Maggie Boreham (SOM ’24) and Jinali Mody (YSE ’23) represented Banofi Leather (formerly Aatma Leather) at this year’s Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) and placed 5th out of 42 startup teams.

Tsai CITY is thrilled to welcome 15 student teams to our 2023 Summer Fellowship cohort. The Summer Fellowship is a full-time accelerator designed for companies, nonprofits, and initiatives that have demonstrated traction and have developed sustainable models for their ventures.

Rachel Laryea (GSAS ‘21), founder of Kelewele, a cultural lifestyle brand reimagining plantains in its commitment to connecting the African diaspora through food, culture, and innovation, just topped $200,000 in gross revenue and is now developing an ice cream

Tsai CITY creates opportunities for students to exchange ideas across disciplines. Learn how Yale students continue to harness the arts and humanities to make an impact in various fields and explore inspiring examples of creative ventures that have emerged from the Tsai CITY community.

In this edition of our Alumni Highlights, we spotlight trailblazers, game-changers, and rising leaders in their respective spaces who continue to make their mark.

On March 31st, Tsai CITY hosted its annual Startup Yale entrepreneurship competition in collaboration with other university innovation centers. This year we were pleased to add the first-ever Black Venture Summit Prize, an effort to increase venture funding for Black founders in the region.

Startup Yale 2023 Manolo Sanchez Prize winner, The Fines and Fees Freedom Fund, founded by Alejandra Uria (Law ’23), Liam Grace- Flood (SOM ’22), and Caela Murphy (SOM ’23), was featured in the Yale Daily News for their work to reduce incarceration due to unpaid fines.

Find out more about the winners of Startup Yale 2023, a two-day event bringing together community leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs at Yale

When students enter the Tsai CITY Venture Development Programs, they’re looking for guidance on how to move their ventures forward. These student founders have a range of backgrounds and interests, and no two ventures are alike. On the surface, supporting them all may look like an impossible challenge, but Tsai CITY is all about finding innovative solutions. Meet the Venture Advisors.