Learn more about the launch of our latest program, the 2021 Startup Bootcamp.

Meet the four young founders from our Fall 2020 Blackstone Fellowship Program that are taking education beyond the traditional classroom.

Meet the six young founders who were awarded Future Founders seed grants this fall.

Meet the 22 ambitious young entrepreneurs joining our 2020 Startup Bootcamp.

The Summer Startup Fellowship will help students directly affected by COVID-19.

Check out our full slate of virtual programming for Chicago middle and high school students.

Our first ever 100% virtual program for Chicago high school students, the Pitch for Good Challenge is looking for problem solvers, leaders, and changemakers to help solve our global crisis.

Check out the 20 founders joining our 2020 Fellowship Cohort.

Check out the full list of winners from the 2019 U.Pitch National Collegiate Elevator Pitch Competition & Showcase

Join us on May 30 when selected students show off their apps and seek feedback from the startup community.

Learn about the tremendous economic impact achieved by our Fellowship cohorts of millennial entrepreneurs.

The Residency Bootcamp is an experiential workshop series that exposes participants to the lean startup methodology.

Future Founders was one of 10 organizations selected (nearly 170 applied) for the Google.org Impact Challenge Illinois.

The shelf-stable egg-white chips were delicious enough to win over the entire panel of judges.

Future Founders hosted our annual “Be Your Own Boss” Summer Entrepreneurship Camp for CPS high school students.

Future Founders recognized Illinois colleges and universities at the 2nd Annual EntrepreneurshipU Awards!

Future Founders shares its 2nd Annual Fellowship Impact Report detailing the economic impact achieved in 2016 and 2017.

The Alumni Accelerator is a program designed to engage those Fellowship alumni who have demonstrated significant traction.

Future Founders is thrilled to announce the six judges for the U.Pitch Finals at the 2017 competition.

Future Founders hosted their “Be Your Own Boss” Summer Entrepreneurship Camp Student Showcase.

Future Founders announces the economic impact achieved by its first two Fellowship cohorts of collegiate entrepreneurs.

Future Founders and Google to launch Startup Spring Break, a free week-long bootcamp for middle school girls.

Future Founders announces awards to highlight the work of the entrepreneurial universities in Chicagoland.

Future Founders hosted their 3rd Annual U.Pitch National College Elevator Pitch Competition on November 10 at 1871 in Chicago.

Future Founders is thrilled to announce the six judges for the U.Pitch 2016 Finals.

Join Future Founders for the 3rd Annual U.Pitch Competition & Showcase, an initiative of Future Founders Startup.

Future Founders announces the addition of three Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) to its team.

We sat down with different members of the 2015 Fellowship to hear about their Future Founders experience.

Sam Lukach announced that his company has partnered with ContextMedia:Health, reaching over 25,000 locations.

We sat down with different members of the 2015 Fellowship to hear about their Future Founders experience.

Future Founders has teamed up with After School Matters to launch an extended summer camp high school entrepreneurs.

Future Founders hosted competitions for student business plans created during the school year.

The Circle is an exclusive group of students who embody the necessary skills to excel in the entrepreneurial community.

Future Founders announces the 24 semi-finalists for its 2nd Annual U.Pitch College Elevator Pitch Competition & Showcase.

Founders Fellow Daniel Yu wins the 1776’s Challenge Cup, earning a total of $100,000 for his company Reliefwatch.

Future Founders Foundation and the NFTE hosted competitions for their partnership schools and student entrepreneurs.

Future Founders announces the top 12 college students who were selected to participate in the inaugural Founders Fellowship

ABC 7 Chicago covers the Future Founders and its U.Pitch Competition, featuring Scott Issen, Katie Sowa, and Andy Marsh.

New Program Includes Free Benefits for College Students, $10,000 U.Pitch Competition & Selective Founders Fellowship

We’re mobilizing communities to purchase lemonade and support the work of the city’s young entrepreneurs.

Future Founders announces the seven finalists for the 9th Annual Citywide Business Plan Competition.

Three new domain leadership positions that will work with Future Founders staff to add capacity and increase impact.

Join us on Wednesday, September 18 for the 2013-14 kickoff for the Future Founders program.

Join us for the Future Founders Foundation’s inaugural Get Involved Happy Hour on Thursday, September 12.

View all of the Lemonade Day Shoot Locations (Lemonade Day Chicago) put on by Future Founders.

Meet our citywide business plan competition finalists and hear their thoughts on the program.

The Future Founders Foundation announces its newest partnership with national program Lemonade Day.

CompTIA and the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) announce a $5,000 grant to support education in STEM fields in Illinois.

Ten student finalists showcased their business concepts at a high-energy “American Idol” meets entrepreneurship style competition

Future Founders will host the 7th Annual Citywide Business Plan Competition & Luncheon at the Hard Rock Cafe Chicago.