Students in the new venture track of the program will start their entrepreneurial journey as the founder of a new venture. The program provides resources specific to each founder’s industry and needs, whether that is a student aspiring to launch a business in the B2B or B2C space, a student needing help navigating the unique regulatory, research and development, intellectual property, and other challenges that healthcare startups face, a student needing support with starting a venture located in a developing economy or one with social impact, or a student needing any other type of specialized help.
Businesses that students are working on will be as market-ready and as fundable as possible by graduation, but ultimately, the program aims to provide entrepreneurs with the experiences, tools and frameworks that they can use to continue to grow as entrepreneurs throughout their careers.
Justin Allen '22 / Vet Equity is a real estate company that will own and operate single-family homes in military communities that gives service members the ability to build equity without the need to buy and sell a home every time they move.
Nicole Cuervo '22 / Springrose designs adaptive, attractive bras specifically for women with upper mobility challenges, such as arthritis, stroke paralysis, nerve damage and shoulder injuries.
Jamie Curran '22 / Jaes is a women’s footwear brand with the first shoe truly made for all day wear with the style, custom comfort, and functionality that you need to take on their day, no matter the agenda.
Catherine Lamb '22 / Liquid Confidence is creating an entirely new ready-to-drink beverage by combining the functional benefits of kombucha with a spirits-based canned cocktail.
Sarah Pinner '22 / Beni is a browser extension that surfaces curated alternatives from secondhand marketplaces.
Jonathan Schroeder '22 / Datum is a B2C Consumer Data Management SaaS company. Our mission is to build a smart data economy by offering digital services to help everyday consumers control, manage, and monetize their data assets.
Siddharth Sharma '22 / GreenGrahi is on a mission to save our planet by making landfills a thing of the past through its proprietary technology solutions and scientific know-how on closed loop recycling. Its first product is a smart food waste composter that helps businesses treat their food waste onsite in a cleaner, faster & cost effective manner.
Shanna Traphoner-Liu '22 / bekome is a tech-enabled mental health company channeling the power of the gut-brain connection in supporting mental health through a three-pronged approach: bite-sized mental health nutrition education, personalized suite of vitamins and supplements, and effective progress tracking through expert consults and a digital platform.
2020-21 Cohort Anastasia Evanich ’21 / The Adrenal DrinkSam Jactel ’21 / Agora Health Sara Jandeska ’22 / Blue Comet Medical Solutions Alyssa Marazzo ’21 /Ciclo Emily Mohr ’21 / Nine Times Bakery Sarita Patankar ’21 / HuddleMD Ben Preston ’21 / Gearflow Adam Turville ’21 / FinLit Oliver Yiu ’21 / mySkin |
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2019-20 Cohort Jennifer Daily ’20 / Lana Kila Phil O’Brien ’20 / Limelight Chris Rochester ’20 / Primary Colors Marcus Schneider ’20 / again&again Will Zheng ’20 / Serionix, Inc. Michelle Zighelboim ’20 / Zéta |
Adam Cohen ’20 / Stemloop Hanna Colin ’20 / B-Vitals Amit Gupta ’20 / Cardiosense Ana Kakkar ’20 / Every Clinic Kartik Kesavabhotla ’21 / airmid Health Xiao Zhang ’20 / Amasu |
Rafael Leite ’20 / Beniccio Sinthuja Nagalingam ’20 / Tilt Brunna Seabra ’20 / Dindin |
2018-19 Cohort Kimmie Carey '19 / The Dose Co. David Costello '19 / Kengos Alex Eng '19 / SLATE Daniel Kolb '19 / Commit Cara Morphew '19 / BeenThere Adam Motley '19 / Movo Chair |
Kyle Metz '19 / Jabiru Medical LLC Tim Taxter '19 |
Enrique Evoli '19 / KIN Industries Sahar Jamal '19 / Maziwa Stephane Manuel '19 / TrueFiktion Don Meier '19 / LineShift Sam Schiller '19 / Carbon Yield Julian Sheinbaum '19 / Teachability |
2017-18 Cohort Jennifer Barron ’18 / Outfox Kathryn Bernell ’18 / reBLEND Allison Brown ’18 / Cariset Rei Kawano ’18 / Heed Foods Chase Michalek ’18 / Hilltop Health Brittany Phillips ’18 / Carewaye Milan Raj ’18 / Shaadi Destinations Adam Swick ’18 / Swick Capital |
