For the truly committed entrepreneurs looking to grow their ideas as a part of The Garage community.
The Residency program is an opportunity for student teams, both undergraduate and graduate, to be core members of The Garage’s entrepreneurial community. Resident teams use The Garage as their office and receive special privileges like 24/7 access, a weekly Family Dinner and priority for Office Hours with mentors and staff.
Ideas can be for profit or nonprofit, hardware or software, commercial products or artistic endeavors—anything that requires bringing a new idea to fruition. Resident teams are selected on a quarterly basis. To qualify for Residency, the team lead must have spent at least one quarter working on the current venture in the Tinker or Residency program, and have at least two team members. Also, any team with new leaders must spend at least a quarter in the Tinker program.
Selected Residents get 24/7 access to The Garage, a dedicated desk, and access to reservable meeting rooms.
Residents get an exclusive invite to our weekly Family Dinner, where we hear from a startup superstar.
Resident teams are assigned a dedicated mentor in their industry, to help them on their entrepreneurial journey.
Albatross Design is making an ortholinear mechanical keyboard that aims to bring ergonomic keyboards to a wider consumer market.
Founded by Andrew Yuan, Weinberg/ McCormick '28.
AlleRNA is a biotech venture developing mRNA-based vaccines to eliminate pet allergies starting with cats, enhancing human-pet relationships and advancing veterinary care
Founded by Robert Song, Kellogg/McCormick '25.
Alpime Health offers reliable, secure, and efficient state-of-the-art digital health solutions with hospital-centered analysis.
Co-founded by Tahira Grewal, McCormick '26; Isaac Meite, McCormick '26; and Sophia Pi, McCormick '26.
Appetize is a smart dining app that simplifies group food decisions and deal matching by compiling everyone’s preferences, finding nearby spots, and enabling seamless planning—all within iMessage.
Founded by Kaival Shah, McCormick '28.
ApplyRight is making college admissions more accessible by using AI to deliver high-quality essay feedback.
Founded by Valentin de la Pena, McCormick '25.
Brugge is an AI agent for local government back-office tasks
Founded by Matt LeMay, Kellogg '26.
Circa is a vertical social network for the sleep community.
Founded by Andrew Hou, Weinberg '26.
Coeur is a non-alcoholic beverage company seeking to introduce new drinking experiences with adaptogenic spins on everyone’s favorite cocktails.
Founded by Bryden Behrens, Weinberg '25.
Cogssay is an AI driven evaluation, feedback, and brainstorming system for college admission essays.
Founded by Yash Agrawal, TGS/McCormick '25.
Consigliere helps content creators make sure their videos get the most attention possible before they post, making their analytics truly actionable.
Founded by Richard Wu, Weinberg '25.
Cool Trays makes microwave-safe bowls/trays with handles to ensure safety for people with developmental disabilities or mobility issues when taking foods in and out of a microwave - based on a DTC project.
Founded by Benjamin Runde, McCormick '28.
CrowdListening transforms large-scale social conversations into actionable insights via multi-modal ai content understanding.
Founded by Terry Chen, Weinberg '26.
Digital Karen is a consumer-facing returns management platform and AI agent designed to streamline the post-purchase journey for online shoppers across retailers by offering flexible return options and AI-enabled customer support.
Founded by Robbie Shapiro, Kellogg '25.
Embrace combines AI-driven audio and tactile sensations with a seamless software-hardware system to create an instantly immersive personalized mental space/ sanctuary designed for immediate stress relief and emotional growth.
Founded by Founded by Eileen Wu, TGS/Weinberg '25 and Zoe Li, TGS/Weinberg '25.
Fable Mason Studios is a production group that optimizes and streamlines our various departments, talent, and resources to develop multimedia creative projects and ads for student organizations and local businesses.
Founded by Zach Braffman, SoC/McCormick '26.
Glucolyzer is a biotech startup reimagining diabetes monitoring.
Founded by Edward Seo, Weinberg '25.
HaptE is building low-cost sensing gloves for data collection.
Co-founded by Victoria Israel, McCormick '26 & Trevor Abbott, McCormick '26.
InLine develop affordable, AI-powered occupancy sensors and analytics solutions for recreation facilities, providing real-time visibility into space usage to optimize operations, reduce costs, and enhance user experience.
Founded by Angel Mendoza, McCormick '26.
InstaEnglish is a personal English-speaking coach in your pocket, which offers a clear, quantified path to conversational fluency with a tailored proprietary curriculum.
Founded by Yutaro Nishiyama, Kellogg & McCormick '25; Evan Lai, Kellogg & McCormick '25; Yutaka Kawabata, Kellogg & McCormick '25.
JumpStart Heart is a compact, low-cost, single-use automated external defibrillator (AED) charged by a car battery and stored in a glovebox that can save the life of an individual experiencing cardiac arrest.
Founded by Annika Holliday, SESP '25.
LiftUp fosters community engagement and purpose by helping high school and college students with service requirements find personalized volunteer opportunities that align with their interests and skills.
Founded by Nina Kronengold, Weinberg '25.
Litterbox LLC: WHERE WILDCATS STORE THEIR SH*T, Summer storage made for Northwestern students — by Northwestern students.
