Looking for a sustainable way to still be fashionable? A start-up company from Yale University students is working to make it happen — in a very unique way. Banofi Leather uses banana waste to create synthetic types of leather.

Guideli was chosen as one of the 12 startups to join Techstars Detroit Powered by J.P. Morgan Fall 2023 class!

Created by three Yale students, the Sillable app aims to help retailers in New Haven.

Tsai CITY continues to foster a culture of innovation, where students of diverse backgrounds and disciplines have found a home to pursue their innovation journeys, where students and staff could develop new leadership opportunities, and where all of us could explore partnerships with colleagues at Yale and in New Haven to amplify the innovation and entrepreneurship accomplishments of the community.

The WE@Yale Women Innovator Series will be reimagined this fall as We@Yale Community Table. Here, anyone passionate about empowering women and non-binary entrepreneurs can come together to share sustenance and resources, her-stories and hopes, and innovate on ways to create a more equitable landscape for all women. 

At the 20th annual Energy Tech Venture Forum presented by Rice Alliance for technology and Entrepreneurship, 11 startups scored recognition from the event's investors who evaluated over 90 early-stage energy transition companies.

We're absolutely thrilled to welcome 42 diverse teams across multiple industries to Tsai CITY's Fall 2023 Venture Programs. Meet the students and founders behind these amazing ideas, projects, and ventures.

Meet Matt Gira, Director of Student Programming at Tsai CITY. Matt knows firsthand the exhilarating highs and challenging lows of the startup journey. In this 6-minute read we detailed some key takeaways from Matt’s feature on the Venture Unscripted podcast.

The banana leather innovators were awarded $1 million, and reveal they are already in talks with luxury brands to develop products.