The Brown Entrepreneurship Program (Brown EP) is the main student entrepreneurship initiative at Brown University. Our mission is to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of the students on College Hill. Founded in 1998, Brown EP has facilitated a wide array of activities on campus for nearly three decades to bring together like-minded individuals, instill the Brown community with a self-starter mentality, introduce entrepreneurship as a career path, and provide capital to student ventures. Contact us at ep@brown.edu. Below are some of our offerings. STARTUP@BROWN A weekend long-conference that brings together innovative startups and talented students. At Brown, there is plenty of exposure to larger companies, but students are often unable to be immersed in the exciting world of startups. At Startup@Brown, students come to learn about startups and their stories through small group discussions with founders, engineering leads, and VC’s from companies such as Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Teespring, and Casper. SYNAPSE A summer program for 20 of Brown and RISD's most exceptional engineers, designers, and aspiring entrepreneurs to visit an array of companies and build essential bridges with successful alumni entrepreneurs over the course of their summers. Synapse Fellows return to College Hill with the perspective and network necessary to solve world-changing problems. Previous summers have included trips to KPCB, Apple, Dropbox and Neon Labs. BROWN VENTURE FELLOWSHIP Brown Venture Fellowship (BVF) is a year-long program that accelerates the development of Brown’s top commercial and technical student entrepreneurs through intensive skills training, the collective intelligence of the community, and complementary coursework. We take no equity in our companies. We want you to experience the process of testing your services and products with customers to see what works. BVF will help you launch your venture, develop your entrepreneurial skill set, and acquire the tools to approach real challenges. More information on our website: http://brownentrepreneurship.com