Duke I&E Ecosystem
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Duke I&E Ecosystem
URL: https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/ecosystem/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/1-experiential-learning/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/2-startup-awards/ Captured: 2026-06-27 Duke I&E part of vast innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem with partners: Ecosystem partners: Office of Translation & Commercialization (OTC) Duke Capital Partners (DCP) Christensen Family Center for Innovation (CFCI) Innovation Co-Lab (maker spaces) BRiDGE Startup Incubator The Foundry (7,600 sq ft project space) MedBlue Incubator DUHatch (student incubator) Additional programs mentioned: Interplay Fellows Award: $40K non-dilutive + mentorship for graduating student founder. Backed by $1M commitment from Interplay. I&E+ pilot: 8 students matched with 5 partner startups for 10-week summer program Duke I&E Pop-Ups: skill-building workshops, 34 sessions, 1,306 attendees in 2024 Spark Your Startup: framework for early-stage exploration Duke Law Startup Ventures Clinic: legal clinic for entrepreneurs Christensen Product Lab: paid student builders for software projects First-Year Design: engineering design course for real client problems Student organizations: Duke Venture Group, Entrepreneurship & VC Club, Duke Impact Investing Group, Private Equity & VC Club
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URL: https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/ecosystem/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/1-experiential-learning/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/2-startup-awards/ Captured: 2026-06-27
Duke I&E part of vast innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem with partners:
Ecosystem partners:
- Office of Translation & Commercialization (OTC)
- Duke Capital Partners (DCP)
- Christensen Family Center for Innovation (CFCI)
- Innovation Co-Lab (maker spaces)
- BRiDGE Startup Incubator
- The Foundry (7,600 sq ft project space)
- MedBlue Incubator
- DUHatch (student incubator)
Additional programs mentioned:
- Interplay Fellows Award: $40K non-dilutive + mentorship for graduating student founder. Backed by $1M commitment from Interplay.
- I&E+ pilot: 8 students matched with 5 partner startups for 10-week summer program
- Duke I&E Pop-Ups: skill-building workshops, 34 sessions, 1,306 attendees in 2024
- Spark Your Startup: framework for early-stage exploration
- Duke Law Startup Ventures Clinic: legal clinic for entrepreneurs
- Christensen Product Lab: paid student builders for software projects
- First-Year Design: engineering design course for real client problems
Student organizations: Duke Venture Group, Entrepreneurship & VC Club, Duke Impact Investing Group, Private Equity & VC Club
Claims Supported
URL: https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/ecosystem/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/1-experiential-learning/ https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/about/impact-2025/2-startup-awards/ Captured: 2026-06-27
Duke I&E part of vast innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem with partners:
Ecosystem partners:
- Office of Translation & Commercialization (OTC)
- Duke Capital Partners (DCP)
- Christensen Family Center for Innovation (CFCI)
- Innovation Co-Lab (maker spaces)
- BRiDGE Startup Incubator
- The Foundry (7,600 sq ft project space)
- MedBlue Incubator
- DUHatch (student incubator)
Additional programs mentioned:
- Interplay Fellows Award: $40K non-dilutive + mentorship for graduating student founder. Backed by $1M commitment from Interplay. - I&E+ pilot: 8 students matched with 5 partner startups for 10-week summer program
- Duke I&E Pop-Ups: skill-building workshops, 34 sessions, 1,306 attendees in 2024
- Spark Your Startup: framework for early-stage exploration
- Duke Law Startup Ventures Clinic: legal clinic for entrepreneurs
- Christensen Product Lab: paid student builders for software projects
- First-Year Design: engineering design course for real client problems
Student organizations: Duke Venture Group, Entrepreneurship & VC Club, Duke Impact Investing Group, Private Equity & VC Club
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