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Meet the next generation of founders before anyone else does.
Put your brand in front of Ivy League student founders and the investors and operators who show up for them.
- raised by our alumni, backed by Y Combinator, a16z, Techstars, and more.
- $30M+
- raised by our alumni, backed by Y Combinator, a16z, Techstars, and more.
- pitch competition, in partnership with Honors Fund and Mercury
- $150K
- pitch competition, in partnership with Honors Fund and Mercury
Series, $8.2M raised
Zorbe, $8M raised
Freya, $3.5M raisedPast supporters
Companies that have supported NGEN events.
Atlas
- Blue & Gold Ventures
Past speakers and alumni backers from
Combinator
Great companies start early.
Those who meet founders first grow with them.
- Founders from Ivy League schools are three times more likely to build a billion‑dollar company.
- 3x
- Founders from Ivy League schools are three times more likely to build a billion‑dollar company.
- 13.8% of unicorn founders (SignalFire) against 3.8% of venture-backed founders (PitchBook, 2025)
- of the founding teams behind Y Combinator startups first met in school.
- About 50%
- of the founding teams behind Y Combinator startups first met in school.
- Y Combinator, “How to Find a Cofounder,” 2019
- of US venture-backed companies banked with Silicon Valley Bank, which met them early on.
- Nearly 50%
- of US venture-backed companies banked with Silicon Valley Bank, which met them early on.
- Federal Reserve Board, April 2023