VentureCat 2023: The Results!
Northwestern’s Annual Student Startup Competition returns to campus for its 10th year. VentureCat 2023 was held on May 31, 2023 and featured the best and brightest Northwestern student-founded ventures competing […]
Semifinalists gear up for VentureCat 2023
25 teams to compete at VentureCat: Northwestern’s Annual Student Startup Competition By: Kelvin Wong, ’26 “Oh my goodness.” This was Resident Aspen Buckingham’s first reaction when he learned that his […]
Announcing the 2023 Jumpstart Cohort
The Jumpstart Pre-Accelerator program at The Garage seeks to accelerate early-stage student teams by giving them resources and coaching over a period of 10 weeks. This summer, the program officially kicks […]
2023 Little Joe Ventures Cohort Announced
The Garage is excited to announce the newest cohort of Little Joe Ventures Fellows! Now in its sixth year, the Little Joe Ventures (LJV) Fellowship is awarded to five Northwestern […]
JupiterDX to receive a $500,000 investment from Drive Capital
Student startup incubating at The Garage at Northwestern announces investment from Columbus-based venture capital firm CHICAGO, January 10, 2023: JupiterDX, co-founded by Alex Bahram, Weinberg ’21-’22 and Mason Secky-Koebel, McCormick ’22, […]
NUseeds Fund Invests in PairUp – Startup Co-founded by Four Northwestern Alumni
The Garage at Northwestern’s NUseeds Fund has invested $100,000 in PairUp, a team with four Northwestern alumni on the founding team. PairUp creates a seamless mentorship experience to maximize learning, […]
2022 Little Joe Ventures Cohort Announced
The Garage is excited to announce the newest cohort of Little Joe Ventures Fellows! Now in its fifth year, the Little Joe Ventures Fellowship is awarded to five Northwestern sophomores […]
A Must Read for First-Time Founders
by Melissa Kaufman The first student entrepreneur I advised was Jack. He was an undergrad at U Penn with an idea for a local shopping search product. I was working […]
The Garage’s Residency Program Grows to 50% Women
by Charlotte Oxnam, McCormick ’23 When The Garage opened its doors to students in the fall of 2015, there was only one offering, The Garage Residency, our incubation program. The […]