Venture College Newsletter
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Newsletter Archive
2025
2024
12/23 – Spring 2025 Opportunities + Alumni Updates
11/23 – Vote Payton McGriff for CNN Hero of the Year!
11/13 – BEW Recap + Competition Winners
9/26 – Find Boise State University at Boise Entrepreneur Week
7/25 – Fall 2024 Venture College Programs: Apply and Compete for Cash Prizes
4/26 – Boise State University Announces Winner of 10th Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
2/29 – A Student’s Journey from Venture College to TEDx
2/2 – Meet the HSIEC Winning Teams + Apply for IEC
2023
12/19 –Â 2023 Venture College Recap: Celebrating Participant Success Stories
12/8 – Apply for the Spring 2024 Incubator Cohort
11/10 – New Partnership with Trailhead to Foster Innovative Ecosystems
10/25 – NSF Meet and Greet
10/13 – Boise Entrepreneur Week Recap
9/27 – Boise State University at Boise Entrepreneur Week
8/18 – 2022 – 2023 Academic Year in Review
8/4 – Empowering Parents and Enhancing Infant Health
7/21 – Empowering Entrepreneurs: Building Communities for All
7/7 – Venture College Alumni Revolutionizes Finance
6/22 – Harnessing Nature’s Engineering for a Sustainable Future
6/9 – Research-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship
5/24 – SFI Student Purses Educational Innovation
5/12 – NSF I-Corps Applications Open
4/27 – Presidential Awards for Innovation
4/12 – Boise State University Announces Winner of 2023 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
3/31 – Founder of Hacky Sack Security, Kacey Wheeler, places First at Hackfort Tech Challenge
3/15 – Venture College alum develops innovative idea to reduce window glare
3/1 – Hackfort Tech Challenge
2/17 – Applications now open for the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
2/1 – High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (HSIEC)
1/19 – Venture College Alumni Highlights
1/6 – Happy New Year!
2022
11/30 – Visitors from Africa explore entrepreneurial network on campus
11/16 – David McKinzie, ‘The Voice of Boise’ inspires young entrepreneurs
11/4 – Boise Entrepreneur Week Recap
10/24 – Broncos at Boise Entrepreneur Week 2022
10/6 – Hacking for Homebuilding Finalists
9/23 – International Incubator Participant Highlights
9/6 –Â Hacking for Homebuilding Info Session Tomorrow
8/24 – Welcome Back, Broncos!
8/10 –Â Fall 2022 Hacking for Homebuilding Applications Now Open
7/27 – Idaho Ignite Participant Highlights
7/13 – Idaho Ignite Concludes with a Final Pitch Tomorrow, July 14th
6/29 – Exciting Updates to the Venture College Team
6/15 – Christian Perry wins FinTech award at the global TradeTech 2022 conference in Paris
6/2 – Jessica Estes (M43) launches Lifters Loot + Walkyria Whitlock (Incubator) pitching at Boise Pitch Night
5/18 – Adam Stock wins the 2 Minute Drill, Meet our Spring Intern + VC Participants in the News
5/4 – Idaho Ignite: Entrepreneurship training for researchers
4/20 – Meet the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge Winning Teams
4/7 – Join us for the eighth annual Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
3/23 – Meet the 24 IEC Finalist Teams
3/9 – Dallas Crum: Walking for Water
2/23 – Last chance to register for the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
2/9 – Meet the 2022 High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge winning teams
1/26 – International Entrepreneur Course + 2022 IEC Important Dates
1/12 – Launch your venture today by registering for the Spring 2022 Incubator + IEC
2021
11/16 – David McKinzie, ‘The Voice of Boise’ inspires young entrepreneurs
11/4 – 2022 Boise Entrepreneur Week Recap
10/24 – Broncos at Boise Entrepreneur Week 2022
10/6 – Hacking for Homebuilding Finalists
9/23 – International Incubator Participant Highlights
9/6 – Hacking for Homebuilding Info Session Tomorrow
8/24 – Welcome Back, Broncos!
