The Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES) is a student-run nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging entrepreneurship and business development in the New Haven, Connecticut area.
Members can apply to Techstars, Z Fellows, Contrary, Sequoia Arc, Pear VC, MiraclePlus, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Insight Partners, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, Lair East Labs, XFund, and Connecticut Innovations, all through one form.
They also participate in fun activities including day hikes, beach trips, movie nights, and late-night scavenger hunts.
Students heard from Sara Du, Michael Seibel, Anne Wojcicki, Max Mullen, Gary Stewart, Mariam Naficy, and Michael Redd, met with campus leaders at Yale Ventures, Tsai CITY, and the CEID, and went on a day trip to New York City to Techstars headquarters.
As they live and breathe the startup experience, YES internship participants learn the ins-and-outs of building a product to scale while collaborating with a small, innovative, and close-knit team.
In fall 2023, the Yale INSPIRE speaker series was created, bringing alumni founders back to campus for a fireside chat and dinner (typically at Mory's).
YES hosts a variety of events throughout the year to highlight entrepreneurship at Yale and in the greater New Haven and Connecticut regions.
Students annually visit tech companies and startups in New England including Google, Etsy, Dropbox, Spotify, Rent the Runway, and Venture for America.