Edson E+I Fellows

Year: 2022

Edson E+I Fellows

Build your network, explore entrepreneurial ideas and gain skills while earning your degree.

Youth Entrepreneurship

The J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute at Arizona State University empowers budding entrepreneurs in grades K-12

Virtual Venture Internship

ASU undergraduate students gain valuable work experience during a seven-week Edson E+I virtual internship program with Phoenix entrepreneurial businesses.

Verizon Innovative Learning Design Thinking Program

ASU and Verizon partnered to bring digital tools and hands-on learning opportunities to youth in underserved schools.

Verizon Innovative Learning

Middle school students gained skills in emerging technology, design thinking and social innovation.

A speaker gives a slide deck presentation on a three-year business development plan for an Internet of Things venture.

Venture Devils

Edson E+I Venture Devils offers a full suite of services — from mentorship to access to ASU funding opportunities —to catalyze entrepreneurial success.

Ten entrepreneurs seated around a conference table share ideas.

The Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator

The RISN Incubator offered entrepreneurs in the early stages of waste-to-product innovation an opportunity to rapidly scale their startups for success.

Startup Village

Join entrepreneurial-minded students to collaborate, innovate and connect in a vibrant residential environment.

Two entrepreneurs receive online education and training as part of the Risk Innovation Nexus.

Risk Innovation Nexus

The Risk Innovation Nexus provided online education and training resources for individuals and organizations on how to think differently about risk.

Food samples in plastic cups include seasoned jicama sticks and blue corn chips.

Prepping to Digitize Your Food Business

Edson E+I’s Prepping to Digitize Your Food Business program helped food entrepreneurs gain the digital skills they needed to pivot during the COVID pandemic.