Entrepreneurs are selected twice a year to join a Chevron Studio cohort. During the program there are three phases. In the Discovery Phase, entrepreneurs write business commercialization and scale-up plans around the technologies they chose from the curated list of intellectual property (IP). If selected to continue in the program, entrepreneurs form a company and receive funding in the Scale-Up Phase, with the possibility for further funding in the final Field Trial Phase.
why apply
Chevron Studio provides entrepreneurs with the unique opportunity to quickly build a company around IP developed at national labs and universities. This includes the opportunity to:
- Work with leading U.S. scientists and technologists
- Hone entrepreneurial skills through evaluating and de-risking cutting-edge technologies
- Develop business acumen
- Demonstrate your ability to scale up and commercialize technologies
- Develop a wide network of technical and commercial subject matter experts within the innovation ecosystem