VENTURE STUDIO
Support for Dartmouth community founders
If you are a startup founder and a member of the Dartmouth community (student, faculty, staff, or alumni), the Venture Studio is here to help.
Our dedicated team can provide you with professional guidance and connect you with educational workshops, mentorship, and early-stage seed capital offerings.
Startup Library
As an entrepreneur, you are always looking for information to support your steps in becoming successful. We have collected many relevant startup resources to help you.
ACCELERATORS
DIAC
Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer
This accelerator provides researchers across Dartmouth with the support, entrepreneurial guidance, and infrastructure needed to translate innovations into the marketplace.
DIADH
Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Digital Health
This accelerator provides innovators across Dartmouth with the support, entrepreneurial guidance, and infrastructure needed to translate their science-based digital therapeutics and digital health tools into the marketplace.
GRANTS
The Founder Grant
up to $5,000 for on-campus startups
The Founder Grant facilitates the start and development of Dartmouth-founded ideas. Awards up to $5,000 to an individual or team that demonstrates entrepreneurial plans, solid background research of the idea or initial traction, and high commitment to learning and executing their ideas.
Wily Initiatives Grant
up to $4,500 for undergraduates who choose to pursue an unpaid internship at an early-stage tech startup
The Wily Initiatives Grant provides up to $4,500 in financial assistance for internship opportunities that enable undergraduates to gain exposure and work experience at early-stage technology-based startups.
Office Hours
If you are a startup founder looking for support, sign up for office hours with our dedicated staff member.
Services we can provide:
Point to resources
Review a pitch deck
Make connections
Talk through ideas
Magnuson Center Startup Weekend
Our entry-level entrepreneurship program takes place each fall term. Open to all Dartmouth stuents, we provide weekend-long course on taking an idea from start to pitch.
Stay tuned for Fall 2025 dates!
Startup Mentor Network
Alumni and friends of the Magnuson Center are available to offer advice to new founders. Interested in becoming a mentor? We are happy to discuss and answer any questions you have.
Law Center Office Hours
The Vermont Small Business Law Center (Vermont Law School) hosts in-person office hours every term.
Dartmouth I-Corp
Dartmouth's NSF I-Corps Site Program offers grants (up to $3000 for exploring commercialization and prototyping) and education to explore commercialization of a technology developed through Dartmouth academic research or experience-based learning programs.
Open to Teams with at least one member who is a current enrolled student (or recent graduate), post-doctoral fellow, faculty member, researcher, or staff member.
