About I2V

Since 2003,  Invention to Venture workshops have been held in such technology hot-spots as Boston, MA, Fresno, CA, Chicago, IL, Baltimore, MD and Orlando, FL. The introductory I2V teaches technology entrepreneurship basics, helps build networks and provides a framework for moving ideas forward. This year several specialized workshops will also be offered.

Invention to Venture workshops are directed to:

• Students/faculty interested technology entrepreneurship and how to commercialize research
• Members of the university community who are entrepreneurially ambitious
• Business people seeking connections with university students and faculty
• Investors seeking high growth potential companies
• Businesses seeking to identify new technology opportunities

Invention to Venture is a program of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance with sponsorship from The Lemelson Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation