"Katie Diasti built a foundation for her startup within three months of graduation. By August 2019, the first-time founder had incorporated her nontoxic, sustainable period care brand, found a manufacturer, and secured a $5,000 grant. Today, her company, Viv for Your V, has raised $1.3 million in funding and secured distribution in 2,000 stores nationwide. That entrepreneurial journey went through Boston College's Shea Center for Entrepreneurship."
"Diasti joined during the spring semester of her senior year, but wishes she got involved even earlier. "I don't even think I really understood what entrepreneurship really was when first coming to BC," she says. "I would have just gotten confident sooner." Now, more BC students are doing just that. Two years after Diasti participated in the Shea Center's accelerator program, the on-campus organization added another offering exclusively for freshmen."
Katie Diasti launched a nontoxic period care brand within months of graduation, incorporating the company, finding a manufacturer, and securing an initial $5,000 grant. The company, Viv for Your V, later raised $1.3 million and achieved distribution in about 2,000 stores. Diasti developed the venture through Boston College’s Shea Center for Entrepreneurship and regrets not engaging earlier. The Shea Center added a freshman innovation program accepting roughly 25 students into yearlong cohorts with weekly workshops, mentorship, and group projects. Gen Z shows increased interest in starting businesses, and colleges are creating pre-orientation and accelerator offerings to engage students early.
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