Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab)
B+
/ University Studio · 80/100 · Strong
Harvard-affiliated startup studio + incubator. Cross-Harvard-school student + alumni venture creation. Equity-free model.
/ 01 / Subscore Breakdown
How the grade decomposes.
Repeatability/ 25% weight
78
Capital Efficiency/ 22% weight
80
Operator Bench/ 20% weight
86
Equity Ownership Capture/ 18% weight
76
Portfolio Outcomes/ 15% weight
82
/ 02 / Studio Notes
Best for / Watch out for.
/ Best for
Harvard-affiliated founders + Harvard-adjacent projects.
/ Watch out for
Equity-free + Harvard-affiliation means closer to incubator than studio in commercial sense.
/ 03 / Public-Record Timeline
What's on the record.
2024
Continues cross-school startup operations
2011
Harvard i-lab launches