Alumni Alumni play a unique role within Innovate@BU as both users and contributors to its resources. Thanks to IDG Capital, 13 alumni-led teams have been able to make the BUild Lab their primary office as they launch new ventures, including tech solutions for the medical industry, artificial intelligence tools for marketing, and a platform for connecting outdooradventure seekers to each other and trips. Alternatively, dozens of alumni from Boston and beyond have hosted invaluable office hours for current students, providing industry-specific insight and entrepreneurship fundamentals. They have served as guest speakers and workshop leaders, judges at pitch competitions, and starting this fall, dedicated mentors to student venture and project teams. Learn more about alumni resources and engagement opportunities by reaching out to Micaelah Morrill, Director of External Relations, mmorrill@bu.edu.
Rushi Gahnmuki (ENG’10,’14) (second from right) and his company Bola AI are one of 13 alumni ventures that are headquartered at the BUild Lab. He and his team are building AI-voice charting systems for researchers and healthcare providers.
Thirty-five alumni spoke or led workshops at IDEA Conference 2019. Rebecca Love (CGS’99, Pardee’01) (left) and Marion McNabb (SPH’13) (center) shared their pathways from BU to founders of medical start-ups. Love founded HireNurses.com, later acquired by Ryalto. McNabb is the founder of Cannabis Community Care & Research Network.
Alumni play a major role in Innovate@BU programs, especially in the New Venture Competition, where they serve as judges for all three rounds. In December, Emma Loeb (COM’16), Impact Lead at WeWork and founder of Sol-A-Granola, served as a judge for Pitch & Pizza for Social Impact Ideas.
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