From March 30–31, thirty-two teams of entrepreneurs will present ideas to address a range of global challenges and compete for more than $175,000 in prizes.
Yale Innovators Celebrated at Startup Yale 2021
Over three days, students pitched for roughly $125,000 in funding as they shared how they re innovating in health, sustainability, tech, and more.
Startup Yale 2021 took place from April 29 through May 1, bringing together eight events and hundreds of virtual attendees in a series of conversations and pitch-offs. For the second year, Startup Yale took place entirely on Zoom, with students from across Yale pitching for the campus’ biggest entrepreneurship awards in front of a live audience.
The event kicked off with a keynote featuring Porter Braswell (YC ’11), in conversation with Tsai CITY faculty director Anjelica Gonzalez and Tsai CITY student team member Jamal Davis Neal, Jr. (YDS ’23). Braswell is the founder of Jopwell, a platform that represents and advances careers for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals, as well as the author of
February 02, 2021
Health Entrepreneurs
Clockwise from top left: Roger Barnett, CEO of Shaklee Corp., moderator Fatema Basrai and Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple.
Public health is a solid investment. Just ask these health entrepreneurs.
Two leading industry investors spoke to a virtual gathering Wednesday (January 27) to tell a Yale School of Public Health audience about their paths to success. Titled “Health Entrepreneurship: How to Really Make an Impact,” the hour-long discussion featured Shaklee Corporation CEO Roger Barnett and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen as they gave advice and encouraged students to follow their entrepreneurial ambitions.
The two investors have a few things in common: billions of dollars, a wealth of experience in the health startup ecosystem, and a shared excitement for Yale. They gave the online audience a few golden nuggets of advice.