Y Combinator-backed Celery, founded by Brian Nguyen & Chris Tsai (both WG’13), helps companies develop strong customer relationships from the start, by improving the “pre-commerce” experience. MORE

Y Combinator-backed Celery, founded by Brian Nguyen & Chris Tsai (both WG’13), helps companies develop strong customer relationships from the start, by improving the “pre-commerce” experience. MORE

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Region’s Business – Philadelphia highlights Wharton Entrepreneurship programs for “inspiring creative thinking”. MORE

AdhereTech [founded by Josh Stein WG'12] receives $50,000 grand prize in global diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim. MORE

In “Pimp My Robot”, Venture Initiation Program member Dick Zhang (ENG’15) talks about winning Penn’s Y-Prize for his plan to commercialize flying robot technology from GRASP Lab – UPenn (with co-founders Kelsey Duncombe-Smith EE’15 & Andy Wu GRW’16). MORE

In “Pimp My Robot”, Venture Initiation Program member Dick Zhang (ENG’15) talks about winning Penn’s Y-Prize for his plan to commercialize flying robot technology from GRASP Lab – UPenn (with co-founders Kelsey Duncombe-Smith EE’15 & Andy Wu GRW’16). MORE

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Professor Kartik Hosanagar gives his thoughts on ecommerce in India. MORE

Stone & Strand (Nadine McCarthy Kahane WG’12) and Adornia Fine Jewelry (Becca Aronson C’05/WG’13 & Moran Amir WG’13) are jewelry websites “working to bridge the gap among e-commerce, social media and bricks-and-mortar retail.” MORE

Stone & Strand (Nadine McCarthy Kahane WG’12) and Adornia Fine Jewelry (Becca Aronson C’05/WG’13 & Moran Amir WG’13) are jewelry websites “working to bridge the gap among e-commerce, social media and bricks-and-mortar retail.” MORE

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“Highland Capital Partners has announced the names of the 9 student companies participating in its sixth annual Summer@Highland program.” List includes Skylbridge, founded by Brett Lewis (WG’13) & Raj Jeyakumar (WG’13). MORE

Skylbridge also featured in PandoDaily: Summer@Highland is like success camp for student entrepreneurs.

“Highland Capital Partners has announced the names of the 9 student companies participating in its sixth annual Summer@Highland program.” List includes Skylbridge, founded by Brett Lewis (WG’13) & Raj Jeyakumar (WG’13). MORE

Skylbridge also featured in PandoDaily: Summer@Highland is like success camp for student entrepreneurs.

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Congratulations to Michelle Peluso (W’93), CEO of Gilt Group – FULL LIST HERE

“One of the hardest things for an entrepreneur to do is to admit defeat. But in the case of [Curalate founders] Apu Gupta (WG’05) and Nick Shiftan, failure was likely the best thing that could have happened to them.” MORE

“One of the hardest things for an entrepreneur to do is to admit defeat. But in the case of [Curalate founders] Apu Gupta (WG’05) and Nick Shiftan, failure was likely the best thing that could have happened to them.” MORE

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How the Penn alumnus (Samuel Reeves W’05) behind Humanistic Robotics, Inc. is saving the world one landmine at a time—and making money doing it. MORE

“LiveSafe provides the right tools and information for individuals and safety officials to collaborate and build safer communities.”

LiveSafe has been featured in Huffington Post Live, CNN Money, Los Angeles Times, Mashable and on NBC 4 – Washington DC.

“LiveSafe provides the right tools and information for individuals and safety officials to collaborate and build safer communities.”

LiveSafe has been featured in Huffington Post Live, CNN Money, Los Angeles Times, Mashable and on NBC 4 – Washington DC.

