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Startup Stories: Accelerating the Search for New Medicines
A conversation with Arjun Murthy ’20, whose startup Maven Bio uses AI to help pharmaceutical companies streamline the drug development process.
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Startup Stories: Helping Employees Navigate Their Healthcare Benefits
A conversation with Guy Benjamin ’14, whose startup Healthee provides a comprehensive digital platform that helps employees access and understand their health and wellness benefits.
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Student POV: Culture and Creativity
Melanie Fan ’24 describes how New Haven’s world-class museums—and the opportunity to enroll in art and film classes—drew her to SOM.
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Profs. Lesley Meng and A. J. Wasserstein Win Annual Teaching Awards
Meng won the award for teaching in the MBA core curriculum, and Wasserstein was honored for elective teaching.
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Startup Stories: Ethical Investing in Emerging Markets
A conversation with Justin Bernier ’20 who, with four EMBA classmates, launched an index fund that lets Americans invest in emerging markets without supporting companies that threaten U.S. national security.
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A Long-Running Course Connects Students with Social Enterprises in Kenya
Five teams of students traveled to Nairobi last month as part of the Global Social Entrepreneurship course.
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Yale SOM Student-Led Ventures Win Prizes at Startup Yale 2024
Student-led startups Guideli, WealthMeUp, and Win Number were among the winners of the annual event recognizing entrepreneurship across Yale.
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Alumni Venture HiLabs Closes $39 Million Funding Round
The company uses artificial intelligence to clean and analyze error-ridden healthcare data and make it more usable by insurers and healthcare providers.
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Reddit COO Jen Wong Talks Mission and the ‘Magic’ of Community
Wong spoke at Yale SOM on April 9 as part of the Colloquium on Entrepreneurship, a lecture series that connects founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs with students and faculty for candid discussions and advice.
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Startup Stories: Filling the Succession Gap for Small Business Owners
A conversation with Alyssa Strasser ’23 who, with her EMBA classmate Ali Platon ’23, has launched an investment search fund aimed at acquiring and operating a small or mid-sized business.