UI Venture School accepting applications for Fall 2024 cohort

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    The University of Iowa Venture School entrepreneurial program is gearing up for another season, accepting applications for its Fall 2024 cohort.

    The statewide program launches the week of Sept. 23, meeting one night a week for seven weeks in six different locations.

    The class attendance will vary by location, with some offering fully remote, hybrid, or in-person options for the program’s duration, and each Venture School team will be assigned a local entrepreneur as its coach.

    The session’s final class is a Venture School Launch Day Competition, held the week of Nov. 4, and the cost is $299 per team.

    Program locations include:

    • Iowa City/Cedar Rapids
      Sponsored by Iowa SBDC
      Days: Tuesdays, start date Sept. 24
      Location: BioVentures Center, Coralville
      Contact: Scott Swenson ([email protected])
    • Des Moines
      Sponsored by Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and MidIowa SBDC
      Days: Wednesdays, start date Sept. 25
      Location: DMACC Urban Campus Building 7 (1144 7th St., Des Moines, Iowa) Room 170
      Contact: Jenica Johnson ([email protected])
    • Dubuque (Remote)
      Sponsored by The Innovation Lab Dubuque
      Days: Tuesdays, start date Sept. 24
      Contact: Eric Dregne ([email protected])
    • Mason City (Hybrid — first and lasty week in-person)
      Sponsored by North Iowa Area Community College Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area SBDC
      Days: Thursdays, start date Sept. 26
      Location: NIACC Business Center
      Contact: Ashley Page ([email protected])
    • Quad Cities
      Sponsored by Eastern Iowa Community College and Eastern Iowa SBDC
      Days: Tuesdays, start date Sept. 24
      Location: Eastern Iowa Community College
      Contact: Joel Young ([email protected])
    • Sioux City (Remote)
      Days: Tuesdays, start date Sept. 24
      Contact: Scott Swenson ([email protected])

    To apply for the Fall 2024 cohort, visit http://www.venture-school.com. The deadline to apply is Sept. 20.

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