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The IDG Capital Student Innovation Center is the physical home of Innovate@BU at 730 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. 6,000 sq ft space with co-working areas, meeting rooms, and event space. Opened January 2018 (formerly BUild Lab). Open to all BU students and recent alumni. Hosts workshops, coaching sessions, events, and Innovate@BU programs.

Also known as: BUild Lab, IDG Center

How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-25); what those sources do not state is left unknown.

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    Innovate@BU

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    Observed Thu Jun 25 2026 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Innovate@BU

    --- title: "Innovate@BU" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- University-wide entrepreneurship initiative at Boston University. Launched 2018 with $20M+ investment. Executive Director: Siobhan Dullea (CAS'91). Open to all BU students across 17 schools and colleges. Offers programs, events, coaching, competitions, and community. Housed in IDG Capital Student Innovation Center at 730 Commonwealth Ave. Funded entirely by donations (not student tuition). Programs include New Venture Competition ($80K+), Summer Accelerator ($10K stipends), Innovation Pathway, Enlight Fellowship, First-Year Innovation Fellowship.

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    IDG Capital Student Innovation Center

    Boston University

    Observed Thu Jun 25 2026 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    IDG Capital Student Innovation Center

    --- title: "IDG Capital Student Innovation Center" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate/about/student-innovation-center/ capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Physical home of Innovate@BU at 730 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. 6,000 sq ft space with co-working areas, meeting rooms, event space. Opened January 2018. Formerly called BUild Lab, rebranded to IDG Capital Student Innovation Center in ~2024. Open to all BU students and recent alumni. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (summer). Hosts workshops, hackathons, accelerators, classes.

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