Yale SOM Ventures

👏A great semester for Lunch & Learn at Yale SOM!
We had an incredible lineup of founders, investors, and operators who shared real-world insights from across the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

📖LJ’s Lunch Session with DTC Entrepreneurship course
🎙️ Lunchtime Q&A with Matthew Storeygard (SOM ’06) of Connecticut Innovations
🔌EMBA Lunch & Learn
💡ETA session with Joshua Kleyman (CEO) and Shaz Keshwani (CFO) of CTZN Group

A huge thank you to our speakers, students, and community. More to come next term! 🚀

💡Alumni. Innovation. Inspiration. All in the past week at Yale SOM!

From founders to investors, our community came together to share lessons from the frontlines of entrepreneurship 👇

🧦 LJ Joukovski ’00 kicked off Direct-to-Consumer Entrepreneurship with a Bombas Socks case study
👩‍💼 Heather Hiles ’95 — Founder & CEO — joined Startup Founder Practicum to mentor our student entrepreneurs
💊 Stephen Knight ’90 filled the classroom for Innovation, Investments & New Frontiers in Medicine
🤖 Kyle Jensen led a hands-on workshop on using AI to power venture development

A week packed with insights, ideas, and the spirit of innovation that drives our Yale SOM founders forward. 🚀

We are still reminiscing on Startup Yale 2025, our largest event of the year. Hear testimonials from our SOM finalists in our recent article.

“Participation in Startup Yale was not only a great sign of community support and traction, but also great practice for future scenarios where I will need to pitch Verustruct’s vision and mission to convince others to believe in us.” - Nicholas Callegari ‘25
Founder, Verustruct

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Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear from Professor David T. Robinson of on May 5th in the Isaacson Classroom from 11:40am to 12:50pm. Mark your calendars! Lunch will be provided.

No CS degree? No problem. Yale SOM’s Ash Duong ’25 is helping MBAs harness AI to build real tools.

Read more using the link in our bio!

Introducing YalePitchbook.com - the first platform connecting Yale startups with investors and talent. Yale SOM’s Program on Entrepreneurship is proud to back the startup directory which hosts 75+ active startups among students, alumni and faculty.

Please join us for an entrepreneurial mixer tonight at 8:30PM in steep cafe!

The School of Management and School of Engineering & Applied Science are teaming up to offer a groundbreaking joint degree. In just two years, students can now earn both an MBA and a Master of Science in Engineering.

This innovative program is designed to create leaders who can navigate the complex intersection of business and technology. Kyle Jensen, associate dean and director of entrepreneurial programs at SOM, played a pivotal role in making this degree an offering.

Read more from the at the link in bio.

📸: Joshua Baehring

Are you a talented, motivated artist looking to produce original work in Evans Hall? We encourage you to apply for our PoE Artist Commission Application due TOMORROW February 10th at noon.

Visit the link in our bio for location and compensation details.

We look forward to hearing presentations from our amazing founders TONIGHT at 5pm. Please be reminded that students are encouraged to bring resumes to share with founders who have open roles for short to long-term projects.

For last minute registration, visit the link in our bio.

🥯 BAGELS & BRAINSTORMING 🥯
Wednesdays, 9:30am-10:30am
Honest Tea Entrepreneurship Suite

Please join us for our weekly Bagels & Brainstorming events to see friends and bounce around startup ideas. Mark your calendars now! 🗓️

Have you submitted your application for Startup Yale yet? This year, in collaboration with various innovation groups on campus, Startup Yale will be awarding eight prizes for new ventures.

Student groups will have the chance to win anywhere from $15,000 to $35,000 to be used towards their project.

View the guide and application now at the link in our bio!

October Roundup: this month, students traveled away from to participate in Global Network Week, shared lunch with Laura Joukovski of , and rounded out the month with a Founders Speed Networking event co-hosted by . More to come in November! .scrapbook