/ The Distributed Studio Index™ · Q2 2026 Profile

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