ECenter_Annual_Report_FY23

Thank you, Ian Grant!
In January, the ECenter bid Ian Grant, Executive Director, a fond farewell as
he embarked on a new adventure with the African Wildlife Foundation, an
organization he has cared deeply about throughout his life.
Ian was the founding member of the ECenter team and brought a startup
approach that merged hard work with optimism, curiosity, and a lot of
experimentation. In his seven years, he has built an incredible foundation for
the future and touched many lives.
Below are just some of Ian’s achievements at the helm of the ECenter.
National Award Recognition
GCEC Outstanding New Entrepreneurship Center 2017
USABE Runner-up Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation Award 2018
Deshpande Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship 2022
Program Development (by year)
Makerspace at the ECenter 2016
i2 Passport Program 2017
Paid Internships at Start-ups 2017
Endowed Maurice Prize 2017
UNH Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame 2018
Idea & Innovation Society 2018
Student Idea Seed Grant 2018
Shaw Innovation Explorers 2021
William and Joan Grant Memorial Entrepreneurship Prize 2021
Patten Sales and Funding Accelerator 2022
Corporate Innovation Co-Op 2022
Student Success-Campus Competitions
Coached Holloway winners 2017 - 2021, 2023
Coached 29 finalists Holloway
Coached SVIC winners 2016 - 2022
Coached 35 finalists SVIC
Student Success-National Competitions
National Champion 2022 e-fest, Hydrophos
National Runner-up 2019 e-fest, Smart Wheel
6 teams total top 25 in country at e-Fest
Draper Competition 3rd place, 2021, HydroPhos
Draper Competition 4 semi-finalists 2019, 2021, 2022
11 Student companies in funding/revenue, 2018-2022
UNH team accepted into Y Combinator, SideGuide, 2022
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... and raised over $8 million dollars for the ECenter!