Northeastern’s global founders network
Built to move ideas forward. Faster.
Not just to imagine the future. To create it.
Mobilizing creators, builders,
and bold thinkers
Northeastern’s entrepreneurial ecosystem connects the people and resources to action your ideas. Spanning our global network of students, founders, investors, researchers, and industry leaders, the ecosystem brings together the expertise, partnerships, and channels to move you forward.
26
entrepreneurship programs
14
campuses in the U.S., U.K., and Canada
3900+
employer partnerships in 152 countries
Entrepreneurship isn’t an add-on to education. At Northeastern, it’s education in action. It’s experiential learning by creating, solving, and building. It’s developing the capabilities to see opportunities, test ideas, mobilize people and resources, and adapt.
Programs and experiential offerings
Learn by creating, solving, and building.
Our courses and programs are designed to help you develop the mindset and capabilities to move ideas forward.
Northeastern Ventures Portfolio
Proof of what’s possible.
More than $1 billion raised. Countless founders, investors, and innovators connected through one entrepreneurial ecosystem. Explore the ventures accelerated by our global network.
Next Up Founders Prize
What’s next? Your idea.
Your first startup doesn’t have to start in a dorm. It can start now. Pitch your venture, learn from experienced founders and investors, and compete for funding that can take your idea further, faster.
Northeastern entrepreneurs turn ideas into real-world innovations
Jenna Woods
Student
CEO of AngelRock BV
Jenna Woods studied the mineral olivine on co-op as an undergrad. She discovered that when the rock reacts with atmospheric CO2 and water, it undergoes a chemical process that removes carbon from the air.
Woods now heads AngelRock BV, a company that aims to make olivine part of the global climate change solution.
Vincente Zavarce
Alumnus
CEO of Yummy
In 2020, Northeastern alum Vicente Zavarce launched Yummy, Venezuela’s only delivery app. Working in the Bay Area during his co-op ignited Zavarce’s passion for entrepreneurship. His company is now valued at $200 million.
Ke Zhang
Professor
Founder of pacDNA, inc.
Ke Zhang, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and his spinout company PacDNA, Inc. are at the forefront of drug delivery to improve gene regulation. The revolutionary work could someday transform medicine and address rare diseases like muscular dystrophy.
Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation:
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial University Award:
Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation:
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers