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Watson Institute Alumni

Watson alumni have been recognized at a global scale for their work and commitment to impact.

349
Fellows
68
Countries
$175M
Funds Raised
1,500+
Jobs Created
5M+
People Impacted

A global and impactful community of alumni

Watson Institute alumni have been selected to Y Combinator, the Echoing Green Fellowship, and six have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 lists. Alumni continue their education at Harvard University, Princeton University, and Oxford Saïd’s Business School.

92%

of alumni are employed, continuing their education, or building a venture.

97%

of alumni report using a skill they learned at Watson Institute up to eight years after graduation.

62%

of alumni remain in touch with their Watson Institute Mentor up to eight years after graduation.

Venture Accelerator

67%

of alumni believe they are living a life that maximizes their impact.

Watson alumni have been selected to Y Combinator, the Echoing Green Fellowship, and Forbes’ 30 under 30 list.

Watson alumni have continued their education at Harvard University, New York University, Princeton University, among others.

Meet a few of our alumni

Our Alumni In the News

Shine Registry

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Shine Registry users have created registries for all sorts of milestones, from celebrating 10 years in business to launching new ideas and campaigns. Whatever stage you’re at we love building…

Samuel Lasitis Entrepreneurship and Impact Journey

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Samuel Lasiti is one of Tapona’s Accelerator program alumni. He is a co-founder of Leap Empowerment Development Initiative (LEDI-Kenya) and founder of Wakulima Ni Sisi Initiative. He shared with us…

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