Andrew Cabodi ’18 / BackWave Technologies Dianna He ’18 / Sit the Moon Health David Nguyen ’18 / okam health Kyle Wildnauer Haigney ’18 / ScriptPass |
Nakul Khanna ’18 / Instago Alejandro Orvananos Obregon ’18 /Qualtrium Zain Shahzad ’18 / Allif Patrick Tagny Diesse ’18 / Afiri |
2016-17 Cohort Nathan Cooper ’17 / Wise Apple Rachael Feuerborn ’17 / Finch Roshni Khurana ’17 / The Right Hook Jared Scharen ’17 / eRetirements Tiffany Smith ’17 / Tiltas Carolyn Snider ’17 / Welltended Eduardo Uriarte Ruiz ’17 / Kairos Rachel Xanttopoulos ’17 / Daybreak |
Healthcare Track Barath Anandakumar ’17 / ActiWit Gal Ben Dor ’17 / Getoo Todd Cruikshank ’17 / Surgical Innovation Associates Smit Naik ’17 / Actualize Therapy Eloy Vinuales ’17 / PrediCare |
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2015-16 Cohort Jordan Hollander ’16 / Citykey Nidheesh Patel ’16 / Carvnient Blair Pircon ’16 / The Graide Network Bobby Powers ’16 / SharEd Justin Saeheng ’16 / IFM Technologies Beth Santos ’16 / Wanderful Asaf Segev ’16 / Syteful Rebecca Sholiton ’16 / Wise Apple |
2014-15 Cohort Jeremy Bolian ’15 /Acentive Jesse Chang ’16 / MDAR Technologies, Inc. Michael Jung ’15 / UroProx Stephen Lane ’16 / FlyHomes Priya Mathew ’15 / Practico Luciana Silva De Oliveira ’15 / New Hope Ecotech Kieren Patel ’16 / Opticent Health Gaurav Shenai ’15 / Touchtrail Tyler Wanke ’15 / Innoblative |
2013-14 Cohort Christopher Chon ’14 / Leonard & Church Mathew Elenjickal ’14 / Four Kites Vaibhov Goel ’14 / Tuplee Travis Granger ’14 / Arbyl April (Yong Kyung) Kim ’14 /Chatting Cat Daniel Klein ’15 / REPP Jeremy O’Briant ’14 / License Buddy Jason Sandler ’15 / Innoblative |
Matt Brugner ‘22
Nick Buege ‘22
Marcus Castro ‘22
Daniel Herrera Kheneyzir ‘22
Hereford Johnson ‘22
Bijeet Mukherjee ‘22
Alex Nay ‘22
Joshua Zhang ‘22
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Application Dates |
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September 21, 2021
12:15-1:00 pm |
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September 26, 2021
11:59 PM |
Program Application Deadline
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September 29, 2021
9:00am-5:00pm |
Mandatory Applicant Activity
In person |
Weeks of :
October 4, 2021 October 11, 2021 |
Zell Fellows Interviews
Round 1 - remote Round 2 - in person |
October 15, 2021
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2021-2022 Invitations Issued
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Program Dates |
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October 20, 2021
9:00am-7:00pm |
Zell Fellows Programming Begins
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November 6-7, 2021
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Fall Trek
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December 5-8, 2021
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Individual Track Treks
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Spring Break 2022
Exact dates TBD |
Israel Trek
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Visit from IDC Zell Program
June 2022, exact dates TBD |
ZGEN Gathering at Kellogg
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New Venture TrackAdjunct Professor of Social Impact, Track Co-Lead Track Co-Lead Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition TrackAdjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Track Co-Lead Adjunct Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Track Co-Lead |
Experts-in-ResidenceAdjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Expert-in-Residence, E-commerce Clinical Associate Professor in Leadership Development and Communications and Expert-in-Residence, Value Proposition and Brand Positioning Clinical Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Expert-in-Residence, CXO Programs and Apprenticeship Expert-in-Residence, Emerging Markets Expert-in-Residence, Digital Product Design |
Mentors-in-ResidenceMentor-in-Residence Mentor-in-Residence Mentor-in-Residence Mentor-in-Residence |
Sarah Stein
Program Manager |
Carrie Kiryakakis
Program Assistant |