Pava LaPere

Built TCO Labs, a nonprofit dedicated to building a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem at Johns Hopkins.

Founded The Hatchery, the first ever student venture incubator at Johns Hopkins. Hired by JHU to then found the FastForwardU Spark & Fuel Accelerators, the first official university accelerator programs.

Founded Innov8MD, a nonprofit that supports student entrepreneurs across the state of Maryland by uniting over 15 local college and university entrepreneurship departments

Founded Urban Harbor Media, which provides affordable digital media marketing services to entrepreneurial firms in Baltimore.

Founded EcoMap Technologies, which uses AI to help entrepreneurs find the resources they need to build successful startups, small businesses, and nonprofits in their local communities.

Spoken at various conferences, given a TEDx talk, spoken at Ignite Baltimore. Academic work centered around building more equitable and accessible entrepreneurial ecosystems.