Entrepreneurship is where the courageous take on challenges that are bigger than themselves. It is where world problems are solved and where local needs are met. It is where every skill and background intersect, and it is where creative thinking never ends. Such a landscape is our passion at the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We get to work with the best and brightest at Washington University in St. Louis—the change-makers, thought leaders, and visionaries—and we cannot wait to work with you, too.
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Meet Global Impact Award Finalist Lux & Nyx, a startup born from a deep desire to empower high-achieving women to bridge the gap between their identities and rise up as self-made individuals. Founder & Designer Lisa Hu (PMBA ’16) spent
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Sixteen WashU student and recent alumni ventures have been selected as finalists in the Spring 2025 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC). On March 6, thirty-three semifinalists presented a their best two-minute pitch to a panel of judges during a closed session.
Read More...At the Skandalaris Center, our initiatives serve students, faculty, staff, and alumni from all levels and all disciplines. We support WashU entrepreneurship by inspiring the entrepreneurial mindset and empowering our
community to explore and execute solutions to address the world’s problems and meet local needs through innovation and entrepreneurship. To support WashU entrepreneurs, we have developed programs and events to help them:
In addition to the Skandalaris Center staff, we work with entrepreneurs and professionals with a range of experiences and expertise to support WashU entrepreneurship.