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Twenty-eight MIT students turned their summer into startup success, unveiling companies tackling healthcare costs, cybersecurity threats, and manufacturing challenges. Each team received $75,000 and expert mentorship to build solutions the world needs.
A decade-old MIT program has helped student entrepreneurs build companies worth billions by giving them money to fail fast and try again. One founder's third attempt created a $550 million firm whose breakthrough cancer drug is now shrinking tumors in patients out of options.
Africa University turned student research into seven new businesses that hired more than 20 classmates before graduation. The Zimbabwe institution is proving that teaching entrepreneurship alongside traditional academics creates jobs instead of just job seekers.
A regional agricultural university in Kashmir has transformed into an innovation powerhouse, multiplying its patents 30 times while launching 102 student-led startups. SKUAST-K now receives 18,000 applications for just 700 seats as it aims to become India's first globally recognized agricultural university.
Two tech entrepreneurs who built their billion-dollar company at MIT just donated $6 million to help the next generation of student founders turn their ideas into world-changing businesses. The gift will supercharge MIT's delta v accelerator, tripling funding for student startups and bringing in mentors from companies like HubSpot and Okta.
