Top Resources For Joiners
VIP-Practicum invites you to roll up your sleeves and join a startup as an early member of the team. Gain invaluable experience that shapes not only your skills but also the trajectory of ventures on the rise.
The Startup Internship Awards are awarded to select students who will spend the summer interning at a startup and who demonstrate both a commitment to entrepreneurship at Penn and to pursuing an entrepreneurial career.
Founder Programs
Embark on your entrepreneurial journey with VIP-C. Whether you're a first-time founder or second-time entrepreneur, VIP-C offers an inclusive space for abundant learning, networking, and community-building.
Joiner Events & Workshops
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October
As the Chief Product Officer at Snorkel AI, Anand loves the excitement of working with world-class teams to build and market game-changing AI products.
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October
Guilherme "Gui" Freire is a serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building and investing in technology companies.
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October
Ozge Tuncel Ozcan is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Forter, where she is responsible for go-to-market teams and operations.
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November
Join us for an evening of live pitches, peer innovation, and practical insight at the Bijoor Family Pitch Night: Becoming Investor Ready hosted by Venture Lab.
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September
Stacey is the founder + CEO of Mariana Tek. She builds tech + consumer companies that take on and win against much larger companies.
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Find out what's happening with founders across the #entrePENNeur community! Want to tell your story? Contact us at venturelab@upenn.edu.
More than 500 attendees gathered at Tangen Hall to explore entrepreneurial resources, opportunities, and pathways across Penn.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2026 — The University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab is proud to announce the winner of its tenth annual Startup Challenge: Cloak, founded by an all freshmen team, Rishi Ambavanekar, ENG'29, W'29, and Tyler Sacharow, C'29.
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On Apr 22, 2025, Venture Lab’s Food Innovation Lab and ZenBroth (founded at the innovation Lab!) hosted a tasting and demo cooking session at Tangen Hall.
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Announcing the Finalists of the 2026 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
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At Tangen Hall, Penn’s interdisciplinary hub for makers, designers, and entrepreneurs, two alumni chose to leave a lasting mark by naming state-of-the-art labs that reflect their personal journeys. Amish Jani (W'99 and WG'00) and Svetlana Dunaevskaya (WG'06) share how naming spaces in Venture Lab became a way to invest in future entrepreneurs, honor family legacies, and create a sense of belonging across borders.
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Two Venture lab alumni are among this year’s 84 Scholars from 25 countries!
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