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iVenture Accelerator

iVenture Accelerator is the educational accelerator for top startups looking to scale and serves as the capstone experience of the iVenture Ecosystem.

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

iVenture overview

iVenture overview

iVenture overview

What's it like being a part of iVenture?

What's it like being a part of iVenture?

What's iVenture like?

4 women huddling in a conversation
4 women huddling in a conversation

Startups That Started in Our Program

Find out how to join

Find out how to join

Find out how to join

Ventures (for + non profit)

155

Full-time startups

49

Students and fellows

381

Full time internships created

297+

Full time jobs created

545+

Funding raised

$161,000,000+

$161m+

Total enterprise value

$1,000,000,000+

$1billion+

Why do you do what you do?
Why do you do what you do?
Why do you do what you do?
iVenture does more than just scale startups. We discover the why's.
iVenture does more than just scale startups. We discover the why's.
iVenture does more than just scale startups. We discover the why's.
  • I do what I do because affordable, quality healthcare is a right
  • I do what I do because everyone regardless of their background deserves quality higher education
  • I do what I do to create a community with space for identities.
  • I do what I do because humanity deserves a fairer internet.
  • I do what I do because fashion is killing the planet and people.
  • I do what I do to keep the planet safe for the people I love.
  • I do what I do becuase everyone deserves a family to grow with.
  • I do what I do because diversity and passion leads to a world centered around changemaking.

Student support

Student support

Supporting students

Resources for personal and professional growth
Resources for personal and professional growth

Resources for personal and professional growth

Let's build

Let's build

Let's build

Building ventures

at any stage

Our student startups have raised millions to support their growth and have gone on to Y-Combinator, HAX, TechStars, and more.

Creating careers

Building ventures

for future success

at any stage

iVenture teams employ over 550 people and have also provided almost 300 internships.

Our student startups have raised millions (publicly) to support their growth and have gone on to Y-Combinator, HAX, TechStars, and more.

Creating careers

for future success

iVenture teams employ over 550 people and have also provided almost 300 internships.

Supporting stars

for a greater tomorrow

iVenture alums have been awarded many honors: Forbes 30-Under-30, Thiel Fellowships -- and even introduced President Barack Obama.

Supporting stars

for a greater tomorrow

iVenture alums have been awarded many honors: Forbes 30-Under-30, Thiel Fellowships -- and even introduced President Barack Obama.

Building ventures

at any stage

Our student startups have raised millions (publicly) to support their growth and have gone on to Y-Combinator, HAX, TechStars, and more.

Ideation

Understand

Connect and learn how to interview your future customer and find the root problem.

Ideation

Understand

Connect and learn how to interview your future customer and find the root problem.

Validation

Test

Resources to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to get to the next step.

Validation

Test

Resources to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to get to the next step.

Market

Grow

Coaching and feedback to scale strategically and successfully.

Market

Grow

Coaching and feedback to scale strategically and successfully.

Guidance through all stages

From ideation to success

Check out our ecosystem

Check out our ecosystem

Check out our ecosystem

  • BrewLab Socials

    Mon, every week / 4:30 - 6pm

  • iVenture Orientation

    Tue / May 21st, 2024

  • Deans' Visit

    Mon / June 17th, 2024

  • Chicago Showcase Week

    July 8th - July 12th, 2024

  • Campus Demo Day

    Tue / September 17th, 2024

  • Online Demo Day

    Wed / November 13th, 2024

  • Chicago Demo Day

    Thu / May 16th, 2024

  • Other Events

    54, Forge, Accelerators Collide, hackathons, and more.

What we provide

Connections

Connections

Direct pipelines to top innovation hubs in Illinois such as mHUB and 1871.

$10,000

$10,000

in funding for your venture. Additionally, $2,500 stipends for 4 full-time team members. No equity is taken. You own everything you work on.

Knowledge

Knowledge

Sales, marketing, customer discovery, product development, procurement, a go-to-market strategy we can help. You will also receive training from the National Science Foundation.

$300,000

$300,000

Beyond just direct monetary support, iVenture shares a welath of in-kind resourcing for your venture – including AWS credits.

Mentorship

Mentorship

Access to amazing alums in diverse industries to help guide and push you on the correct path.

Peer Support

Peer Support

Collaborate with other students that have the same goal as you, and make lifelong friends. Join our 300+ alum-strong community.

iVenture Accelerator

The educational accelerator for startups ready to scale within the U of I system.

Find us at /

iventure@illinois.edu

Learn more

A letter from the director.

Staff.

Apply.

iVenture programs for students.

iVenture programs for educators.

The iVenture Fellowship.

Upcoming events.

iVenture Accelerator

The educational accelerator for startups ready to scale within the U of I system.

Find us at /

iventure@illinois.edu

iVenture Accelerator

The educational accelerator for startups ready to scale within the U of I system.

Find us at /

iventure@illinois.edu

Learn more

A letter from the director.

Staff.

Apply.

iVenture programs for students.

iVenture programs for educators.

The iVenture Fellowship.

Upcoming events.