Ventures

Venture development training and resources for faculty & students

NCIIA provides the training, support and resources you need to advance your idea or venture, no matter what stage of development.

Student Ambassador program

NCIIA Student Ambassadors create networks and events that inspire university entrepreneurs; encourages them to become involved in NCIIA programs and activities; and supports them to create inventions and innovations that have a social benefit. Sound like you? Read more and apply!

Invention to Venture Workshops

Your journey starts here. Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Invention to Venture (I2V) is a one-day workshop on the basics of technology entrepreneurship, with presentations by successful entrepreneurs in your area. Fast-paced and fun. Learn more at invention2venture.org.

Get involved: Want to attend an I2V? Check the events listing to the left. Are you a faculty member wanting to introduce the concepts of entrepreneurship to your students? Host an I2V! Contact us for details.

I2V works - University of Tennessee experience.

Research to Innovation (R2I)

Translate your research into innovations. Research to Innovation is a suite of workshops designed to help university innovators translate their research into marketable innovations. The first workshop, Lens of the Market, introduces you to bringing a market focus to your scientific results. This is followed by the Translation Planning workshop, and the Get the Answers panel. Learn more

Get involved: Bring R2I to your institution! Contact us for details.

Advanced Invention to Venture Workshops

Accelerate your venture. So you’ve got a great idea for a venture. Now what? If you’re serious about moving your venture forward, Advanced Invention to Venture (AI2V) is for you. You’ll spend four intense days receiving instruction, doing exercises, practicing pitching and interacting with qualified coaches to develop and articulate a strategic plan for your venture. Learn more here.

Get involved: Are you a faculty member with student teams who have ideas with commercialization potential? Host an AI2V! Contact us for details!

VentureLab

NCIIA's latest venture accelerator!

VentureLab is a highly experiential and immersive program developed and designed to enhance the success of your business idea: evolve your business strategy, sales channels and marketing and better understand the financial mechanics of your venture.

You'll get a plan and a set of tools that will help you grow your business for years to come.

Get involved: Contact us for details about VentureLab.

More about our first VentureLab, held in Boston in April 2010.

VentureWell

Take it to the next level. VentureWell provides venture development and seed investment to start-ups that will change the world. We select ventures that are emerging from U.S. universities and colleges and that are ready for incorporation and development. We provide advice and funding to ventures that offer scalable, market-oriented solutions to health and environmental problems.

Learn more at www.venturewell.org