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Zenkars, founded by Jim Chabas (WG’13) and Venkat Jonnala (WG’13), is an online retailer of used cars. For the consumer, Zenkars sells the best-priced used cars online with a peaceful buying experience.  The company removes middlemen and gets cars directly from commercial sellers – bypassing auto auctions, wholesalers and dealers. For the corporate seller, Zenkars offers the first direct to consumer remarketing channel.
Zenkars is the winner of the 2013 Wharton Business Plan Competition Perlman Grand Prize. The WBPC Venture Finals event and Zenkars’ win has been featured in India West , the New York Times You’re the Boss blog , the Philadelphia Inquirer , the New York Daily News , the San Francisco Chronicle , The Times of India , Knowledge@Wharton...

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Zenkars, founded by Jim Chabas (WG’13) and Venkat Jonnala (WG’13), is an online retailer of used cars. For the consumer, Zenkars sells the best-priced used cars online with a peaceful buying experience.  The company removes middlemen and gets cars directly from commercial sellers – bypassing auto auctions, wholesalers and dealers. For the corporate seller, Zenkars offers the first direct to consumer remarketing channel.

Zenkars is the winner of the 2013 Wharton Business Plan Competition Perlman Grand Prize. The WBPC Venture Finals event and Zenkars’ win has been featured in India West, the New York Times You’re the Boss blog, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Daily News, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Times of India, Knowledge@Wharton, Penn News, Silicon India, Technically Philly and ClearAdmit.

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The Wharton School supports students choosing to intern at start-ups and build their own businesses over the summer. MORE

CNBC: Wharton alum founded Warby Parker opens first flagship store in New York City. MORE

Vogue Magazine covers the flagship store’s opening celebration – PHOTOS HERE

“1DocWay’s [founded by Samir Malik C'08/W'08/GEN'13/WG'13] telehealth service focuses on telepsychiatry and has given a boost to health care IT in the Philadelphia area.” MORE

“Pricing is the hidden challenge of entrepreneurship. It’s a topic that no one talks about, even though (or perhaps because) it involves difficult decisions that hugely impact the success of your business.” MORE

“Pricing is the hidden challenge of entrepreneurship. It’s a topic that no one talks about, even though (or perhaps because) it involves difficult decisions that hugely impact the success of your business.” MORE

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“The founders of FITiST [Neda Talebian Funk WG'06 and Caroline Limpert WG'07] unpack how they turn imperfection into opportunity–whether we’re talking about bodies, business plans, or unexpected setbacks.” MORE

“The founders of FITiST [Neda Talebian Funk WG'06 and Caroline Limpert WG'07] unpack how they turn imperfection into opportunity–whether we’re talking about bodies, business plans, or unexpected setbacks.” MORE

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First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund launches on the West Coast and Philly team invests in it’s second company – Whamix, founded by Ashish Parikh WG’13. MORE

“The University of Pennsylvania Health System and RightCare Solutions, Inc., an evidence-based technology organization specializing in hospital care transitions and readmission management, today announced an expanded partnership with the goal of improving care coordination and reducing readmissions.” MORE

“The University of Pennsylvania Health System and RightCare Solutions, Inc., an evidence-based technology organization specializing in hospital care transitions and readmission management, today announced an expanded partnership with the goal of improving care coordination and reducing readmissions.” MORE

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Coverage of the 2012 Wharton Business Plan Competition winner RightCare Solutions, founded by Mrinal Bhasker, WG’12 (WEMBA-East) ; Kathryn H. Bowles, Penn professor; Eric Heil, ENG’05/WG’12 (WEMBA-East) ; and Matt Tanzer, W’02/WG’12 (WEMBA-East). MORE

Coverage of the 2012 Wharton Business Plan Competition winner RightCare Solutions, founded by Mrinal Bhasker, WG’12 (WEMBA-East) ; Kathryn H. Bowles, Penn professor; Eric Heil, ENG’05/WG’12 (WEMBA-East) ; and Matt Tanzer, W’02/WG’12 (WEMBA-East). MORE

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“Patrick Leahy [W'13], co-founder of startup Firefly, turned down a prestigious Wall Street investment banking internship to build software that takes the messy plug-ins and downloads out of web-based customer support services.” MORE

