Suffolk U Students Crowdfund Their Own Startups

Students at Suffolk University are crowdfunding their business school projects as part of a new entrepreneurship course. The course, Crowdfunding the Startup, asks students to fund their own startup companies through Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns.

"While a few other universities are discussing crowdfunding as part of traditional course content, the real-world approach to this course makes it different," said entrepreneurship professor Jennifer Dinger in a press release. "Suffolk students in this class are learning how to turn their business ideas into action, and they are going after the funding to support those enterprises."

Examples of the student projects include:

  • WarmUp Protein Coffee, a high-protein coffee designed for fitness-focused people on the go;
  • The Wicked Fisha, a line of fishing equipment such as a cooler/tackle box combo;
  • Buddha Bus Yoga, a provider of traveling yoga classes based in a mobile studio;
  • Goliath Gallon, a reusable, BPA-free one-gallon bottle;
  • NEO Miners, a space-themed card game focused on resource management and economic principles;
  • Vegitano, a health food brand offering vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free products; and
  • The Upward Bound Project, providing financial assistance to Upward Bound students who participate in Startup Suffolk, a bridge program for high school seniors.

For more information, visit the Suffolk U site.

About the Author

Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • AI robot with cybersecurity symbol on its chest

    Microsoft Adds New Agentic AI Tools to Security Copilot

    Microsoft has announced a major expansion of its AI-powered cybersecurity platform, introducing a suite of autonomous agents to help organizations counter rising threats and manage the growing complexity of cloud and AI security.

  • modern college building with circuit and brain motifs

    Anthropic Launches Claude for Education

    Anthropic has announced a version of its Claude AI assistant tailored for higher education institutions. Claude for Education "gives academic institutions secure, reliable AI access for their entire community," the company said, to enable colleges and universities to develop and implement AI-enabled approaches across teaching, learning, and administration.

  • central cloud platform connected to various AI icons—including a brain, robot, and network nodes

    Linux Foundation to Host Protocol for AI Agent Interoperability

    The Linux Foundation has announced it will host the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol project, an open standard originally developed by Google to support secure communication and interoperability among AI agents.

  • open laptop in a college classroom with holographic AI icons like a brain and data charts rising from the screen

    4 Ways Universities Are Using Google AI Tools for Learning and Administration

    In a recent blog post, Google shared an array of education customer stories, showcasing ways institutions are using AI tools like Gemini and NotebookLM to transform both learning and administrative tasks.