Startup Navigator

Light Trails

Cross-cutting resources working directly with founders

The innovation trail is tough to navigate, especially for first-time pre-startup and startup teams. You know your research and your technology but successfully going from concept through to commercialization is uncharted territory. The IALS Startup Navigator is designed to help founders get their bearings. For research-driven UMass STEM ventures, IALS Venture Development and its Business Innovation Fellows are here to help as cross-cutting resources working directly with founders to find a path from lab to market.