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Venture Lab offers numerous ways to start your entrepreneurship journey as a student or engage by giving back to the Penn Entrepreneurship system as an alumnus.

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Don't know which programs to join to start your entrepreneurship journey?

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VLAB Ecosystem Resource Map
The Venture Lab Ecosystem Map serves as a comprehensive guide to entrepreneurship resources for students, alumni, and innovators. This tool enables users to explore a wide range of resources tailored to their needs across five key pathways: Explorer, Founder, Joiner, Investor, and Navigator.
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A Note From Our Students

Get to know some of the students that help run several of our entrepreneurial programs at Venture Lab! Venture Lab is a resource for any Penn student who is interested in entrepreneurship and innovation.

We maximize the ability of our students and alumni to address important challenges through entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking.

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