UniversityGreater Boston

Brown University

University · Providence, RI

Ivy League university. Providence RI. School of Engineering, School of Public Health. Open Curriculum fosters entrepreneurship. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship. Alumni Ventures fund: Nelson Street Ventures. President: Christina Paxson. CIO: Jane Dietze. Top 5% endowment returns over 5 and 10-year terms among peers.

Founded

Region

Greater Boston

Investors

Nelson Street Ventures

People

About Greater Boston

Boston's venture ecosystem runs on its universities — MIT and Harvard across the Charles River from each other, Boston University down the bank in the Fenway/Kenmore area, all fueling a dense pipeline of biotech and deep tech spinouts. Kendall Square functions as a walkable biotech campus in its own right, but it's really one node in a wider river-and-campus geography — the region's life sciences density comes from several schools feeding the same square mile, not just one.

Region Stats

Total firms 300

VC / investors 35

Companies 248

Schools 17

Known For

Life Sciences

Deep Tech

Venture Capital