ABOUT
We are the leading non-profit student organization for entrepreneurship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The Vision
Our organization was founded in 2013 with a mission of making entrepreneurship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign more accessible for all students.
The following are our core goals:
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Increase student involvement in running entrepreneurial programming and expose more students to entrepreneurship.
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Unify entrepreneurship on campus; create a hub of entrepreneurs.
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Provide access to co-working space for students on and off campus.
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Provide resources to existing student startups while giving them the freedom to grow on their own.
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Bonus: Strengthen ties between the University, alumni, and entrepreneurs in Chicago.
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"You cannot create a student organization named Founders and not write a story about its founding." Read this article by the founder of Founders, Eric Mills.
Statistics About Founders
30
EVENTS
HELD
26
MAJORS
50
TEAM
MEMBERS
1
MISSION
1000+
EVENT
ATTENDEES
100+
STARTUPS
CONNECTED
FOUNDED IN
2013
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