Join Pennovation Works and Morrison Foerster for a free webinar that will provide a practical introduction to patent drafting fundamentals.

Nate Vogler, Patent Partner at Morrison Foerster, will cover the key parts of a patent application, best practices for capturing and developing an inventor’s disclosure, and common drafting considerations and pitfalls.

Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how strong patent applications are structured and developed.

Not every VC understands what it takes to build deep tech.

Join us for a warm intro with Liana Karapetyan, Principal at SmartGateVC, a pre-seed and seed firm laser-focused on Physical AI, robotics, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and brain-computer interfaces.

Join the Pennovation Works team at our monthly Open House on Wednesday, May 6th from 9 - 10:30 A

Join the Pennovation Works team at our monthly Open House on Wednesday, April 8th from 9:30 - 10:30 AM. Learn about our available spaces, meet our Members, tour the Center, and have all of your questions answered.

The tax landscape for startups has shifted significantly. With the passage of major 2025 tax legislation, 2026 brings both new opportunities and new obligations and the window to get ahead of them is now! 

Join us for an interactive session with Adam Gonsiewski, CPA, Partner at RSM US LLP, on Wednesday, March 11th as he breaks down what the latest federal tax changes mean for your startup. Adam will walk through a structured presentation before opening the floor to your questions, covering:

Got a hardware startup and not sure how to fund it? 🙋

Join us for a Warm Intro with Todor Raykov from NextFab Ventures, a firm that's in your corner from day one, connecting hardware startups with seed capital, the right investors, product development support, and advisors who've been there.

In this webinar, Todor is pulling back the curtain on who NextFab Ventures invests in, what their investment model looks like, and how he sees the hardware landscape evolving.

Whether you're just getting started or ready to scale, this one's for you. 👇

Join Morrison Foerster (MoFO) and Pennovation Works for a live negotiation of Term Sheets!

Negotiating a term sheet is the crucial process where founders and investors discuss and agree on the key economic and control terms for a venture capital investment, essentially hashing out the "deal points" (valuation, board seats, liquidation preferences).

The Entrepreneurial Empowerment Series, hosted by Pennovation Works, PCI Ventures, and Penn Center for Innovation, is back for 2026! 

​Join us for our first virtual event of the new year with David Willbrand, Chief Legal Officer at Pacaso. 

This informative live webinar will focus on matters of startup capitalization. David takes the mystery out of the jargon, explaining in accessible language what a cap table is, how it comes together, how it evolves and, most importantly, how startups issue equity (whether to incentivize employees, or to raise money!).

Code and Coffee is hosting a Pitch Competition at the Pennovation Center on January 16th!

👀 Watch & Learn: See what works (and what doesn’t) as founders pitch their ventures. It’s a masterclass in public speaking and business strategy.

🧠 Hear Investor Insights: Listen to real-time feedback from our expert panel. You’ll learn exactly what investors look for in a business model and market analysis.

🤝 High-Value Networking: Connect with the Code & Coffee community, meet the founders, and chat with local investors.

On December 9, we’re partnering with Philly AI Connect and Google to host Turbocharge Your Business with Gemini, an in-person event designed for founders, product and engineering leaders, and technical teams who are actively shipping. 

Join a keynote from Len Henry to discover how teams are using Gemini and agentic workflows to move faster and create durable advantage, see a Gemini demo in action, and connect with the local Philadelphia ecosystem.