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:
GEOTHERMAL
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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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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.