If you are a student interested in building tech products or a founder/partner looking for student support on a project, we’d love to connect!
The Christensen Family Center for Innovation (CFCI) supports the next generation of technology product leaders by equipping Duke students and alumni with the skills, experiences, and mentorship needed to build impactful ventures.
Through immersive programs, hands-on courses, and founder-focused initiatives, the Center helps engineering and business students — including recent Pratt graduates — learn how to identify customer needs, design innovative solutions, and bring new products to market.
By connecting technical training with entrepreneurial practice, the Christensen Center fosters a community where aspiring product leaders and engineering founders can grow from idea to execution.
We empower communities of innovation to build technology products together.
We develop products, product leaders, and founders to catalyze Duke’s technology venture pipeline toward bold societal impact focused on the public good.
Joyful innovation – We embrace creativity and approach challenges with a spirit of curiosity and fun, turning every idea into an opportunity to innovate
Outcome-oriented – We thrive on collaboration, tackling obstacles with a solutions-first mindset, quickly adapting and evolving for the best outcomes
Collaborative Learning – We are committed to constant growth — personally, professionally, and as a team — always striving to learn, improve, and push boundaries
Catch up on what’s happening around CFCI.
AviaGames, an award-winning mobile games developer, is working with Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and its Product Lab on a new research initiative focused on the potential for mobile skill-based games to impact cognitive engagement and healthy aging.
Congratulations to Duke senior undergraduate student Nick Nease and his team — Kellan Hepditch, Jake Sapp, and Ben Verlander — on advancing to the regional finals of the Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge! Selected from 350 global applicants, their team earned a spot among the top ventures competing in the North America and South America region. This recognition reflects months of thoughtful iteration, deep research, and bold problem-solving focused on accelerating scalable climate solutions.
Duke undergraduate sophomore Neha Jatla recently placed second in the Deloitte Duke Case Competition alongside her teammates Sudiksha Battineni, Sophia Dionello Hinshaw, and Noa Bremen. Neha shared that the EGR 283 Introduction to Product management course played a critical role in preparing her team for success.
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