Van Wickle Ventures made its first investment in 305 Fitness!
Van Wickle Ventures (VWV), Brown’s first student run-venture fund, is excited to announce their first investment in 305 Fitness. 305 Fitness is a dance-cardio fitness brand founded by Sadie Kurzban ‘12, who began teaching the classes out of the OMAC here at Brown. She...
read moreCongrats to the 2019 WE@Brown Pitch Night and Innovation Dojo awardees!
We are excited to announce that the WE@Brown incubator winner was Lucia Tian ‘23 (picture above, top) with her venture FortePiezo and the runner-up was Alexandria Miller Ph.D. ‘24 (picture above, bottom). Alexandre Wurzmann ‘23 and Kia Uusitalo ‘24 (pictured below),...
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Roundtable Recap: Tom First ’89 and Tom Scott ’89, Co-Founders of Nantucket Nectars, Discuss how their Partnership and Passion Enabled their Disruption of the Food and Beverage Industry
By Chuck Isgar ‘21 On November 7, 2019, The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Brown EP proudly hosted Tom First ‘89 and Tom Scott ‘89 for a roundtable discussion as part of the Roundtable Discussion Series moderated by Chuck Isgar ’21. First and Scott shared...
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Jayna Zweiman ’01 Discusses Pussyhat Project, Welcome Blanket, and Social Entrepreneurship at Family Weekend
Photo courtesy of Dana Kurniawan ’22 “From my own limitations comes inspiration.” Jayna Zweiman ’01 discusses interdisciplinary entrepreneurship through the Pussyhat Project and the Welcome Blanket Project at the Nelson Center’s Oct. 18 event, hosted for Family...
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Roundtable Recap: Bernadette Aulestia ‘94 Shares Major Changes Underway in the Media and Entertainment Industries
On October 8, 2019 The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Brown EP hosted Bernadette Aulestia ‘94 for a roundtable discussion as part of the Roundtable Discussion Series moderated by Megan Kasselberg ‘20. Aulestia spoke to students about major changes underway in...
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