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As we are beginning a new semester I’m excited to share an update on the Wharton Venture Initiation Program (VIP), our educational incubator that supports Penn students.  We accept applications three times a year and this past December received 42 applications in Philadelphia and 6 in San Francisco.  Following the multi-round selection process 8 new ventures in Philadelphia and 2 in San Francisco were accepted and started this January.  There are some very novel concepts in the new batch that include:

The ability to talk to your nurse, anywhere, anytime A B2B distributor of spare machine parts that are printed on-site using 3-D printers Frozen smoothie bites

To read the original article: Ten New Ventures Join the Ranks of the Wharton Venture Initiation Program | Entrepreneurship Blog