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Event Recaps

How Emily Cole Groden Built a 9,000-Store Brand From Her Kitchen: Family Dinner

Nadia Bidarian

February 26, 2026

Emily stands in front of a screen with a closeup picture of a waffle

How Emily Cole Groden Built a 9,000-Store Brand From Her Kitchen: Family Dinner

Nadia Bidarian

February 26, 2026

Savanna stands with a microphone addressing the audience

The Business of Branding: Family Dinner with Savanna Wood

Nadia Bidarian

February 20, 2026

Scott stands with arms crossed in front of a black background.

NUseeds invests $100,000 in Northwestern-Founded Startup Olympus

Kitty Clark

February 18, 2026

Mike Shannon standing in front of a room with a microphone

How to Win the Integrity Game: Family Dinner with Mike Shannon

Nadia Bidarian

February 5, 2026

Neha Mehta and Catherine Malloy stand holding their product Rora Mist

NUseeds Awards $100,000 Investment to Northwestern-Founded Startup Rora

Kitty Clark

February 2, 2026

Vijen Patel stands with a mic at the front of a room.

The Case for Building in “Boring” Industries: Family Dinner with Vijen Patel

Nadia Bidarian

January 28, 2026

Two students collaborating on a project, text reads The Garage Manufacturing Fund

The Garage Launches Manufacturing Fund to Support Student-Founded Hardware & Medical Device Startups

Kitty Clark

January 15, 2026

Chicago Inno under 25 and the pictures of the winners from The Garage

Half of Chicago Inno’s 2025 Under 25 Honorees Come from The Garage

Kitty Clark

January 7, 2026

Desiree Vargas Wrigley shakes hands with a student.

From builder to backer: Desiree Vargas Wrigley on the playbook for resilient founders

Nadia Bidarian

December 1, 2025

A collage of product photos mentioned in gift guide

The Garage Gift Guide 2025

Kitty Clark

November 20, 2025

Founder Spotlight: Euhbin Song, Song Lab

November 10, 2025

Founder Spotlight: Ondrej Dusek, Crreo.ai

November 10, 2025

Founder Spotlight: Jeremiah Seraphine, Empwr.ai

November 10, 2025

Tom Vranas stands at the front of the room presenting.

Seven Startups In, Tom Vranas ‘03 Says the Grind is the Gift

Nadia Bidarian

November 6, 2025

Mateo Price standing in front of a screen holding a microphone.

How a Cold Email and a Startup Led Mateo Price ’21 to MrBeast

Nadia Bidarian

October 29, 2025

Sruti Bharat, Campground

Founder Spotlight: Sruti Bharat, Campground

October 29, 2025

Chuck Feerick, Latitude

Founder Spotlight: Chuck Feerick, Latitude

October 29, 2025

Amit Bakshi, WingRep

Founder Spotlight: Amit Bakshi, WingRep

October 29, 2025

Garage Residents talk AI

The New Co-Founder? How Northwestern Startup Founders Are Thinking with AI

Nadia Bidarian

October 16, 2025

Lucas Speaks at Family Dinner

From Campus Startup to a 120-Year-Old Auto Business: Lucas Philips ‘19 Tells All at Family Dinner

Nadia Bidarian

October 9, 2025

The Garage Summer Internship Program

The Garage Expands Summer Startup Internship Program, Connecting Students with Alumni Founders

Nadia Bidarian

September 26, 2025