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Ann Funai
How a CWRU computer science grad landed in venture capital
Ann Funai (CWR ’97) built a career at IBM and Under Armour by taking on work that excited her—even when it scared her
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Q&A: Two CWRU alumni entrepreneurs open door to students, share AI insights
Veale Snyder Fellows will get hands-on experience inside skilly, their AI startup
Nathan Kundtz
A CWRU entrepreneur studied invisibility cloaks. Now he’s working to cut AI’s energy use
A conversation with entrepreneur Nathan Kundtz, PhD (CWR ’04), chief technology officer of Neurophos
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Tech, business and education: Discover 5 CWRU student startups
Editor’s note: Juliene Jones, the author of this story, is a student employee in the Department of University Marketing and Communications. She is a third-year student majoring in political science, international studies and sociology.Case Western Reserve University students are entrepreneurial…
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Participate in the second annual Venture4Impact Competition
Got a for-profit venture that solves a real social problem?The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, in collaboration with the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, will host Venture4Impact 2026. Venture4Impact 2026, the second edition of Case Western Reserve University’s social…
Mark Armenante
How alum Mark Armenante built a career on big risks and zero regrets
Serial entrepreneur alum returns to CWRU in October for open talk on his experiences, expertise
Ethan Pickering
From a family farm to an AI startup: A CWRU alumni entrepreneur’s path
A conversation with Ethan Pickering (CWR ’15; GRS ’16, mechanical and aerospace engineering), co-founder of Prophet AI
Delia Mannen
CWRU alumni entrepreneur targets chronic problem in healthcare
Glimmer Health co-founder Delia Mannen, PhD (MGT ’11) recently received backing from the CWRU Alumni Venture Fund
Matthew MacEwan
The CWRU roots of a $725 million wound-care company
A conversation with Matthew MacEwan (CWR ’04), founder and chief science officer of Acera Surgical
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Apply to the Veale Faculty Fellows program
The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Veale Faculty Fellows program, designed to help individuals explore entrepreneurship as a potential path to market research. Open to Case Western Reserve University faculty, this program features a cohort of up to…