Programs
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Tsai CITY programs offer diverse entry points to innovation and entrepreneurship, from drop-in sessions to multi-week, application-only programs. Whether you have a big idea you’re ready to build on or just want to explore the tools of innovation, we can help you get there.
Get inspired with talks from leading innovators, community events like pitch slams and fail nights, and other low-stakes opportunities to connect. Learn a new skill in a workshop, or take a deep dive into a specific topic in a semester-long intensive. Build on an idea — whether it's a concept for a venture, nonprofit, or some other innovative project — in our venture development sequence of programs, from the Tsai CITY Launch Pad to our Accelerator and Summer Fellowship. Take a look at our current lineup of programs.
Advance your venture: Tsai CITY’s Accelerator, which runs every fall and spring semester, guides students and teams with innovative ideas through the process of building effective organizations, projects, and ventures through workshops, mentorship, and funding.
The Founders-in-Residence Program offers a unique opportunity to lead, mentor, and inspire the next wave of student entrepreneurs while advancing mature ventures through collaboration, innovation, and strategic growth.
The Green Innovator Program brings together a cohort of students passionate about sustainability to explore cutting-edge environmental initiatives through curated events, site visits, and immersive discussions on and off campus.
The Innovator’s Toolkit is a series of free workshops focused on key skills for innovation.
The Investing in Innovation intensive introduces participants to the mindsets, frameworks, and practices that investors use to partner with high-potential innovative early-stage ventures.
The Launching Transformative Tech from Campus to Market program is a 5-week intensive designed for innovators eager to transform advanced technologies into viable businesses. Developed in collaboration between Tsai CITY and ClimateHaven, this program provides the tools, frameworks, and guidance to build sophisticated business models and navigate the technology commercialization process.
Ready to join a startup without being a founder? Tsai CITY matches joiners with early-stage ventures for hands-on experience in various roles.
The Tsai CITY Launch Pad, a multi-week incubator designed to help early-stage ventures gain traction with skill-building workshops, mentorship, and a vibrant community of innovators. Whether you’re a founder or joiner, this program offers the resources and support you need to grow your ideas.
Freedom Reads is seeking two summer interns to collaborate on impactful projects that contribute to shaping the national conversation on social innovation and mass incarceration.
Amplify your venture: Tsai CITY’s Summer Fellowship is a multi-week, full-time accelerator to incubate new ventures. It includes $20,000 per team and a rigorous sequence of workshops, sprints, mentorship, coaching, and pitch opportunities.
Tsai CITY, in collaboration with the Yale Entrepreneurial Society, organizes a monthly speaker series featuring esteemed founders and entrepreneurs from diverse industries and backgrounds.
LAUNCH is a Camp Yale Program focused on empowering incoming students to leave a remarkable footprint in the world through entrepreneurship.