Research, ventures, and the people moving Duke innovation forward.
83°FResearch, ventures, and the people moving Duke innovation forward.
Ventures
Startups, spinouts, licensing, and commercialization from the Duke ecosystem.
Ventures
Startups, spinouts, licensing, and commercialization from the Duke ecosystem.
Ventures
Startups, spinouts, licensing, and commercialization from the Duke ecosystem.
Ventures
View MoreDuke alum trains next generation of founders to learn from failure
Upswing co-founder and CEO Melvin Hines, a Duke JD/MBA alum, returned to campus to let Executive MBA students dissect a case study of his edtech startup's toughest choices, sharing lessons on funding, hiring, and building a company without personal wealth.
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View MoreDuke engineer prototyped a no-remove menstrual cup on a used 3D printer for 10,000 women in Uganda
Hannah Wilen (Pratt '20, Fuqua '22) co-founded Capd Period and bootstrapped a menstrual cup designed to be emptied without removal, winning the 2023 Westly Prize's $40,000 award earmarked for distributing 10,000 cups in Uganda.
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View MoreDuke brothers' sports app hits 1 million daily users without spending a dollar on ads
John Antonelli, a 2023 Duke computer science graduate and participant in Duke's Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs program, co-founded the fan-engagement app Real with his brothers. The platform peaked at 1 million daily active users during Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, capping growth from 9,000 monthly users in late 2021.
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View MoreHow a Duke alum is using sensors and AI to protect fish farmers from toxic water
Duke class of 2023 alum Snehal Verma co-founded NatureDots in December 2019 to help fish farmers combat climate-driven water quality losses using sensor hardware and machine learning; the venture now has a 22-person team and more than 20 international awards.
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View MoreDuke researchers connect aging with GLP-1 drug development
A May 20 conversation between Duke faculty researcher Rana Gupta and Dean Mary Klotman highlights the university's growing effort to link metabolic aging research with next-generation GLP-1 therapies, including collaborations with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
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