Energy Ventures

Registration for Winter and Spring '26 has closed. To date, more than 100 Dartmouth undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs have joined Energy Ventures to build and launch scalable ventures that address pressing energy transition and climate challenges.

Participants meet for weekly in-person sessions on Mondays, 5:30-7 pm, on the third floor of Murdough in MEM space. 

Successful teams will have an opportunity for paid Summer '26 Venture-Build Internships.

Energy Ventures exists to equip you with the mindset, knowledge, and skills to systematically build, test, and launch business ventures capable of transforming the energy and climate landscape. 

Our approach is grounded in proven entrepreneurial principles with real-world execution. You'll learn by doing — inside a community built to support bold ideas and ambitious builders.

To achieve that, we provide: 

• Home base and community: A "place to go" - a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment where you can test concepts, challenge assumptions, access cross-disciplinary talent, and build alongside peers who push your thinking and support your progress.
• A rigorous, applied curriculum: A disciplined, end-to-end process for venture creation. You'll learn the methodology, tools, and techniques required to systematically identify real opportunities, validate customer needs, prototype solutions, design sustainable business models, and begin scaling with confidence.
• Coaching from real builders: Dedicated, hands-on support from experienced entrepreneurs, product builders, designers, engineers, and investors who know what it takes to refine, test, and launch commercially viable innovations.

Energy Ventures covers the entire venture creation process – from generating and refining ideas to building viable products, services, and scalable business ventures. 

I. Foundations - Winter & Spring 2026 Terms 
A two-term experience designed to build your entrepreneurial foundations and momentum.

• Focus: Develop the mindset, knowledge, and skills and tactics essential for early-stage venture creation. Learn foundational methods, tools, and techniques — and immediately apply them to your venture.
• Activities: Weekly training modules, hands-on workshops, expert coaching, and dedicated mentorship.

II. Summer Accelerator (Summer 2026 Term)
A full-time, immersive accelerator designed to rapidly advance the most promising teams.

• Purpose: Fast-track venture through deep customer discovery, rapid prototyping, and business model refinement.
• Incentive: Teams selected for this phase receive paid internships to work on their ventures full-time.
• Activities: Continued weekly training, high-frequency workshops, tailored coaching, and close mentorship from industry experts.

Energy Ventures is led by Josh Creamer, Head of Entrepreneurship at the Irving Institute, alongside other seasoned product builders, designers, engineers, and investors. This group brings deep, real-world venture-building expertise — ensuring every participant is guided by practitioners who have built, launched, and scaled successful ventures.

Participants also gain access to an exceptional network of mentors—leaders who have founded companies, shaped industries, and turned bold ideas into impact. These mentors will provide hands-on coaching, strategic guidance, and real-world perspective throughout the journey. This network surrounds participants with the expertise, credibility, and support needed to accelerate your ventures.

If you don't see an answer to your question below, please reach out to us at Energy.Ventures@dartmouth.edu.