Meet iVenture Accelerator: Cohort 11
Our first cohort spending a whole month in Chicago.
Friends, supporters, and alums!
The Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship is excited to announce the 11th Cohort of the iVenture Accelerator—12 exceptional startups founded by enthusiastic student innovators from the University of Illinois. The 11th generation of iVenture comprises 44 outstanding students representing the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Gies College of Business, The Grainger College of Engineering, the i-School, the College of Media, the College of Fine & Applied Arts, and the College of ACES.
Each venture is listed below—reach out directly if you’re interested in collaborating, have a connection or suggestion, or simply wish to learn more!
Meet them all at Chicago Demo Day on June 4th. RSVP here.
Our teams will be in Chicago from June 2 - June 27. If you’re in Chicago and want to engage with us, drop a message to iventure@illinois.edu. If you’re a Chicago-based investor, alum, founder, corporate leader, head of an innovation hub or coworking space, politician, media person, or know of someone who is—please drop us a line. We’d love to connect and make the most of our month in the city!
iVenture Accelerator Chicago Demo Day
When: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. 4:30pm - 7:20pm. Doors open at 4pm.
Where: TechNexus @ 20 N Wacker Dr, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Who: You! Investors, advisors, mentors, alumni, supporters, community members, and anyone interested in seeing what innovation at the University of Illinois looks like. All are welcome. Bring a friend.
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iVenture x EnterpriseWorks Summer Social
When: Friday, May 23, 2024. 4pm - 6pm.
Where: EnterpriseWorks Atrium @ 60 Hazelwood Dr, Champaign, IL 61820
Who: Advisors, mentors, alumni, supporters, community members of Champaign-Urbana—anyone interested in seeing what innovation at the University of Illinois looks like. All are welcome, so bring a friend 🙂
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iVenture Accelerator Cohort 11
ASL Aspire is an online educational platform that teaches STEM to K-12 students through games.
Contact: ayesha@aslaspire.com
CreatoRain is an AI-powered search platform that helps brands grow organically by accelerating the ways they find and partner with high-impact micro-influencers.
Contact: support@creatorain.com
Credence provides affordable green steam, electricity, and hydrogen solutions for industries, cutting carbon footprints with advanced AI-integrated Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology.
Contact: vedang@credencecleantech.com
Hawa is a design-led streetwear brand uniting Muslim identity and Western styles through bold collabs, culture-driven drops, and merchandise that moves communities.
Contact: team@hawa.studio
InvoGenix is developing an AI-powered electronic health record tool that eliminates the burden of medical documentation, so clinicians can focus on quality care, not paperwork.
Contact: founder@invogenix.app
Klink! is an AI-driven, dual-sided platform that delivers real-time happy-hour deals and seamless social planning for consumers while equipping bars and restaurants with actionable foot-traffic analytics to boost off-peak revenue.
Contact: ayush@klink.social
kWh Electric enables Indian electricity utilities to prevent blackouts by integrating smart devices—batteries, thermostats, and EV chargers—boosting grid sustainability.
Contact: arham@kwhelectric.com
LaneTrax is bringing professional performance analytics to every bowler, everywhere.
Contact: graham@lanetrax.app
NoshBox is a surplus food marketplace that empowers local businesses to fight food waste and hunger by allowing customers to purchase fresh meals at affordable prices.
Contact: noshboxapp@gmail.com
PhinD creates a dynamic platform that bridges the gap between PhDs and small to medium-sized companies, facilitating targeted job searches for PhDs and enabling companies to find specialized talent.
Contact: contact@phind.pro
Second Chance Innovations is a biotech startup that creates powered upper limb orthosis devices for post-stroke patients to assist in increased range of motion, higher individual carrying capacity, and real-time muscle-controlled activation.
Contact: info@secchance.com
Sound of Molecules is developing AI-powered tools that accelerate drug discovery by using a musical encoding of molecules to identify promising drug candidates and protein targets.
Contact: contact@soundofmolecules.com
Without the generous backing of our close friends at Origin Ventures, our journey wouldn't have been possible. The iVenture Accelerator, an integral part of the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship, owes its resounding success to the gracious gift from Steve Miller (BS '87) and Bruce Barron (BS '77).
The Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship is made possible by a nearly $5 million gift from The REAM Foundation. This investment is given in honor of Steve Miller, a member of REAM’s board of directors. Additional support was generously provided by Gies alumnus Bruce N. Barron, who co-founded Origin Ventures with Miller.