Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship

05/02/2024

The Duke Entrepreneurial Leaders Network (ELN), a partnership between Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Duke's Office for Translation & Commercialization, is pleased to announce a new cohort for 2024.

"I couldn't be more proud of the power of our ELN community," said Jamie N Jones, Director of Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Duke I&E). "These are the people who are actively driving impact and living out I&E's mission in their day-to-day lives. We're glad to welcome the 2024 cohort on board."

Duke Entrepreneurial Leaders Network Announces New Cohort - Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

04/30/2024

04/11/2024

Can’t make it to the Duke Startup Showcase today? Tune into the live stream on our YouTube channel at 5:30PM ET.

Watch top student founders pitch their trailblazing ventures, followed by the awarding of more than $100K in non-dilutive prizes, including the Best in Showcase award chosen by YOU!

Watch top student founders pitch their trailblazing ventures, followed by the awarding of more than $100K in non-dilutive prizes, including the Best in Showc...

04/08/2024

THIS THURSDAY! 🔥 Discover tomorrow's innovations today—connect with trailblazing Duke student ventures! 🔥

Seize the opportunity to connect with groundbreaking Duke University startups, engage with top-tier talent, and unlock potential investment prospects, strategic customer relationships, and valuable partnerships. Join us for the Duke Startup Showcase on April 11, 2024 from 4:00-6:30pm at The Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business.

Get inspired by startups spanning diverse sectors like healthcare, AI, consumer goods, services, and energy. Cast your vote for the Best in Showcase venture, and watch $100K in non-dilutive prizes be awarded at the final pitch session.

Join us for an afternoon where energy meets opportunity—and where your insights could help shape the landscape of tomorrow's business giants.

Discover Tomorrow's Innovations Today Engage With Trailblazing Duke Student Ventures Seize the opportunity to connect with groundbreaking Duke startups, engage with top-

03/27/2024

TODAY at 7pm EST you can watch the Aurganics Skincare team from Duke University (Sarah Houston, Samiat Bakare, Tianfang Yu) compete live in the ACC InVenture Prize Competition for up to a $20k prize. Be sure to text Duke to 415-965-7445 to give them an opportunity to win the People’s Choice Award!

Today, March 27th, Florida State is hosting the Live Broadcast of the 2024 Competition tonight at 7 PM at WFSU. We hope to see you there! You can also tune in online to watch the competition live https://accinventureprize.squarespace.com/watch

03/27/2024

Text Duke to 415-965-7445 to give the Aurganics Skincare team an opportunity to win the People’s Choice Award!

Have you voted for the People's Choice Award? No!? Then, follow the link and text your university's keyword to 415-965-7445.
https://www.accinventureprize.com/peoples-choice-voting

03/25/2024

Aurganics creates clean, plant-powered products targeted to revolutionize the skincare experience for melanin-rich skin.

03/19/2024

Duke University graduate and professional students have a lot of innovative ideas, but don't always have the resources or training to think about commercializing their technology.

To help bridge this gap, Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Christensen Family Center for Innovation, and Duke's Office for Translation & Commercialization partnered to put on a tech commercialization bootcamp focused on several student-led projects with Duke intellectual property.

Duke’s innovation ecosystem collaborates to offer Duke graduate and professional students a hands-on technology commercialization bootcamp – focused on student-led inventions.

03/19/2024

From weekend workshops to Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship programming, Bettina Anglade shares what Fuqua resources were most impactful to her as an online student in our Master of Science in Quantitative Management program.

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03/08/2024

To celebrate International Women’s Day at Duke, we’re featuring Duke alumni, students, faculty, and staff who are changing the world by directing capital—from VC, to investment banking, to philanthropy, and beyond. Click through to read how they’re enabling startups and small businesses to scale and thrive, fostering innovation, transforming industries, supporting sustainable growth, and strengthening an interconnected global economy.

Duke's Fuqua School of Business

Spotlighting Innovative Duke Women for 2024 - Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

02/14/2024

The Triangle Networking & Pitch Event, held in Duke I&E’s new Luby Family Bullpen at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, brought together more than 50 Triangle-area entrepreneurial Duke alumni and parents to forge connections, share advice, and learn more about Duke I&E.

Forever Duke

Triangle-Area Duke Entrepreneurs and Innovators Gather to Share Ideas, Create Connections - Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

01/30/2024

“We ran out of burritos pretty fast,” said Amy Linnane, Managing Director for Experiential Programs at Duke I&E, with a rueful smile. “But thankfully, the students were mostly hungry for connections.”

Founders & Startup Enthusiasts Spark Ideas, Connections at Startup Fest - Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship