Early Career Pathways for Student Entrepreneurs - #BOSTechWeek

Wednesday, May 27

11:00am – 12:30pm

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Building something as a student doesn't lock you into a single career path — it opens several. Join Innovate@BU for a conversation with three Boston University alums whose entrepreneurial experience led them somewhere different: one is scaling a venture he founded right out of school, one recently closed a seven-figure acqui-hire, and one is still deep in the build — advancing a medtech device from student idea toward market. This event is part of TechWeek Boston and is designed for student founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone curious about how startup experience translates into real career outcomes. How it runs: • Panel discussion (20 min) — moderated by a current BU student, the three alums compare the turning points, trade-offs, and decisions that shaped their paths • Small-group rotations (15 min each) — attendees split into three groups, each matched with one panelist for a close-up conversation, then rotate so everyone gets time with all three • Food and refreshments — stick around to keep the conversation going Panelists Brian Zitin (CAS'17) — Co-Founder & CEO, Reggora Brian met his co-founder as a randomly assigned BU roommate. Together they built a real estate brokerage out of their dorm, spotted the inefficiencies in the mortgage appraisal process, and founded Reggora in 2017. Now eight years in, Reggora has raised $45M, counts seven of the top ten U.S. homebuilders as customers, and recently launched a 24-hour appraisal solution backed by an $18M round. Brian was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020. Johar Singh (Questrom'24) — President & Chief Product Officer, HomeTeams Johar built Astra Wellbeing — an SMS-based platform to reduce healthcare worker burnout through peer recognition — while a student at Questrom, inspired by watching his mother work as a frontline ICU physician during COVID-19. Astra won multiple national startup competitions, secured backing from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, and was named a Top 20 global team in the 2024 Microsoft Imagine Cup. Earlier this year, Astra was acquired by HomeTeams in a seven-figure deal, and Johar now leads the combined product vision as President and CPO. Niyi Oyeniyi (ENG'20) — Founder, Dialysis-X Niyi is building Dialysis-X, a medtech startup developing a needle-free vascular access device for the roughly two million Americans on dialysis. Traditional needle cannulation causes serious complications and drives significant costs for providers — Dialysis-X's implant-and-cap system aims to make dialysis safer, easier, and viable at home. Dialysis-X was an Innovate@BU NVC finalist in 2021 and went on to win the Quin Impact Fund and Discovery Prize from MassChallenge. This event is part of #BOSTechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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