About 760 founders have gone through the program, called HBS Foundry, since it opened in April, a Harvard spokesperson told Fortune.
Harvard has tested the product with more than 100 universities across 50 states, according to the New York Times.
Participants move from an initial idea to an investor pitch over eight weeks. The workspace pairs Harvard Business School material with a peer community and AI agents trained on the work of specific faculty.
It also includes simulated video calls in which founders rehearse investor pitches, sales calls and board meetings against instructor avatars. The school invites top participants to Foundry Catalyst, a live program running in 2027, where they can compete for up to $100,000.
Foundry is not a degree program and carries no academic credit, the Harvard spokesperson told Fortune.