“Patrick Leahy [W'13], co-founder of startup Firefly, turned down a prestigious Wall Street investment banking internship to build software that takes the messy plug-ins and downloads out of web-based customer support services.” MORE

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Ashwin Muthia W’15 and Alexander Izydorczyk W’15 cite the creation of  The Dorm Room Fund as a great incentive to start their own business while still in school. MORE

Congrats to Wharton alumnae Keya Dannenbaum and the ElectNext team! MORE

“The start-up Warby Parker is one of a number of new innovators that has decided to design, manufacture and sell its inexpensive products directly to its Web-savvy customers.” WATCH HERE

“The SEC today paved the way for a new era of venture capital investing by stating it won’t pursue enforcement action against FundersClub [founded by Boris Silver W'10 and Alex Mittal ENG'07/W'07], whose platform lets any accredited investor fund startups in exchange for equity.” MORE

“The SEC today paved the way for a new era of venture capital investing by stating it won’t pursue enforcement action against FundersClub [founded by Boris Silver W'10 and Alex Mittal ENG'07/W'07], whose platform lets any accredited investor fund startups in exchange for equity.” MORE

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Peter Thomas Roth W’79 on CBS Sunday Morning celebrating PTR FirmX QVC TSV’s Good Housekeeping Magazine Seal of Approval. WATCH HERE

Chris and Natasha Ashton (both WG’03) have built a thriving pet insurance business (PetPlan) with support from a number of Wharton resources, faculty and alums. MORE

“The experience of running two successful software companies is paying huge dividends for the three students: ‘Coming up with a concept, building a product, marketing it and talking to investors has been an incredible learning experience’.” says Dan Shipper C’14 about he and his Firefly & Airtime co-founders Patrick Leahy W’13 and Justin Meltzer W’12.

“The experience of running two successful software companies is paying huge dividends for the three students: ‘Coming up with a concept, building a product, marketing it and talking to investors has been an incredible learning experience’.” says Dan Shipper C’14 about he and his Firefly & Airtime co-founders Patrick Leahy W’13 and Justin Meltzer W’12.

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“You don’t have to sacrifice a financial return for social good,” says [CommonBond founder, Wharton alum David Klein]. “In fact, we’re finding that profit drives social good, and social good drives profit.” MORE

“You don’t have to sacrifice a financial return for social good,” says [CommonBond founder, Wharton alum David Klein]. “In fact, we’re finding that profit drives social good, and social good drives profit.” MORE

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AdhereTech, founded by Josh Stein WG’12, is using smartphone technology to improve patients’ adherence to medication schedules. MORE

Via Technically Philly: “Visual analytics firm Curalate [founded by Apu Gupta WG'05] got a shout in the New York Times last week for a study the startup did to find the most-liked Instagram photo from New York Fashion Week.”

Via Technically Philly: “Visual analytics firm Curalate [founded by Apu Gupta WG'05] got a shout in the New York Times last week for a study the startup did to find the most-liked Instagram photo from New York Fashion Week.”

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Professor Ethan Mollick discovered several factors that can influence a project’s success or failure on Kickstarter. MORE

List includes FamilyLeaf, founded by Wesley Zhao (on leave from Wharton) and Firefly, co-founded by Dan Shipper (C’14), Patrick Leahy (W’13) and Justin Meltzer (W’12). MORE

“To improve his chances, the Lawdingo CEO (Nikhil Nirmel W’08) spent a year building his beta site with contract software developers, and forging customer relationships, including with attorneys and their prospective clients.” MORE

“To improve his chances, the Lawdingo CEO (Nikhil Nirmel W’08) spent a year building his beta site with contract software developers, and forging customer relationships, including with attorneys and their prospective clients.” MORE

