Ever since the summer of 1995, Mariah Calagione ’93 and her husband Sam Calagione have been brewing, cooking, selling and talking everything beer as the founders of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Fast forward 24 years and they have now merged Dogfish Head with the Boston Beer Company to create the largest American-owned indie craft brewery. Sam […]
Join CareerLAB and Waterman Ventures at the Nelson Center to learn about potential internship opportunities around the country in a wide variety of venture-backed start-ups. In addition, a handful of VC roles are available working directly with Waterman Ventures (NYC) and the Alumni Ventures Group. Come learn more about spending your summer living and breathing […]
Insight Partners is a global venture capital firm based in New York City. Insight write checks anywhere from $10m Series A’s up to $300m later stage rounds. They have raised 10 funds over the past 20 years, invested in over 300 companies and had more than 40 IPOs. Prior investments include TurnitIn, Canvas, Twitter, Alibaba, […]
Van Wickle Ventures (“VWV”) is looking for new members! VWV is a student-run venture fund that invests in startups founded by Brown and RISD students, faculty, and alumni. Come to VWV's info session to learn how students are trained to make real investment decisions with real money. No prior experience needed! By joining VWV, you […]
What does it mean to find and validate an unmet need? What problems are worth solving? How do you come up with a solution? How do you know when to iterate? Join Laura Thompson '09, the Nelson Center's Entrepreneur in Residence for a workshop on bottom-up research and how to apply this critical entrepreneurial skill […]
Founder Friday: Cultivating Creative Expression How can we leverage the power of art to create design interventions for social change? How can art help us reimagine our spaces and systems? Join Jayna Zweiman ‘01, co-founder of the Pussyhat Project and the Welcome Blanket, for an interview with Danny Warshay ‘87, P'20, P'23, executive director of […]
Erich Spangenbergis the CEO and co-founder of IPwe, a company using blockchain and AI to make it easy and far less expensive to analyze, interact with and transact in patents. He is recognized as one of the world’s top 50 IP strategists, credited with changing the way people think about and use patents. After an […]
Join the U-FLi Center in welcoming DJ Sizzle Fantastic, UndocuBougie, and Funky Caramelo to campus. The three DJ's will engage in a communal conversation surrounding their experience as undocumented DJs along with presenting on the topic of the Undocumented Hustle. The interactive workshop will dive into; Business Startup and Planning 101, Sustainable and Collaborative Entrepreneurship […]
Join us for a panel and discussion with four Brown undergrads working in venture capital! Learn what university-focused VC funds are, how to raise money from them, and how you can also get involved as an undergrad investment partner. Panelists (pictured left to righ)t: Mariel Rosic '20 of Dorm Room Fund John Diorio '20 of […]