VentureOn

Horn Entrepreneurship

Take Your Concept to the Next Level

All UD students who are actively pursuing the launch and growth of a business are eligible to apply to become participants in VentureOn. Participants receive 24-hour access to the VDC, business advisory and other services as well as in-kind support. They also receive scheduling priority and invitations to special events as well as automatic enrollment into the flexible benefits program for copying & printing, media production, promotional, and supply needs.

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Vince DiFelice awarding Michael Meola with a certificate for Outstanding Student Leader of Venture Support

Vince DiFelice awarding Samantha McGhee with a certificate for Outstanding Member of the VentureOn Cohort 2023

Vince DiFelice awarding David Balogh with a certificate for Outstanding Member of the VentureOn Cohort 2023

fall 2025 Schedule

VentureOn meets in the Venture Development Center on Wednesday nights from 7 - 8 p.m. The first VentureOn session will be on August 27, 2025 (all are welcome).

August 26, 2025	Applications open for VentureOn
Setptember 15, 2025	Applications close for VentureOn
September 22, 2025	VentureOn participants selected

Just getting started in the world of startups?

Check out the VDC Community Sessions every Wednesday night 6 - 7 p.m. at the Venture Development Center at 132 E. Delaware Ave., Newark, DE 19711. VDC Community Sessions are for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, whether you have an idea you want to develop, you want to get inspired to create a new idea, or you want to join a community of people trying to navigate the world of entrepreneurship together. Community Sessions will help you develop personally and professionally through exercises like idea creation, goal planning and constant feedback. All UD students are welcome. No obligations. No commitments.

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Beyond the Classroom: How Aidan Moffa Is Owning Intrapreneurship

September 08, 2025 | Written by Horn Entrepreneurship

For Aidan Moffa, class of 2024, entrepreneurship didn’t stop at graduation, it evolved. Aidan, who majored in Entrepreneurship with a minor in Professional Selling & Sales Management, is now applying his entrepreneurial mindset every day as a sales engineer at Keyence Corporation, a leading provider of automation and sensing technology. From owning his own territory to exploring the potential of AI in business, Aidan brings energy, adaptability, and initiative to everything he does.
Alumna Lynn Roberts: From Startup Roots to Intrapreneurial Impact

August 11, 2025 | Written by Horn Entrepreneurship

From pitching bold ideas as a high schooler in the EntreX dual enrollment program to launching ventures through Horn’s startup programs and now driving impact as an intrapreneur within a legacy nonprofit, Lynn Roberts, Class of 2024, has experienced the full arc of Horn Entrepreneurship.
Brian Mahon on Cyber Risk, Reinvention & Launching Igloo Insurance

June 23, 2025 | Written by Horn Entrepreneurship

Meet Brian Mahon (BS in Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation, Class of 2017), better known as Cyber Guy Bri, and founder of Igloo Insurance, a modern independent agency specializing in cyber, business, and personal insurance. With a career built on entrepreneurial grit, digital marketing savvy, and a bold leap into thought leadership, Brian shares what inspired him to launch Igloo and why reinvention can be a powerful tool for building a business that’s cool, credible, and completely his own.