Are you a Stanford innovator ready to transform your groundbreaking research into a thriving commercial endeavor? The HIT Fund is your proven partner for mapping a clear path from academic innovation to successful business launch. With an investment over our first two years of $2 million, the HIT Fund has enabled numerous Stanford innovators to license their technology and 19 teams to collectively raise over $35 million to date.

Leveraging the HIT Fund’s robust and customized commercialization support, including a tailored team of industry experts and a dedicated MBA Fellow acting as a hands-on business partner, HIT Fund awardees develop and execute on a “critical path” plan to navigate everything from identifying the best market for their technology to developing a compelling pitch for investors.

In this session, hear stories from current and former HIT Fund awardees on how they leveraged the fund's support to get their innovation from the lab to the market.