more than ever, wharton will
TRANSFORM IDEAS INTO RESULTS.
As the Scale School, we are growing an entrepreneurial ecosystem at Penn and beyond to transform great ideas into greater outcomes.
Entrepreneurship + Scale
= Economic Growth
more than ever, wharton will
TRANSFORM IDEAS INTO RESULTS.
As the Scale School, we are growing an entrepreneurial ecosystem at Penn and beyond to transform great ideas into greater outcomes.
Entrepreneurship + Scale
= Economic Growth
why it’s urgent
The world’s next great companies — the Apples, Googles, and Amazons of tomorrow — will drive significant economic growth and create jobs. Penn ranks in the top five universities globally for the number of venture-backed enterprises created by alumni and total capital raised. We have the interdisciplinary strength and track record to spark big ideas into sustainable impact and give birth to the next wave of gamechangers.
$13T
AI-themed ventures — including machine learning, advanced robotics, and autonomous vehicles — are expected to grow into a $13 trillion market opportunity by 2025.
38.2%
Intellectual property now accounts for a whopping 38.2% of total U.S. GDP — over $6 trillion a year— and 30% of total national employment.
$148B
2017 saw the highest level of venture capital investment in startups ever. In the same year, 40 VC-backed companies achieved billion-dollar valuations.
“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.”
Elon Musk ’97, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; and co-founder and CEO of Neuralink