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“Warby Parker, the e-seller of cheap eyeglasses and shades, exploded from a fledgling startup a popular consumer brand with millions of dollars in venture funding. With that experience under his belt, co-founder Jeff Raider [WG'10] is turning his focus to the launch of a new consumer brand aimed at the hipster set.” MORE

“Warby Parker, the e-seller of cheap eyeglasses and shades, exploded from a fledgling startup a popular consumer brand with millions of dollars in venture funding. With that experience under his belt, co-founder Jeff Raider [WG'10] is turning his focus to the launch of a new consumer brand aimed at the hipster set.” MORE

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“Crowdfunding isn’t just for gadgets anymore.” – Slava Rubin W’00 talks about the rise of crowdfunding. MORE

FundersClub’s founders, Alex Mittal (ENG’07/W’07) & Boris Silver (W’10), and early employee Felicia Curcuru (W’07), “first met during their undergraduate days at Penn, when they were both pursuing degrees in the Wharton School and developing their interests in entrepreneurship.” MORE

FundersClub’s founders, Alex Mittal (ENG’07/W’07) & Boris Silver (W’10), and early employee Felicia Curcuru (W’07), “first met during their undergraduate days at Penn, when they were both pursuing degrees in the Wharton School and developing their interests in entrepreneurship.” MORE

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“[Neil] Blumenthal [WG'10] sat down with Mashable’s Chief Strategy Officer Adam Ostrow to talk about success, celebrating milestones and why networking shouldn’t be a dirty word.” MORE

David Klein, Venture Initiation Program alumni member and co-founder of CommonBond Co, speaks on Bloomberg Television about how his company is working to fix the broken student loan industry. MORE

Congrats to Narinder Singh (WG’04) for being named to San Francisco Business Times’ 40 Under 40 list! MORE

Jonathon Youshaei (W’13) says “it’s never too early to bring your idea to life.” MORE

Stephen Tang (WG’92), CEO & President of the University City Science Center, discusses the “three critical areas that should be a part of any conversation about the intersection of innovation and entrepreneurship.” MORE

Stephen Tang (WG’92), CEO & President of the University City Science Center, discusses the “three critical areas that should be a part of any conversation about the intersection of innovation and entrepreneurship.” MORE

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India’s Business Standard says that Tzinga (founded by James Nuttall & Neeraj Kumar, both WG’10) “is the flavour to beat, not just for its undeniable value proposition in a Rs 25 energy drink, but also for its daring, infectious earnestness and down-to-earth values.” MORE

India’s Business Standard says that Tzinga (founded by James Nuttall & Neeraj Kumar, both WG’10) “is the flavour to beat, not just for its undeniable value proposition in a Rs 25 energy drink, but also for its daring, infectious earnestness and down-to-earth values.” MORE

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Warby Parker (founded by 4 Wharton MBA alums) has “solidified ties” with American Express and the chief executive of J. Crew. MORE

Fred Wilson’s (WG’87) Video Of The Week on Online Higher Ed comes from his talk at Wharton on “being contrarian”. WATCH HERE

Jason Kothari (W’07) talks about how he and partner Dinesh Shamdasani are resurrecting Valiant Comics’ brand of superheroes. MORE

Warby Parker founders Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa (both WG’10) share what inspires them – MORE

Google reportedly in talks with Wharton alum-founded Warby Parker to design stylish frames for Google Glass. MORE

This story is also featured in TechCrunch, BetaBeat, LA Times, FastCo Design, ABC News (blog), VentureBeat & the San Francisco Chronicle.

Google reportedly in talks with Wharton alum-founded Warby Parker to design stylish frames for Google Glass. MORE

This story is also featured in TechCrunch, BetaBeat, LA Times, FastCo Design, ABC News (blog), VentureBeat & the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Doing any international travel over Spring Break? Don’t forget to sign up for VerbalizeIt, a language translation platform delivering real-time access to live translators. MORE

“‎ReelGenie, founded by David Adelman WG’11, is featured in The Washington Post for their upcoming trip to Austin for the SXSW Accelerator program. MORE