More than 2,500 teams have participated in I-Corps since the program's inception in 2012. More than half of these teams, nearly 1,400, have launched startups which have cumulatively raised $3.16 billion in subsequent funding.
Widely recognized as an effective training program in the U.S. and internationally, the Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program addresses three urgent national needs:
Training an entrepreneurial workforce
The I-Corps program has trained more than 5,800 researchers, many of whom have gone on to create startup companies. In addition, students and post-docs that have graduated from the I-Corps program have entered the workforce bringing the knowledge of the I-Corps process to their industry and academic positions.
Bringing cutting edge technologies to market and enabling positive economic impact
The I-Corps program has had a positive, powerful ripple effect on the economy — resulting in the launch and subsequent funding of more than 1,000 startup and small-business ventures, which have cumulatively raised over $760 million in subsequent funding
Biennial reports
NSF issues a report on I-Corps program results and impact every two years. These reports outline in detail just how much impact the program is having in the research and business communities.
Team highlights
I-Corps training programs have helped launch more than 1,000 startups. Read about some of the remarkable work by participating teams of researchers.