Posts by Kelly Burch

Presented with a broken healthcare system, entrepreneurs in the private sector are advancing more equitable, accessible solutions. Nearly anyone would admit that the American health care system is broken. High premiums, ineffective systems and inequitable access keep millions of Americans from getting the treatments that they want and need. At a time when government solutions…

Dartmouth Angels connects accredited investors and founders from within the Dartmouth community. On Tuesday, four teams presented their pitches to a panel of investors. Efficiency was the name of the game at the Dartmouth Angels Startup Showcase, held remotely on Tuesday as part of the virtual Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum. Four Dartmouth startups pitched their businesses,…

This week, Ginkgo Bioworks will go public with a $17 billion valuation, in one of the biggest SPAC deals to date. The company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Matt McKnight ’05, talked at DEF about the company’s journey and his call toward work that makes a difference. On Friday, Matt McKnight ’05 will be on Wall Street,…

Summer isn’t quite over yet, but the fall calendar is already filling up at the Magnuson Center. After a record-setting rainy month in July, August feels more like the beginning of summer than the end here in Hanover. Despite that, the return to campus will be happening soon, and fall at the Magnuson Center is…

Sanat Mohapatra D’20, has grown Unmasked, an anonymous app focused on mental health, with support from a Dartmouth Fellowship and the Magnuson Center. In his first year at Dartmouth, Sanat Mohapatra D’20, began spending more and more time on Yik Yak, an anonymous app that was popular on campus. He noticed that lots of students…

The pandemic had Christine Noh, CEO of Nohble, adjusting on the fly. Christine Noh, D’06, CEO of Nohble, a streetwear and sneaker retailer, isn’t quite ready to celebrate the end of the pandemic yet. Supply chains are still delayed, staffing is thin, and she’s facing new challenges like how to deal with unvaccinated customers who…

Alumni shared their experience with medical innovations from both the founder and investor perspective. In a preview of what’s to come at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum this September, two Dartmouth alumni came together Thursday evening to discuss the future of MedTech, from the perspective of both entrepreneurs and investors.   John White, ’00, is principal…

As a communications agency focused on events, cred had to reinvent its services during the pandemic. Just before the pandemic, Caitlin Bartley, D’09, celebrated five successful years running her PR company, cred. It was a major milestone for any entrepreneur, but Bartley didn’t know that the biggest challenge to her business was yet to come.…

LGBTQ+ individuals have less access to capital then other entrepreneurs, but some investors and entrepreneurs are working to change that. The entrepreneurial community knows that there’s value in diversity. Bringing together people with diverse backgrounds, ways of thinking and life experiences can help a group find solutions that have been previously overlooked. Despite that, LBGTQ+…