The director of the IQSS Startup Foundry is Debi Kleiman. The Foundry is part of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science directed by Gary King. IQSS has considerable experience over many years incubating academic projects into commercial startups...
We are specifically looking for innovative projects in the quantitative social sciences that solve important problems. Few areas of the economy do not involve people or groups, and so we do not limit industries that we attempt to influence.
No, we don’t charge for support and resources (we have amazing donors who fund this work) and do not take any equity. Any IP issues related to the company are subject to Harvard University's IP Policy. Consult with Harvard's Office of Technology...
You do not. While part of the IQSS Startup Foundry, you and the business driver will be doing a research project, using all of Harvard’s facilities. At some time after the business is launched (agreed upon between you and the University), the business...
We focus on ventures at the earliest stages of development. The ideal project has validated academic research foundations but has not yet fully explored—or has only minimally investigated—the market viability and technical feasibility of commercialization...
Of course, IQSS has a long history of incubating these and other organizations.
The Business Driver or EIR is someone who joins the project team in an operating capacity to transform the research into commercial ventures. This skilled professional—whether an external business expert or entrepreneurial postdoc/doctoral researcher...
We don’t offer direct funding, but we can help you find it.