Let me tell you about one of many cool resources available to entrepreneur-aspirants at YSOM.
YALE ENTREPRENEURIAL INSTITUTEhttps://yalestation.yale.edu/yei/The Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI) was formed to help undergraduate and graduate Yale students start scalable new ventures. While starting as a stand-alone 10-week summer program in 2007, YEI has since expanded into a year-round University department acting as a portal for entrepreneurship on campus and offering programs and events year round that serve the entrepreneurial interest of students and the New Haven community.
What makes YEI different?
Unique among our peer institutions, YEI is an innovative program that puts student ventures first. As a complement to more traditional academic programs which provide a conceptual understanding and related case studies of new venture formation, YEI exists to help students execute on their actual business plans. It bands together entrepreneurial students, select faculty and administrators with new venture experience, alumni from both industry and venture capital, and local established entrepreneurs.
* YEI has supported the formation and growth of over 35 student-founded ventures in the last two years
* Of those companies, 15 have raised a total of over $17 million of outside investment capital.
Current Student VenturesYEI staff work with students throughout the year to provide them with feedback and assistance to help get their venture off the ground. Below is a list of student ventures currently working with YEI:
AccuScholar (school administration web applications )
Founder: Max Uhlenhuth (YC ’12)
Applied Resonance Research (neuroimaging for enhanced market research)
Founder: Emily Yudofsky (YC ’10)
Barefoot Concepts (a designer athletic shoe company)
Founders: David Smith (YC ’11) and Jay Sullivan (YC ’11)
Big Game (provider of services to corporate purchasing and sustainability offices)
Founder: Anastasia O’Rourke (FOR ‘09)
The Campus Kings (college-themed, designer shoe company)
Founders: Stephen Cammock (YC ’09), Chris Chau (YC ’10), Henry Finkelstein (YC ’09) and Tim Kau (YC ’09)
Career Cadence (career assessment tool)
Founders: Paul Holzer (SOM '09) and Alan Carniol (SOM '10)
Cincinnatus Capital Partners (student-run hedge fund)
Founders: Joshua Gordon (YC ’11), Philip Piro (YC ’11), and Nicholas Rugoff (YC ’11)
College Sports Press (blog network providing college sports coverage)
Founder: David Lee (YC '10)
Cube Knowledge (educational software)
Founder: James Rapp (MED ’10)
Cubiverse (online media platform)
Founders: Chistopher Bartley (MD/PhD ‘ 14), Alexander McBurney (YC ’05), and Jason Park (GRD ’13)
GetFreeCups (marketing company)
Founders: Ryan Ashayeri (YC ’10) and Anichya Gujral (YC ’10)
Green Bride Guide Online (online green weddings marketplace)
Founder: Kate Harrison (FOR ‘09) and Team Member: Henry Finkelstein (YC '09)
Grilled Cheese To Go (fast food franchise)
Founder: Michael Inwald (SOM '10)
MyDayly (online tool for music discovery)
Founders: Danny Hakim (YC '09) and Michael Waxman (YC '09)
Paper G (online local advertising platform)
Founders: Victor Cheng (YC ’08), Ka Mo Lau (YC) and Victor Wong (YC)
Roameo (online event management)
Founder: Jessica Cole (YC ’12)
Tezin Software (website development and management)
Founders: Jazear Brooks (YC ’11) and Philip Shao (YC ’12)
Tigris (medical tourism)
Founders: Farhad Anklesaria (YC ’10) and Casper Desfeux (YC ’10)
Trolley Basket USA (reusable shopping basket)
Founder: Peter Olausson (MED)
WakeSmart (smart alarm clock that wakes an individual at optimal point in REM cycle)
Founder: Arun Gupta (YC)
YouRenew (buy back and resell eletronics company)
Founders: Bob Casey (YC) and Richard Littlehale (YC ’10)