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Entities such as INprende, Guayacan, EntrePrize, and Parallel 18 are constantly visiting Mayaguez in college tours in order to see what the students of UPRM are up to in terms of entreprenuership and innovation, and to find local talents and startups to fund. Parallel 18 is a startup incubator and accelarator belonging to the Puerto Rico Science and Research Fund which finds about 35 startups from Puerto Rico and the world to fund and mentor for a year. Parallel 18 has great connections with UPRM and the E-ship Network, and is very invested in the students and their ideas. There have been 3 startups that have entered Parallel 18 that have come directly from Mayaguez, and there are many students that work on their offices as interns. Another important entity is Vitech, a local startup accelerator which has its offices near campus. The Vitech offices include a space that is awarded to startups that come from the UPRM, even if the students are still studying. This space is called: Startup Lab. UPRM Start Up Lab, component of the UPRM E-Ship Network, was founded to promote the development of emerging startups created by students of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In partnership with the Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor (PRTEC) we have a site in VITEC2 Technology Business Accelerator. The 400 square feet co-working space is equipped giving the tools our students needed for the commercialization process of their ventures. Also, we bring them an entrepreneurship environment with access to a network of experienced mentors.

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