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.
OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Clean Energy Grid Deployment
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CHANNEL SPONSORS
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.
VENTURE BUILDERS
A Venture Builder is an individual hired by MIT to identify, investigate, and de-risk potential venture opportunities within MIT around a specific channel.
News
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What Do Experts Say About Proto Ventures’ Clean Energy Startup Ideas?
Identifying the most promising clean energy venture ideas for MIT’s venture studio By Jennifer Bonniwell | Proto Ventures News January 18, 2024 About 35 experts from all sides of the energy industry gathered to review and assess clean energy venture opportunities from MIT labs as part of the Proto Ventures Clean Energy & Fusion Channel Forum on…
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MIT Alumnus Cohen-Tanugi Named Venture Builder for Proto Ventures
David Cohen-Tanugi will lead efforts to create and launch clean energy startups out of MIT labs as the new venture builder for MIT’s venture studio, Proto Ventures.
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MIT Proto Ventures program readies new startups for launch
MIT Innovation Initiative Venture Builder Luis Soenksen accelerates the launch of unique AI and health care startups in record time.