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JHU Innovation Factory

ENTREPRENEURS

Our network brings founders together, connecting entrepreneurs with the resources they need to successfully grow their startups.

about us who we are

INVESTORS

Angels, venture capitalists, and alumni are eager to connect to Hopkins entrepreneurs. Our goal is to bring promising startups from conception to funding.

CONSULTANTS

Launching a successful venture is challenging. Our student and professional startup consultants are there to bring expert guidance and strategy to the entrepreneurs that need it.

SPONSORS

Thanks to Tesla, NASA, PNC, APL, and AQR Capital our Inaugural Summit was a huge success. We’re expanding this network sponsors that continue to support Hopkins entrepreneurship in a meaningful way.

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Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory is a collaborative organization dedicated to connecting capital with cutting-edge entrepreneurship. We believe that by connecting students, faculty, friends, and alumni from Hopkins’ nine schools, we can help develop a thriving ecosystem in which ideas are shared, problems are solved, and opportunity is cultivated. Through our strategic initiatives we will create, foster, and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit throughout the Johns Hopkins community.

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what we’ve accomplished

Sponsor: 1st Annual Hophacks

Founder & Lead: Inaugural

Innovation Factory Annual Summit

+ Mosh Pit Challenge

Lead: Avon Foundation

Breast Cancer Business Case/

Startup Competition

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who we’ve helped achieve entrepreneurial success


what we’re thinking next upcoming events

Annual Summit

Planning and execution of

Innovation Factory’s 2nd Annual Summit + Mosh Pit Challenge

in Spring 2014

We hope to expand to 300+ attendees and

raise $1M up for competition

Startup USA

Sponsoring the search for JHU’s entrepreneurial

venture that will be featured in reality TV show where teams

from top US universities compete

for America’s crowdsourced capital

Speaker Series

Dec 3 we will be co-sponsoring Alex Ohanian, founder of Reddit at Hopkins

We will continue sponsor relevant

speakers throughout the year

InnoVid

VideoCast series featuring topics on

innovation & entrepreneurship

from industry leaders, professors, entrepreneurs, and community thought

leaders which will be available for public

consumption via youtube, vimeo, etc.

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Weekly Meetings To foster rapid innovation, we hold weekly lunch meetings as a way to encourage an open environment for entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas for critical feedback, discuss pressing issues, and hear inspiring speakers and learn from each other’s lessons learned.

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what you can do open roles

join our team!

Fellows (10-25)

Outstanding members will be eligible for Innovation Fellowships. Fellowships are awarded to Innovation Factory members who do exceptional work for a Hopkins startup.

Startup Consultants (3) Consultants will meet with clients (i.e. potential entrepreneurs and give them strategic advice and direction on how to best execute their idea using Innovation Factory resources.

Members Entrepreneurs, marketers, pre-law students, doctors, engineers, and accountants of Hopkins join together to foster innovation throughout our community. Members help plan events, find startups, become founders of their own startups and more. Members are the core to our network and are essential to our collective success.

Web Developer (1) Will join MICA design students in revamping the Innovation Factory website.

Social Media Director (1) One undergraduate skilled in social media marketing will be leading direct marketing efforts to promote our organization.

Content Director (1) Our videocast series, InnoVid, consists of a series of interviews with thought leaders. One undergraduate will lead the creation of this series. #

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Twitter @JHU1IF

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