Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Donor-Funded Entrepreneurial Awards and 2025 Entrepreneurial Fellowships

2025 Donor-Funded Entrepreneurial Awards

Each spring, the Yale School of Management offers current students the chance to compete for funding to support their startups or entrepreneurial ventures. The Donor-Funded Entrepreneurial Awards—open to both first- and second-year students—are made possible by the generous support of alumni and donors who are passionate about fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at Yale.

Applications are carefully reviewed by a panel of SOM alumni selected by the Program on Entrepreneurship. These accomplished judges volunteer their time and expertise to evaluate proposals and identify the most promising ventures.

This year, SOM awarded over $60,000 in funding to student entrepreneurs who have shown outstanding dedication to building their ventures—demonstrated not only through their business ideas, but also through their academic choices, co-curricular involvement, and commitment to giving back to the SOM community.

The winners of this year’s Donor-Funded Entrepreneurial Awards are:

The Henry F. McCance Entrepreneurial Award

Samantha Sweig, Calmware

Nicola Yu, Preservio

Daike Wang, Vitablabla

Nicole Morrison, Win Number

Vivian Cai, Sustentra

Henry Melzer, Teach Longer

Samantha Kuo, ClarityCare

Jasmine Li, Heal Aura

Bailey Ehrens, Tennie

The Morris and Miriam Pozen Entrepreneurial Award

Jack Chen, Nick Wang, Casey Ma, Jin Sun, Pumpkin House Murder Mystery

Peter Li, Makerstate

The Selby Family Entrepreneurship Innovation Award

Vivian Cai, Sustentra

Henry Melzer, Teach Longer

The Boms, Tal, Vlock Entrepreneurial Award

Nick Callegari, Verustruct

Nicole Morrison, Win Number

2025 Entrepreneurial Fellowships

Additionally, each year, a distinguished panel of alumni judges selects the recipients of the Entrepreneurial Fellowship—an initiative that provides both funding and mentorship to graduating students committed to pursuing their ventures full-time after graduation. The Fellowship recognizes individuals who embody exceptional character, a strong work ethic, and the resilience essential to entrepreneurial success.

This year, we are proud to introduce our five outstanding Entrepreneurial Fellows:

Nick Callegari, Verustruct

Vivian Cai, Sustentra

Patrick Wei, Le Bezel

Samantha Sweig, Calmware

Win Number, Nicole Morrison

The Program on Entrepreneurship and the Yale School of Management are proud to recognize these students for their outstanding accomplishments and unwavering commitment to advancing entrepreneurship at Yale. We celebrate their achievements and look forward to seeing the impact they will make as they continue building their ventures beyond SOM.