Entrepreneurship

Indiana University boasts some of the best entrepreneurship theorists and researchers in the country and produces talented and creative students with a passion for solving innovative challenges. Office of the Vice President for University Relations helps enhance IU’s entrepreneurship initiatives and provides connections to external partners.

IU’s top-ranked entrepreneurship programs and unique capabilities in science and technology are producing startups in high-growth fields, and new jobs are cropping up around the state.

IU Ventures catalyzes entrepreneurship through initiatives such as The Quarry, a program that supports startups based on IU intellectual property, and the $15 million Philanthropic Venture Fund, an open-ended evergreen fund that invests in early-stage companies with strong ties to IU.

Frequently ranked near the top of university entrepreneurship programs, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (JCEI) disseminates entrepreneurial knowledge through research, teaching, and practice.

The IU Bloomington technology park houses advanced information technology infrastructure. It will soon include IU Health Bloomington Hospital and affiliated IU Bloomington academic health programs.

IU partners with the Inventrek Technology Park in Kokomo to provide startup and high-growth companies with the resources they need to grow their businesses. Inventrek is home to The Shared Drive, a public co-working space for entrepreneurs.