VENTURE LAB
FORWARD VISION — RELOCATED VENTURE LAB Georgetown Venture Lab is a dedicated workspace for full-time alumni entrepreneurs to launch and grow their businesses with support from the Georgetown Entrepreneurship network. Newly relocated at a WeWork facility near the Georgetown Law Center on 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, the Venture Lab offers alumni entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to grow their business alongside fellow peers, gain one-on-one entrepreneurship coaching, and participate in private pitch events with the Georgetown Angel Investment Network (GAIN). to the Venture Lab network, Georgetown EiRs, “ Access and lab resources have been pivotal in our company’s growth and a material catalyst in getting the company scaled to the next level. We’ve gained perspective, connections, business strategy, practiced the business description to external parties, and mentored GU students. It’s overall been a valuable experience.” —Tara Swersi (G’06), CEO, STRIDER
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Since October 2018, approximately 60 companies have at one point housed themselves in the Venture Lab.
The Georgetown Venture Lab is supported by Ted Leonsis (C’77, P’14, P’15), a longtime entrepreneur and investor who is the founder, majority owner, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment; his wife, Lynn; his son, Zach (MBA’15), senior vice president of strategic initiatives of Monumental Sports & Entertainment and general manager of Monumental Sports Network; and his daughter, Elle (C’14), digital marketing director of SnagFilms, Inc.
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