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BU students Anant Gupta, Francis Zamora and Rishi Chopra, the creators of Growpro. The startup hopes to create products for people who want to grow cannabis at home. PHOTO COURTESY BUILD LAB STAFF

Student-run cannabis startup looks to grow to make green

Kiran Galani April 11, 2018
Three Boston University juniors have joined forces to found GrowPro, a startup that aims to develop a device to help home growers cultivate cannabis by providing statistics that are critical to plant growth.
Jacob Dansey and Caleb McDermott helped to create the app “Involved” while studying at BU. Involved was named StartHub's "Startup to Watch for March 2018." PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU grads’ app recognized as ‘Startup to Watch’

Sophia Brown April 1, 2018
An app developed by recent Boston University graduates aims to change the way residents interact with their elected officials.

BUild Lab set to open Feb. 5, support students’ innovative ideas

Mike Reddy February 1, 2018

Filling the void left behind by the closure of the RadioShack at 730 Commonwealth Ave. is the new Boston University BUild Lab, a center for student innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite the new, unfamiliar...

Green Lion Partners and the BUzz lab host the first cannabis startup challenge Tuesday night at the Questrom School of Business. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students and alumni join forces in cannabis innovation challenge

Jordan Kimmel November 15, 2017

Finalists presented their cannabis business concepts to about 100 people and a panel of judges at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business for the first ever Cannabis Start-up Challenge Tuesday...

BUzz Lab hosts a “Pitch and Pizza” competition at the Boston University Questrom School of Business on Friday. PHOTO  BY ALEX  MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Pitch and Pizza’ gives student entrepreneurs exposure, feedback

Hannah Edelman November 7, 2017

Fashionable exercise wear for women who bike to work and don’t have time to change clothes. A crowdfunding service geared specifically toward students. Vending machines built for products from food...

Founded by Jacqueline Dole, The Parlor Ice Cream Co. appears at the Continuum in Lower Allston Wednesday nights through Sept. 27. PHOTO COURTESY LIZZY AFFA

Parlor Ice Cream Co. pops up in Allston, aids growth to small business

Jenni Todd September 20, 2017

While old-fashioned ice cream parlors might be stationary, The Parlor Ice Cream Co. is anything but. Nevertheless, the dessert startup has quickly become one of Allston’s sweetest fixtures. Since...

Ian Mashiter, director of the BUzz Lab at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, gives insights about the new H1-B restrictions proposed by President Donald Trump. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston businesses react strongly to proposed H-1B restrictions

Jenni Todd April 10, 2017

Boston’s tech scene, already struggling to find skilled workers, could be even more impacted under newly proposed restrictions to the H-1B visa program. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

Five finalists present their business ventures to a panel of investors at the Boston University 2017 New Venture Competition Tuesday night. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUzz Lab presents New Venture Competition winners

Kiran Kishor Galani April 10, 2017

Five teams pitched their startup ideas in a quest to win the $15,000 grand prize and be recognized for their work. The Boston University 2017 New Venture Competition was organized by BUzz Lab at...

Boston University’s BUzz Lab has officially launched its online entrepreneurial community “The Hive.” PHOTO BY LAUREN PETERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUzz Lab creates online entrepreneurship community

Ellie French November 1, 2016

The BUzz Lab, Boston University's center for entrepreneurship, launched a new online community called “The Hive” last week to focus on supporting entrepreneurship at the university. BUzz Lab Director...

Questrom School of Business students Kadeem Clarke, Archit Wadhwa and Rishabh Dhawan created “Chuzu,” a platform designed for users to rent, buy and sell designer clothes. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Questrom students create Chuzu, fashion-based platform

Natasha Mascarenhas October 4, 2016

When Archit Wadhwa and Rishabh Dhawan, juniors in the Questrom School of Business, traveled to Mumbai for the Wharton India Economic Forum, they didn’t expect that one year later they would be talking...

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, spoke to School of Management students about concepts from his book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.” PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel lectures on his book at BUzz Lab event Tuesday

Olivia Deng December 11, 2014

Competitive markets are not the best fodder for innovation. Pursuing higher education is a deterministic concept that has been engrained into students’ minds. Those are just some of the unusual ideas...

Downtyme team members Barron Roth (ENG '16), Luke Sorenson (ENG 16), John Moore (ENG '15), Nick Sorensen (SMG '14), Darryl Johnson (ENG '17), Ben Pusey (CAS '16) and Tufts University senior Nikki Dahan placed first in the Beantown Throwdown Tuesday night. PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU startup places first in inter-collegiate tech competition

Heather Goldin November 19, 2014

Downtyme, cofounded by Boston University College of Engineering juniors Barron Roth and Luke Sorenson, placed first out of nine schools participating in the second annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

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