Georgetown University is entering an agreement with Washington DC-based 1776 that will give its faculty and students full access to the incubator’s offerings.

Among the benefits 1776 offers are mentorships, corporate connections, educational events and the opportunity to drum up media attention around Georgetown’s entrepreneurial endeavours.

The new partners will take advantage of the university’s Startup Weekend to identify promising ideas, while 1776 will also run its Entrepreneurs in Residence programme at the university.

The incubator was launched in January…