8/10 – Fall 2022 Hacking for Homebuilding Applications Now Open
7/27 – Idaho Ignite Participant Highlights
7/13 – Idaho Ignite Concludes with a Final Pitch Tomorrow, July 14th
6/29 – Exciting Updates to the Venture College Team
6/15 – Christian Perry wins FinTech award at the global TradeTech 2022 conference in Paris
5/18 – Adam Stock wins the 2 Minute Drill, Meet our Spring Intern + VC Participants in the News
5/4 – Idaho Ignite: Entrepreneurship training for researchers
4/20 – Meet the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge Winning Teams
4/7 – Join us for the eighth annual Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
3/23 – Meet the 24 IEC Finalist Teams
3/9 – Dallas Crum: Walking for Water
2/23 – Last chance to register for the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
2/9 – Meet the 2022 High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge winning teams
1/26 – International Entrepreneur Course + 2022 IEC Important Dates
1/12 – Launch your venture today by registering for the Spring 2022 Incubator + IEC
2021
12/21 – 2020-2021 Venture College Annual Report
12/8 – Fall 2021 Incubator Participant Highlights
11/24 – Pay it Forward with WeLoLo, M43 Entrepreneur Course Participant
11/10 – Applications Live for the Spring 2022 Venture College Incubator and Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge + Alumni Highlight (Joel Matheson)
10/27 – $105k Awarded to Venture College Participants at BEW
10/14 – Venture College at Boise Entrepreneur Week
9/29 – Last chance to register for Hacking for Homebuilding.
9/15 – Venture College Community in the News: Gymreapers, Karmik Outdoors, Simply Eloped, and more!
9/1 – Welcome back, Broncos! Learn about the Venture College, our fall programs, and upcoming opportunities.
8/18 – Alumni in the News and Fall 2021 Programs, Courses + Opportunities
8/4 – Register for Fall 2021 Venture College programs + Alumni Highlights
7/21 – Incubator Alumni Highlights, Fall Programming, New CI+D Programs
7/7 – Idaho I-Corps Ignite Demo Day
6/23 – Venture College Student Testimonials
6/9 – Upcoming Reverse Pitch Competitions
5/26 – Fall 2021 Venture College Programming
5/12 – Congratulations Graduates, New Program + International Incubator Program Highlight
4/28 – Spring 2021 Venture College Incubator Participants
4/15 – Meet the Venture College Work U Interns, IEC in the News + Upcoming Opportunities
4/2 – 2021 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge Results + Upcoming Events
3/18 – 2021 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge, Survive to Thrive + Upcoming Programs
3/3 – IEC Finalists Announcement, Alumni Highlight (Karmik Outdoors) + Venture College YouTube Channel
2/17 – IEC Applications Due, Upcoming Programs + Alumni Highlights (Sienna George)
2/4 – High School IEC + Alumni Highlights (Free to Feed)
1/21 – Apply: Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
1/6 – Survive to Thrive Returning
2020
12/16 – Alumni Highlights (Bertelsen Education, Free to Feed + Karmik Outdoors), Incubator Highlights + Happy Holidays
12/2 – Social Impact Pitch Competition Winners + Registration for Spring 2021 Programs
11/18 – Venture College Incubator + IEC Applications Now Open!
11/3 – Don’t Forget to Vote + Hacking for Homebuilding Competition
10/21 – Boise Startup Week – Student Registration is Live
10/7 – Hacking for Homebuilding + Boise Startup Week
9/23 – Meet the Side Hustle Pitch Competition Winners
9/9 – Bronco Giving Day
8/27 – Welcome Back Broncos + Meet the Venture College Team
8/12 – Alumni Highlights: Norton Gumbo + Program Registrations
7/29 – Alumni Highlights: Wild Hearts Idaho
7/15 – Alumni Highlights: THE WAVY BUNCH
7/1 – Fall 2020 Incubator Registration, Side Hustle Series + Alumni Highlight (Liveldy)
6/17 – Survive to Thrive, Alumni Highlight (Free to Feed) + Side Hustle Series
6/3 – New Episodes: Side Hustle Series