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Baker Awards

Dulra Amolegbe ’26 Earns Top Honors At Baker Institute Annual Awards Dinner

Amolegbe earned both the Joan F. & John M. Thalheimer ’55 EUREKA! Award for student Achievement in venture creation and the Thalheimer Grand Prize of $5000 for his startup, Dot.

Startup winner receives award

AV¸£ÀûÉç Alum Wins StartUp AV¸£ÀûÉç Valley’s Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition

In accepting her $20,000 award, Giana Jarrah ’22 thanks AV¸£ÀûÉç’s Baker Institute for her transformation to entrepreneur.

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Andrew Hill Named Inaugural Director of the New AV¸£ÀûÉç Ventures Lab

AV¸£ÀûÉç establishes its first startup accelerator for pre-seed and seed-stage enterprises.

Demo Day

Baker Institute Celebrates Student Entrepreneurs at Hatchery Demo Day

Twenty-five student entrepreneurs showcase their venture projects after six weeks of immersive education in entrepreneurial thinking and doing.

Paul Martino talks with students at AV¸£ÀûÉçSiliconValley

Baker Institute Awards Spotlight Entrepreneurial Mindset & Accessibility

Virtual ceremony honors alumni, faculty and students.


Soccer Without Borders founder Ben Gucciardi Inspires Hatchery Students

Gucciardri took part in the Hatchery’s Inspire/Aspire Speaker Series, which was held virtually this summer.


Global Entrepreneurial Fellowships Go Virtual

Baker Institute and the AV¸£ÀûÉç@NasdaqCenter team up to place AV¸£ÀûÉç students at virtual global internships.


Thalheimer Pitch Competition Celebrates Student Entrepreneurs Virtually 

Ben Mesnik ’20 wins Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer ‘55 grand prize at Baker Institute's annual Innovate! Celebrate! event.

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Students Recognized for Entrepreneurial Excellence at Innovate, Celebrate

The Baker Institute hosts awards dinner for student entrepreneurs.