VentureLab

06/02/2026

We're looking for mentors!
On June 24–26, high school students are gathering at Trinity University to pitch ideas, solve real problems, and find out what they're made of.

We're looking for professionals across any industry business, tech, healthcare, design, education, finance who are willing to show up and share what they know.

Just your experience and a few hours of your time over three days.
If someone invested in you early, you already know what it's worth.

Comment MENTOR below and we'll send you the details.

06/01/2026

Last Friday at UTSA, our students walked in and got straight to work. 🔥
VentureLab IGNITE is running every Friday for the next few weeks and honestly? these kids are something else. follow along you’re going to want to see what they launch.

05/27/2026

The right moment isn’t coming. This is it.
Every person who ever built something real started before they were ready with half a plan, a lot of doubt, and just enough belief to keep going.

What’s the idea you’ve been sitting on?

05/27/2026

Just one week until BioSpark Biotech Boot Camp begins and we'd hate for the right student to miss it because they didn't hear in time. VentureLab is part of this program, bringing entrepreneurship into the science so students walk away with more than lab skills they'll know how to think like builders too.
June 1–12 at Alamo BioCenter in San Antonio.
$999 with scholarships available.
Apply now at https://hubs.ly/Q04hGrng0 before spots close!

BioSpark is a biotechnology workforce development program dedicated to preparing middle and high school students for careers in the biosciences through hands-on, industry-aligned training. Through mentorship, project-based learning, and real laboratory experiences, BioSpark equips students with prac...

05/26/2026

Most schools are asking the right question: How do we prepare students for an AI-shaped world?

Here is what the research and practice both point to: AI literacy and entrepreneurship education are not two separate priorities. They are the same work.

When students learn to identify real problems, test solutions, and think critically about the tools they use, they are building the foundation for responsible AI use at the same time.

At VentureLab, we believe every student deserves access to both. Read our latest on why these two fields belong together in every K–12 classroom.

https://hubs.ly/Q04hKk3L0

Discover why AI literacy and entrepreneurship education are stronger together and how K–12 educators can help students become creators

05/25/2026

They sat down, found their team, and started building anyway. That energy and willingness to try before they’re ready is exactly what inspires everything we do.
This is what it looks like when the door opens.

05/22/2026

What happens when you mix real biotech lab training with an entrepreneurship mindset? That's exactly what BioSpark Biotech Boot Camp is about to find out and VentureLab is so proud to be part of it. We're bringing our entrepreneurship programming into the mix for students this June 1–12 at the Alamo BioCenter in San Antonio. $999 program fee with scholarships available. Apply at https://bit.ly/4v9IECZ are going fast!

05/21/2026

Registration is open and your students are going to love this.

The VentureLab IGNITE Social Innovation Challenge runs June 24–26 at Trinity University, and it's three days unlike anything on their summer. No lectures. No worksheets. Just high schoolers working in real teams, getting coached by real mentors, and pitching ideas to real judges zero experience required.

By the end, they won't just know what entrepreneurship looks like. They'll have done it.
Spots are free. (but limited) Grab yours before they're gone.

3 days. Real mentors. AI tools. $1,500 in prizes. Walk in curious walk out an entrepreneur.

05/18/2026

Most people hear "entrepreneurship" and think: startup.
The students we work with every day tell a different story.

Entrepreneurial learning isn't just about starting companies. It's about developing the skills that shape how young people move through the world. Noticing problems others walk past. Asking better questions before jumping to answers. Building something, testing it, watching it fail, and trying again anyway.

These aren't business skills. They're life skills.
Follow VentureLab to meet the students living this out every day.

05/14/2026

Yesterday, 100+ middle school students walked into UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio, and by the end of the day, they had an idea, a solution, and a pitch.
In one day 14 teams took on real problems and prototyped real solutions.

From cleaning up our planet to reimagining how kids learn. These students weren't theorizing they were building.
That's what VentureLab IGNITE exists to prove:
The talent was never the problem. The access was.
More from yesterday dropping soon. Stay close.