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Initiator VC wants your startup before your graduation
A student-run venture platform is bringing mentors, first cheques and investor introductions to university founders. Its useful insight: the person building the next company may already be sitting beside you.
IVB gives students a year to build a business. And ₹1 lakh to begin.
At Chennai’s Institute of Venture Building, the timetable moves from classrooms to companies to a startup of your own. The intriguing part is how much of college it asks students to leave behind.
Imperial Enterprise Lab makes room for the unfinished idea
Before a startup can impress an investor, it has to survive a conversation with a customer. Imperial Enterprise Lab gives founders a place to have that conversation - and free help with what happens next.
Happy Valley VC: Before the First Check, Find Your People
At Penn State, Happy Valley VC brings students into startup work through founder projects, investor conversations and pitch prizes. Its origin offers a practical lesson: building the room can matter as much as raising the money.