Venture Lab Canvas
Learn at your own pace. Build at your own speed.
Venture Lab Canvas is a self-paced learning resource designed for Yale faculty and their teams who want to explore innovation and commercialization on their own time. Whether you're just beginning to think about the commercial potential of your research or are ready to take your next step toward building a company, Venture Lab Canvas offers expert guidance at every stage of the journey.
Browse our library of on-demand videos and resources covering the full arc of academic commercialization — from protecting your intellectual property to pitching investors and bringing a product to market.
Venture Lab Canvas is currently only available for the Yale Community. A Yale University net ID is required.
If you're a new user, please create an account. After answering six questions, you’ll receive access customized to the topics and services you need.
What's Inside
Topics
- Assessing Commercial Potential
- Understanding Intellectual Property at Yale
- Non-Dilutive Funding and SBIR/STTR Grants
- Are You Ready for Investors?
- Business Models in Healthcare
- Communicating Your Science to Investors
- Go-to-Market Strategies in Digital Health
Yale Ventures Programs
- Yale Ventures Accelerator Funds — Funding opportunities to help early-stage ventures move from concept to company
- Venture Lab Workshops — Practical, cohort-based sessions on the skills and strategies that matter most for founders
- Customer Discovery — Structured programming to help you validate your idea and understand your market before you build
Contact
Have questions about Venture Lab Canvas or Yale Ventures programming? We'd love to hear from you. Reach out to us at susan.carr@yale.edu.