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The New Wave of Campus Founders

Fatima Njoku
Fatima Njoku
July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
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Meet the students building real companies between lectures — and why their universities are finally paying attention.

A growing number of students are treating their dorm rooms as the first office of a real company, not a side project.

Universities that once discouraged this are now building incubators, recognizing that some of their best ideas walk out the door every semester.

Fatima Njoku

Fatima Njoku

Reports on student life and the new wave of campus founders.

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