Princeton innovators turn discoveries into tools to benefit humanity.
The Princeton Innovation Video Series highlights researchers who are making a difference through their discoveries and entrepreneurial spirit.
Check out the full series to learn about each discovery's potential to improve life, benefit the planet and grow the economy.
START Entrepreneurs
The START Entrepreneurs program is an integrated program that is part academic fellowship and part startup accelerator. The goal of the program is to help aspiring commercial and social entrepreneurs translate academic scholarship into highly impactful new ventures. The START program strongly encourages applications from groups that have been historically, and are presently, underrepresented in academic entrepreneurship.

Princeton Startup Bootcamp, Powered by VentureWell
VentureWell, a leading startup accelerator, provides an intensive entrepreneurial education workshop for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. If you already have an idea for a product, service or solution—that’s great, but it is not required! Sessions are held in January and June each year.

Empower 2023
Princeton University's Empower conference strives to promote diversity, equity and inclusion by celebrating and empowering academic entrepreneurs who are committed to these efforts, including those from historically underrepresented groups.
The second conference in this series, Empower 2023, will highlight and celebrate women entrepreneurs throughout academia. Empower 2023 will also feature a pitch competition.
Visit the Empower page to learn more.
Upcoming Events
Propelus is a four-week program, run by the NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub, designed for research teams to explore how your discovery can help potential customers and meet industry needs as a startup or venture.
NSF I-Corps provides training and grants…
Propelus is a four-week program, run by the NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub, designed for research teams to explore how your discovery can help potential customers and meet industry needs as a startup or venture.
NSF I-Corps provides training and grants…
All Princeton graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who are interested in entrepreneurship are welcome to apply to attend the Princeton Startup Bootcamp, Powered by VentureWell, an intensive program presented by VentureWell, a leading startup accelerator.
The three-day program takes…
Propelus is a four-week program, run by the NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub, designed for research teams to explore how your discovery can help potential customers and meet industry needs as a startup or venture.
NSF I-Corps provides training and grants…