The Yale Innovation Community
Building a company takes more than the idea. It takes the mentor who’s done it before, the investor who asks the hard questions, the cofounder you meet at a hackathon, and the partner from the lab or your classroom. Yale Ventures brings those people together, all year long.
The connective tissue of Yale innovation
We link innovators, resources, and opportunities across Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, and beyond, so ideas find the people, partners, and talent they need to grow.
Tell the stories
We profile the founders, faculty, and students behind Yale innovation, showcasing opportunities and helping partners and talent find their way to Yale.
Bring people together
More than 100 events a year, from annual pitch events to monthly networking events and the annual Yale Innovation Summit. Each one is a chance to learn, meet a collaborator, or find your next opportunity.
Build the ecosystem
We work with Yale’s schools and centers, the City of New Haven, the State of Connecticut, and national partners. Together we make this a place where Yale ventures can start, grow, and stay.
Develop the talent
Yale students gain real startup experience through our Student Associates and Yale Innovation Fellows programs. Founders get access to 220 EIRs who have built companies before.
Find your way in
Faculty
Turn your research into a venture, with mentors and translational funding along the way.
Students
Join a team, pitch an idea, or work alongside our staff as a student associate.
Industry & Investors
Meet Yale startups, license technologies, and partner with Yale researchers.
Connecticut partners
Help build the state’s innovation economy with Yale.
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Talent & Network
Yale students, PhDs, and experienced operators doing real work in Yale and Connecticut startups.
Startups need skilled people to grow, and students need real experience to find their path. We connect the two. Associates and fellows work alongside founders and our teams, and 220 entrepreneurs-in-residence mentor Yale ventures from the first customer conversation to the first raise.
400+
Student fellows & associates, since 2017
44%
Student associates work in VC or startups
Paid roles on Yale Ventures teams during the academic year and summer, open to students from every Yale school.
Events
Pitch competitions, hackathons, awards, and the Summit: here’s how the year runs.
Upcoming Events
Spotlights & Stories
Sharing and promoting stories of the people and places that drive Yale's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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BY THE NUMBERS
80+
Yale innovation programs & accelerators
110+
Yale Ventures events, annually
11k
Event registrants, annually
Yale Innovation Summit
As the Northeast’s largest innovation gathering, the Summit convenes thousands of founders, funders, researchers, policymakers, creatives, and operators from across the globe for two high-energy days of ideas, investment, and unlikely collisions.
With 60+ sessions across six tracks—arts, biotech, civic, climate, health, and tech—the Summit explores the forces of innovation that are reshaping our world. From breakthrough science to public policy innovation, from climate tech to creative entrepreneurship, this is where cross-sector ideas move from ideas to impact.
Dynamic pitch competitions spotlight 300+ ventures competing for funding and visibility. Investors discover curated opportunities. Founders find partners. Students meet mentors. Industry leaders connect with what’s next.
Hosted by Yale Ventures, the Summit reflects Yale’s entrepreneurial momentum—but it is designed for the broader innovation ecosystem.
Innovation in Action: Highlights from the 2026 Yale Innovation Summit
2,600+
Annual attendees
347
Ventures showcased, annually
$492k
Startup awards, annually