Venture Forum News Blog
Worcester Chamber Announces 2024-2025 StartUp Worcester Cohort
The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Venture Forum and WorcLab, is proud to announce the twelve local companies that have been competitively selected to the 2024-2025 cohort
City Biz: Paul Silva Interviews Zak Dutton, Executive Director at Venture Forum
September 4, 2024, by Paul Silva This is part of the CityBiz series of interviews. Listen to the full interview here: Paul Silva Interviews Zak Dutton, Executive Director
Worcester Chamber of Commerce: StartUp Worcester Profile: The Next Trivia App is Born in Worcester
by Michael Kane, Economic Development and Public Policy Associate TJ Haigh, a young entrepreneur to watch, participated in two of Venture Forum’s programs. Haigh, the founder of Trivlic, was both
Worcester Business Journal: First WooTank Intercollegiate pitch competition leads to $14.5K in funding for student-founded startups
The Venture Forum held its first-ever WooTank Intercollegiate Showdown at the JMAC BrickBox Theater in downtown Worcester. April 4, 2024, by Eric Casey Inspired by the hit ABC television show
Inaugural WooTank 2024 Intercollegiate Showdown was a spectacular pitch event!
Congratulations to the 8 student entrepreneur teams that participated in our Inaugural WooTank Intercollegiate Showdown! 6 of 8 teams were awarded a total of $14,500 from our Sharks Mark Wingertzahn,
Worcester Guardian: College students compete for ‘deals’ in WooTank
March 25, 2024|Arts & Entertainment/Events, Business/Finance, Education/Schools And for that reason….we’re in! Here’s a really fun take on the popular TV show Shark Tank in which Worcester college student entrepreneurs
Launch Worcester Event at Redemption Rock Brewing Co was an incredible event
On March 18th,2024 Venture Forum launched Launch Worcester at an incredible event at Redemption Rock Brewing Co. There was fantastic energy in the room from startup founders, small business owners, service providers, mentors,
Worcester Business Journal: Worcester entrepreneur support organization seeks to turn city into global startup hub
Venture Forum and Executive Director Zachary Dutton were in the Worcester Business Journal March 4, 2024, by Eric Casey Worcester-based not-for-profit is launching a series of new entrepreneurship-focused initiatives, with the
Press Release: VENTURE FORUM ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES FOR STARTUP COMMUNITY IN WORCESTER & CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
VENTURE FORUM ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES FOR STARTUP COMMUNITY IN WORCESTER & CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Include Pitch Events, Mentoring Programs, New Platform of Startup Resources & More
Valis Insights Cofounders, Emily Molstad and Caleb Ralphs, named to the Forbes 30under30 list in Manufacturing & Industry
Emily and Caleb cofounded software startup Valis to provide solutions that improve the processing of scrap metals to help create a circular economy. Valis’ goal is to support the stability
