College is the perfect time to begin your entrepreneurial journey and find innovative ways to solve challenges that face a global community.
Fusen is here to help: Learn from Experts, Craft your Pitch Deck, Build your Network and Track your success!
Building Startups Together
Our programs are designed for helping student founders just beginning their Startup Journey.
Startup 101
A Flexible, self-paced 6-week open accelerator program for aspiring entrepreneurs to master startup fundamentals, from ideation to execution. Top graduating teams each month have the opportunity to pitch for an investment from the Fusen Fund to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey.
Fusen Fund & Ignite
We invest in high-potential, student-founded tech startups with innovative solutions in large markets and a mission to scale globally. Through our Ignite Accelerator, exclusive to our portfolio of companies, we provide workshops, strategic coaching, and resources to help companies navigate the obstacles of early stage startups, raise capital, and achieve lasting success.
Startup Challenges
Each 6- to 8-week challenge focuses on a specific industry vertical or emerging technology. Participants get tailored mentorship, support, and workshops. Top teams pitch live on demo day, with the best receiving investment offers from Fusen to advance their startup.
Fusen Fellowship
A structured internship program modeled after a venture studio, where Fusen Fellows building their own startup, cofounded with Fusen. Participants receive guidance and resources to develop their business, working with experienced mentors and leveraging Fusen's startup expertise.
Our Shared Impact
Starr Douglas
CEO, fronthouz
"It has been a true pleasure working with the Fusen team. They embody the meaning of the word 'partner' -- they are always happy to jump on a call and brainstorm, they provide as many resources as possible to help you succeed, and they actively seek out more ways they can add value. They are also just downright wonderful, kind people who support you, believe in you, and trust your vision."
Pablo Catalan
Dean of Engineering at Universidad de Concepcion
"Partnering with Fusen has meant to our students a hard-to-match opportunity in light of funding but also mentoring, networking and the chance to be part of an international ecosystem. The requirements Fusen set to those applying to the its programs has resulted in our students designing and building new global technologies and business models improving significantly their skills and knowledge."
Daksh Gupta
Cofounder, Greptile
"I am certain that Greptile would not have existed without the Klaus Startup Challenge at Georgia Tech and Chris himself being our first believer."
Our Partners
Chris Klaus
Founder and CEO
After a successful exit with Internet Security Systems, a company he founded in his dorm room at Georgia Tech, Christopher W Klaus turned his focus to helping other student founders succeed. Over the past 10 years, through establishing accelerators and investing in over 200 student-founded startups, he has developed a proven model for nurturing student entrepreneurship. He brings this knowledge to Fusen as it's founder, as a mentor, and a strategic investor to early stage startups.
Jennifer Whitlow
Community Partnerships
Jennifer brings 14 years of experience from Georgia Tech to her role advancing entrepreneurship education globally. Her career spans building strategic partnerships and initiatives across the US and internationally to empower college students as they pursue their personal and professional goals. At Fusen she leads efforts to connect and support a global network of student founders and university partners, fostering a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Mahima Kaul
Venture Capital Analyst
Mahima brings a proven track record of entrepreneurial and strategic success as Co-founder of Coutloot, India's largest social commerce marketplace, empowering 12M+ sellers. At D.E. Shaw's venture studio and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, she drove product commercialization, refined strategies, and scaled ventures. At Fusen, Mahima evaluates investments, mentors startups, and drives growth, leveraging her expertise to foster innovation and impact.
Ready to Begin your Startup Journey?
Sign up and get enrolled in Fusen's Startup 101
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