Applications for the next SUD Ventures program will launch soon. Be the first to know when applications open!
Applications for the next program will launch soon. Be the first to know when applications open!
According to the CDC, one in seven adults in the United States will experience a substance use disorder (SUD) during their lifetime. If you live in the US, you likely know of a friend, family member, or colleague who has been affected by SUD. At the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Ventures program, our goal is to fuel the next generation of innovation in this space.
SUD Ventures is an intense and immersive hybrid program. Consisting of pre-recorded materials, ~10 live online sessions from October through December, and culminating in a five day Bootcamp at MIT in January 2026, our goal is to spark the creation of innovative ventures in the SUD space, a notoriously challenging problem area.
During the program, you will work with a diverse team of exceptional individuals, including SUD researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Together, you will come up with high-impact, fast scaling ideas to launch a scalable venture in one of the three areas: evidence-based prevention innovations, innovations supporting long-term recovery treatments, and research and data innovations that inform policy and decision-making at federal and state levels.
You’ll receive advice from entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, and leaders working in this space. You’ll be immersed in the dynamic and high-energy environment unique to MIT Bootcamps and walk away with a community of innovators and a support system.
The magic of MIT is a combination of intellectual rigor and surrounding yourself with other motivated and inspiring individuals. MIT Bootcamps brings this magic to you. Your instructors will ask you to think beyond the obvious and your coaches will expect and guide you to achievements that might not have seemed possible on Day 1. Throughout the Bootcamp and beyond, you will be sharing this immersive experience with the MIT Bootcamps team, your coach, your team, and your broader cohort. Once you complete the Bootcamp, you’ll join our community of 1800+ innovators and changemakers from 100+ countries. If you’re looking for a carefully selected community that will continue to inspire and motivate you, you can find it here.
While we expect a lot from you and your team, our team and your coach are there for you throughout the program, whether it’s in-person or virtual. Experienced entrepreneurs and corporate innovators, MIT Bootcamp coaches are selected for their experience, analytical skills, and ability to navigate challenges - both intellectual and interpersonal. They have succeeded (or failed, learned, and grown) when faced with many of the same challenges you will face as an innovator. Guiding you through the Bootcamp, their goal is for you and your team to have the most successful learning experience possible, learning from every success, misstep, or conflict along the way.
Our programs feature faculty, instructors, and researchers who are leading innovation research and practice across MIT - in business, engineering, and design - and creating ecosystems that foster innovation, at MIT and beyond. You will hear about their latest research, breakthroughs, and frameworks directly from them. The MIT Bootcamps team and coaches have been through the MIT curriculum, either as MBAs, graduate students, or previous Bootcamps, and create the same culture and performance expectations you’ll find in classes at MIT. Challenge yourself with us.
We are a global community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. Our community spans over 100 countries and over 1300 individuals. Our Bootcampers come to the Bootcamp to make a difference in the world through social impact. They leave with the support of a global community to inspire them, support them, and walk through the entrepreneurship journey with them.
If you come into it with a sense of purpose or desire for impact and you know perhaps where you want to channel it the bootcamp will really help you unleash that.-Arthur Nelson