NY I-Corps Hub Stories

Inaugural, Competitive Initiatives Boast 70% of Students from CUNY Programs Supports Base of Ready Talent for NY Companies The inaugural NYC Venture Capital Internship Program (VCIP), co-created by the City University of New York Industrial & Applied Research Division (CUNY IAR), and a startup internship program led by NYC venture capital firm Company Ventures and the Zahn Innovation Center at City College of NY, concluded in August with engaging presentations from select int

NEW YORK, NY— The inaugural NYC Venture Capital Internship Program (VCIP), co-created by the City University of New York (CUNY)...

Where did you grow up, and what sparked your interest in entrepreneurship and the work you do now? I’m originally from Queens, New York,...

For Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda, a college job as a patient representative for a health care company started him on his entrepreneurial road...

For Damiano Zanotto, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, the inspiration for the...

Vibhor Mahajan, PhD Where did you grow up, and what sparked your interest in entrepreneurship? I feel like I’ve taken a very non-linear...

Where did you grow up, and what sparked your interest in entrepreneurship? I grew up in New Hyde Park, on Long Island. I started at MIT...

CUNY is a national leader in Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) grants, which provide grants to professors and their labs that are working...

Nearly 80 academics and administrators from predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs) from across the country, including from...

When Jiye Son was a teenager on Long Island working part time in a nail salon, she became aware of the health challenges posed by the...