For more than three decades, the people of the Media Lab have spurred progress and change not just through academia, but across startups and nonprofits as well. Entrepreneurial spirit is at the heart of the Media Lab community, which has created thousands of new ventures spanning various industries and geographies. In 2013, the E14 Fund was launched to serve the MIT and Media Lab venture community by investing in and supporting its founders. Since then, the E14 Fund has backed over 100 startups founded by MIT alumni and organized dozens of events and programs for the community.