Led by Matthew Lee, McCormick '25; Irene Cheon, SoC '25; Kelvin Wong, Medill '26; Joseph Shim, McCormick '26.
Locago is a marketplace connecting users with local brick-and-mortar businesses.
Founded by Rachel Vadhan, Kellogg/McCormick '25.
Locket Cyber Clinic certifies students to protect your business from cyber threats through pro-bono security audits.
Co-founder by Kris Yun, SESP/Weinberg '27 & Theo Maurino, Weinberg '26.
MuddBites is a student-run venture launching a vending machine at Northwestern University’s Mudd Library to offer Asian snacks and instant noodles, catering to students seeking diverse, late-night meal options.
Co-founded by Vincent Yang, Weinberg '26; Jessica Sun, SESP '26; Hailee Kim, Weinberg '26.
NewVox is a startup that aims to use an artificial intelligence model (specifically through NLP) to convert the broken speech of those with Broca's Aphasia to proper speech to enhance their day-to-day communications.
Co-founded by Adithya Sathyamurthy, Weinberg '27 & Nicholas Bruha, Weinberg '27.
OptiFlow is unlocking human productivity through AI-agent applications.
Founded by James Carlin, Weinberg '25.
Palettable makes personalized recommendations to emerging artists on distribution channels so they can continue to tell their stories.
Founded by Diana Kattan, Kellogg '25.
PATH is an AI-powered health management app that integrates a personalized fitness program designed by experts seamlessly into your schedule
Founded by Yali Koch, Weinberg '27.
POMwear or that Part Of the Month-wear is an innovative wearable health technology designed to empower women by providing targeted pain relief and support for menstrual health management.
Founded by Brittany Ransom, TGS/McCormick '25.
Praxis is a social practice platform that drives musician growth through practice tracking and community engagement, serving millions of musicians who want to track, improve, and share their musical journey.
Founded by Aryan Avadhanam, McCormick/Bienen '27.
Prevail Nutrition is apersonalized nutrition service that analyzes important health indicators to provide tailored dietary recommendations, including customized meal plans and supplement suggestions.
Founded by Ryan Kang, Weinberg '27.
Project MED promotes health equity by focusing on educating and preparing high school students for careers in healthcare, particularly in underserved communities.
Led by Lily Walters, Weinberg/Bienen '26.
ReCat is an app (and game!) that helps couples build stronger relationships by encouraging expressions of gratitude and healthy communication.
Founded by Ashley Guo, SESP '26.
RecruitBridge is an AI Agent based recruiting platform for remote employees.
Founded by Pedro Nieto Rocha, Weinberg '27.
Roombee is a mobile app with tools to help first-time dorm roommates adjust to cohabitation.
Founded by Alison Bai, Weinberg '26.
Rora is a mist that provides instant relief from external vaginal dryness due to menopause.
Co-founded by Neha Mehta, Kellogg '25 & Catherine Malloy, Kellogg '25.
Sail is the student’s one-stop shop for efficient academic planning, degree progress tracking, and internship application assistance.
Founded by Jonathan Bell, McCormick '26.
ScaleUp is an early-stage startup with the mission of eliminating 100% of fish waste
Co-founded by Sam Rappin, Weinberg '25 & William Kosann, Weinberg '26.
Sensify is revolutionizing recycling by deploying advanced sensor technology that accurately identifies materials and guides proper disposal.
Founded by Shane Deng, McCormick '27.
Shothawk is creating an active threat responding unit that subdues an active assailant using nonlethals and helps bridge the gap between when an incident occurs to when safety officials arrive onscene.
Founded by Ohm Vyas, TGS '25.
Simpli-Sci is a research publication that works to break down barriers that prevent some from understanding scientific discovery and ongoing studies in STEM fields, by using a non-traditional approach to present research.
Co-founded by Zoey Hall, Weinberg '25 & Shreya Ruia, Weinberg '27.
SocialLens creates a device that seamlessly captures unposed, authentic moments in social settings, preserving the natural flow of events while complementing the significance of directed photos.
Founded by Damien Koh, McCormick '25.
SPLIT Rideshare matches students traveling to and from the airport at the same time.
Co-founded by Grayson Donnelly, McCormick '25 & John Hileman, McCormick/Weinberg '26.
Square One is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission to promote children’s health and wellness through an equitable and accessible health curriculum based on principles of problem-based learning.
Led by Kavin Vandayar, Weinberg '27.
Stella's Imagination: Producer of handmade stuffed plushie business that ships worldwide since 2015 on Etsy.
Founded by Anastasia Jimenez, Weinberg '26.
Tego is revolutionizing safety and accessibility with its game-changing magnetic wall outlet technology.
Led by Keith Weissman, Feinberg '25.
VoxWrap produces heated neck-wear for singers and performers amid the winter cold.
Founded by Sophia Bogdanovitch, Bienen '27.
WizLab empowers teachers to create personalized learning experiences that help every student thrive.
Founded by Katia Shek, SESP '26.
WristBuddy is a wearable teaching tool that alerts both parents and children when they get too far away from each other, giving parents peace of mind while exploring public spaces with their kids.
Founded by Sindhu Sreedhar, Kellogg '25.
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