Villanova IIE

Support Innovation at Villanova this 1842 Day!
The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) empowers Villanova students, alumni, and faculty to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. From launching startups and creating social ventures to driving cross-college collaboration, IIE sparks creativity and entrepreneurship across campus. Your gift on 1842 Day helps us expand opportunities, fuel student innovation, and prepare the next generation of changemakers. Every gift—big or small—makes a difference.

Join John Wiet, Director of Octane LaunchPad Accelerator, for an essential introduction to the world of incubators and accelerators. As a leader at one of Southern California’s premier startup ecosystems, John brings firsthand expertise in evaluating and nurturing early-stage ventures. In this virtual session, you’ll discover what distinguishes incubators from accelerators, understand the strategic advantages of joining these programs, and learn the key criteria that accelerator directors use when selecting companies for their cohorts. Whether you’re exploring your options or preparing to apply, John will provide the insider knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your entrepreneurial journey.

Join our Zoom: https://villanova.zoom.us/j/7754605262

Curious about launching a venture or investing in one? Join us in the Idea Lab for the Innovation Fund & Investment Fellows Info Session to discover how you can pitch for funding or gain real-world experience as a student investor.

Curious about Villanova in the Valley? Join us in the Idea Lab for an info session to learn how you can step into Silicon Valley and experience innovation, entrepreneurship, and exclusive connections firsthand.

Welcome Back Wildcats! The snack bin is stocked, the 3D printers are warmed up, and we are excited to see you! Visit us in the Idea Lab for all of your Innovation and Entrepreneurship visions and we can help you turn them into reality!

IIE Crew, VSEC is on the move and we want you to be apart of it! Have a chance to earn $10,000 for your idea or business to come to life! Open to all majors and grades!!! Right now all you need is an idea and to register your teammates by Sunday February 2nd!

You will have professional alumni coaches and workshops each week to help you each step of the way, so all levels of experience is welcome even beginners. If you need help, come and visit us at the Idea Lab anytime!!!

Register team: https://airtable.com/appcUpBxsIyccJOeY/pagfmTfPnG8B12uFN/form

Register venture: https://airtable.com/appcUpBxsIyccJOeY/pagurtCulp583iyqV/form

Hello IIE Crew! Long time no see 😉 As we start the 3rd week of classes, your friends at the idea lab hope you are settling in well. We have some newsssss. The long awaited Innovators Supper club is back! Every Thursday at 6:15pm here in the Idea Lab. We can’t wait to see you again each week. So tell a friend to tell a friend, we’re so back. 🤭

IIE crew, it’s the last day of VinV’25 cohort intros! Noooooo :( while we had a ton of fun introducing our cohort and showing them to the world, alas it’s time to go and set our last one free. Day 18, we are proudly introducing Kenza! You can find her at .i We can’t wait to see you in the Valley Kenza 💚💙

Hi IIE crew, it’s day 17 of VinV ‘25 intros. Tomorrow is our last one, and we will miss this series so much :( but while we still have you, we are here to introduce Michael! You can find him at We can’t wait to see you in Valley Mike! 💚💙

IIE crew, as we start this school week can we do an intro today? Yes? Thank you 😘 for day 16 of VinV ‘25 cohort, we have Kyle! You can find him at we can’t wait to see you in the Valley Kyle 💚💙

IIE Crew, it’s the beginning of the week yet near the end of our VinV ‘25 intros ☹️ for day 15 we have Daelyn! You can find him We can’t wait to see you in the Valley Daelyn 💚💙

IIE crew, before we send you off on your final preparations for finals we wanna get our last bunch of intros out. For day 14 we have Jack 🕺! You can find him at .johnb We can’t wait to see you in the Valley Jack 💚💙