Huffington Post features Neil Blumenthal WG’10, Warby Parker co-founder

Wharton Venture Initiation Program alumni company Warby Parker has a unique Buy-1-Donate-1 distribution model. MORE

Wharton & Penn alums featured in INC Magazine

Six Wharton/Penn alum founded companies featured on the INC500 | 5000 list! Congrats to PetPlan, Yodle, Thrillist.com, TicketLeap, ShopAtHome.com & Sundia. MORE

Huffington Post features Wharton alum Ben Young WG’09

Nexercise – founded by Wharton alum Ben Young WG’09 – featured as a successful “Fitness App for Lazy People” MORE

Economic Times features Rohan Deuskar, cofounder of Stylitics – winner of the 2010-11 WBPC

Wharton alumnus Rohan Deuskar (WG’11), whose start-up Stylitics won the Wharton Business Plan Competition, will ring the closing bell at Nasdaq on August 23.  MORE

NY Times features baby.com.br, co-founded by Wharton grad Davis Smith

Baby.com.br – co-founded by Davis Smith, WG’11 – is among the companies cited in this NYT article on the lure of Brazil. Baby.com.br was the 3rd prize winner of the Wharton Business Plan Competition and the winner of the Harvard Business Plan Competition, as well as a member of the Wharton Venture Initiation Program. (8/12/2011) MORE

NY Times interviews Warby Parker co-founder Neil Blumenthal (WG’10)

Neil Blumenthal (WG’10), co-founder of Warby Parker, talks about the process of getting an SBA loan and what government can do to support entrepreneurship.  MORE

Forbes features Wharton grad Andrée Sosler (WG’08)

Wharton grad Andrée Sosler (WG’08), Executive Director of the Darfur Stoves Project, “rel[ies] on the business school training almost every day” to “help improve the safety, livelihoods and health of thousands of women in Darfur.”  MORE

Forbes.com: Venture Initiation Program alum Ewa Asmar profiled

Wharton Venture Initiation Program alumni company Bionee “Offers Moms Skin Care & Financial Control” MORE

Philadelphia Inquirer features VIP member Alejandro Gac-Artigas (MSD’11)

The pilot summer program of Wharton Venture Initiative Program company Summer Learning Initiative, founded by Alejandro Gac-Artigas (MSD’11), has resulted in a 2.8 month gain in reading level for participating elementary school students.  MORE