Inaugural Edition
- The Inaugural Edition of the E-Hub Incubator (2024-25) brought together entrepreneurs from the Bentley community across three rounds.
- In Round 1 on September 20, 32 teams pitched their ideas to a panel of alumni judges, 15 teams were selected to receive $1,000 in seed funding to continue developing their ventures. Teams received access to faculty and alumni mentors, peer experts and more.
- In Round 2, held on November 7, these 15 teams plus two new teams pitched to share progress, and 7 were selected to receive $3,000 to move forward. Teams that succeeded were provided exclusive access to desk space at the Cambridge Innovation Center.
- In Round 3 that took place on 6 February 2026, these 7 teams pitched for $10,000. The judges identified 2 teams to receive $10,000 in seed funding to continue advancing their ideas.
- RightRun and AldaLife (since renamed Klonos) are the two teams that now continue to develop their ventures moving to MVP, launching product trials, exploring customers and market segments and much more.
2024–25 Cohort in Numbers
50+
Students received initial seed funding $100
Based on their participation in the Kick-off, across Business and Arts & Sciences
30
Teams with Bentley lead participated in Round 1
With grad and undergrad students, young alumni, family members, and from other universities
17
Teams received $1,000 in seed funding to advance their start-up
With ventures across industries including tech, healthcare retail, finance, and more
7
Teams received $3,000 to continue building their ventures
Across industry verticals and from different Bentley community leads
Moments across the Rounds
Final Round of the inaugural edition
The judges selected two teams to receive $10k non-dilutive seed funding (each) and access to resources.
- Founding Team: Ryan Ogren, Paige Trager, Kyle Martin, Zoey Sandberg
- Generating precise, personalized running routes with parameters such as elevation, intersections, terrain, crime data and more
Alda Life (since renamed Klonos)
- Founding Team: Joe Rizzo, William Schulhof, and Justin Jin
- Creating digital replica indistinguishable from the real person
Founders Wall
@ Students Center
