PROTO VENTURES
MIT’S VENTURE STUDIO
Translating ideas into impactful ventures that address the world’s greatest challenges.
ABOUT PROTO VENTURES
The first venture studio of its kind within a university.
Proto Ventures creates startups from technology and research within MIT.
We believe that many potentially world-changing inventions remain on the lab room floor. Proto Ventures seeks to be more deliberate about identifying venture opportunities at an early stage and cultivating those ideas to solve the world’s hardest problems.
CURRENT CHANNEL:
FUSION AND CLEAN ENERGY
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FORMER CHANNEL:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + HEALTHCARE
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Proto Ventures gives sponsor organizations access to innovative people, ideas, and technologies across MIT’s ecosystem. Sponsorship is a perfect fit for innovative corporations and impact-oriented philanthropic donors.
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Proto Ventures Fellow Brings Fusion Energy Tech to Space Travel
Proto Ventures fellow Theo Mouratidis was awarded the Activate fellowship to launch a new propulsion startup Hyperion Transport Systems, a collaboration with Proto Ventures—MIT’s venture studio.
5 Clean Energy Projects Unveiled
Proto Ventures has identified five promising opportunities in clean energy to promote into team projects, a key milestone that will culminate in the formation of one or more new ventures from inside MIT.
Fusion Power Has Entered Commercial Era
Proto Ventures, PSFC Release Report at FusionX About Commercial Fusion Opportunities at FusionX Conference hosted by MIT’s PSFC