Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Resources

Fund for Innovation
De-risking and accelerating commercialization of Penn State's emerging technologies. 

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State
Engages the entrepreneurial spirit in the State College area.

Happy Valley LaunchBox
Connecting local entrepreneurs to the support, resources, and facilities they need to de-risk and accelerate their ventures. It's good for them, and it's good for our economy. Signature program of Invent Penn State, a Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. Great for early-stage start-ups. All programs and services are open to the public.

Happy Valley VC
Penn State's student-run Venture Capital and Startup Hub

Invent Penn State
Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation and student career success. 

Intellectual Property Clinic
This clinic provides counseling to PA innovators, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and early-stage startups in intellectual property strategy.

The Learning Factory
The Learning Factory is the maker space to support the capstone engineering design course, a variety of other students projects, and provide a university-industry partnership where student design projects benefit real-world clients.

Lion LaunchPad Microgrant Program
Offered to entrepreneurial student teams to help them get up and running with initial expenses.

Nittany Lion Careers
Search for local, regional, or global career opportunities as a job seeker or post as a recruiter or employer in Penn State's student and alumni recruiting platform.

Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic
This clinic provides free representation for entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofit organizations in a setting similar to a small law firm. 

Penn State Startup Week
Yearly University-wide event that brings some of the leading minds in entrepreneurship and innovation to Penn State campus and across the Commonwealth (spring)

Penn State Small Business Development Center
SBDC offers free one-on-one business consulting to students, faculty, staff, and community.