Harvard Innovation Labs
Prepared for Harvard Innovation Labs · April 2026

“I needed this three years ago.”
Here’s what it looks like built for the iLab.

Nunchi gives innovation networks the relationship intelligence they have always needed. Starting where it fits best, strengthening and filling in the gaps from your existing stack.

Prepared for Cassie Coravos · Harvard Innovation Labs

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The scale where relational intelligence compounds. Source: Harvard Innovation Labs

The Challenge

We heard you.

Three things came through on the call. This proposal maps directly to each one.

Co-founder matching relies on a basic Slack channel.

The Connection Gap

There are 2,100+ student members in the iLab right now. The tool facilitating co-founder discovery is a Slack channel. That gap is not a product problem — it is a data problem. The network exists; the intelligence layer does not.

Mentorship matching is a manual, high-lift process.

The Admin Burden

Matching mentors to founders by expertise, stage, and goals is one of the highest-value things the iLab does. It is also one of the most time-intensive. Nunchi runs it in minutes, not weeks — and makes every match explainable.

The tech stack is fragmented across Salesforce, Eventbrite, and the website.

The Data Fragmentation Problem

Nunchi does not replace any of these. It sits on top as the intelligence layer — pulling signal from every system and surfacing who to connect, re-engage, or invite next.

Harvard iLab · Today
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Four systems, four data silos. Nunchi does not ask you to choose — it connects the dots across all of them.

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One intelligence layer on top of your existing stack. AI-built profiles, mentor matchmaking, alumni re-engagement, and weekly insights.
What Harvard iLab Gets

Every priority you named, mapped to a Nunchi capability.

Six capabilities. Honest about what is live today and what is on the roadmap for the iLab.

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Mentor Matchmaking
AI-powered matching with admin-approved intros
Define the cohort, describe the match criteria, and Nunchi surfaces ranked pairs with a clear explanation of fit. Cassie called it a game changer. It runs in minutes, not weeks.
Live today
2
Intelligent Member Directory
AI-enriched profiles from LinkedIn and public data
Upload a spreadsheet or connect a data source. Profiles auto-enrich with current roles, expertise, and goals — no manual entry, no stale data. Members can refresh their own profile anytime.
Live today
3
Shareable Group Links
View-only links so mentors can vet a cohort before committing
Admins share a link to a group of profiles. Mentors see who is in the cohort before they agree to participate. No account required. Works for Climate Circle, fellowship cohorts, or any group.
Live today
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Weekly Digest + Admin Intelligence
Personalized weekly email for members and twice-weekly admin insights
Members get connection suggestions, resources, and updates tailored to their profile. Admins get a summary of who to re-engage, what intros are ready, and which events the network is signaling for.
Live today
5
Co-founder Discovery
AI-powered co-founder matching across any network
Founders describe what they are building and what they need. Nunchi surfaces the right matches from profiles in the network, replacing the Slack channel with something that actually works at iLab scale.
Live today Expanded features actively building
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Salesforce + Eventbrite Integration
API sync with both platforms — Nunchi sits on top, not instead of
Salesforce stays the system of record. Eventbrite keeps running events. Nunchi pulls engagement signals from both and surfaces relationship intelligence on top of your existing workflow.
Possible for Harvard On roadmap for 2026
Signature moment

How the Mentor Matchmaking agent actually works.

Three screens, one export. This is the real Nunchi agent running live — admin configures, agent matches, program team exports in one click. This is what it looks like for a Climate Circle cohort.

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Select the cohort and set up matching
Matchmaking Agent
🔔 Harvard iLab

Set up mentor matching

Select a cohort and matching type to begin.

Cohort
Climate Circle 2026 ▼
Matching type
Mentor → Founder ▼
Cohort preview 22 climate founders · 47 eligible mentors in network
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Describe the ideal match
Match criteria · Climate Circle 2026
22 founders

Describe what makes a good match

Match climate tech founders with mentors who have experience in deep tech, hardware, or climate policy. Prioritize mentors who have raised Series A or advised early-stage founders before.

Weigh these factors

Expertise match
Stage fit
Prior mentoring
Geography
▶ Run matching
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Review pairs and approve intros
Match results
22 pairs
22 recommended pairs · Climate Circle 2026
Top pairs · ready to approve
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Amir H. ↔ Elena B. Mentor
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Mia C. ↔ David O. Mentor
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Jordan P. ↔ Fatima R. Mentor
Approve all Export Schedule intros
Climate Circle 2026 — Matched Pairs
22 pairs · ready to export or approve individually
↓ Export to Excel Send all intros
Founder Mentor Expertise overlap Status
Amir Hassan
Climate hardware		 Elena Brooks
Mentor		 Deep tech, Series A Ready
Mia Chen
Clean energy		 David Osei
Mentor		 Climate investing, Boston Ready
Jordan Park
Carbon tech		 Fatima Rahman
Mentor		 Policy, hardware Review
Everything you see here is real, running in production today. The admin configures the criteria, the agent runs the matches, and the entire cohort is ready to export or action in one click. Your team runs mentor matching for Climate Circle without a spreadsheet or a day of manual work.
Weekly intelligence

The weekly email that makes re-engagement real.

Not a newsletter. A specific set of decisions waiting for sign-off — delivered to admins every week, automatically.

Monday · 08:14

Two introductions ready to approve. Four dormant advisors to re-engage. Two speakers matched for next month’s event.

The weekly email from Nunchi lands in the program team’s inbox. Two intros approved, one flagged for follow-up, a re-engagement note drafted to four dormant Climate Circle advisors, a speaker suggestion forwarded to the events team. Total time: eleven minutes.

Without Nunchi, the same work requires cross-referencing Salesforce, searching Eventbrite attendee lists for context, drafting four bespoke emails, and manually scanning Slack for co-founder interest signals. That’s most of Monday.

Honest status

What is live, what is being built, and what is possible for the iLab.

The right entry point is the one that does not require a 12-month procurement cycle. Climate Circle is that entry point. Prove the value there, then the rest of the conversation is easier.

Live Today
Mentor matchmaking workflow
End-to-end loop, admin-approved intros
AI-generated profiles
LinkedIn enrichment, no manual entry
Shareable group links
Mentors vet cohort before committing
Weekly member digest
Personalized per member, auto-sent
Admin insights email
Who to re-engage, what intros are ready
Magic-link login
No password, no platform fatigue
VIP contact visibility controls
Admins control who sees what; all intros through staff
Groups (public, private, admin-only)
With granular permissions
Slack integration
Already in production
Actively Building 2026
Email delivery for all platform sharing
Bulletin posts, group messages, and announcements all land in members’ inboxes
More Agents
Automatically handles staff needs — making intros, posting resources, scheduling
More Admin Controls
Cadence and type of email nudges
Customizable Group Emails
Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all newsletters
Save & Organize Profiles
Every user can create collections
Expanded Impact-Reporting Exports
Annual report-ready outputs
User Tools
User agents, create bios, etc.
Possible for Harvard
Full iLab deployment
10,000+ profiles across all programs and cohorts
Co-founder discovery engine
Replaces the Slack channel; AI-matched across the full network
Harvard iLab custom UI skin
iLab branding applied across the member experience
Climate Circle public directory
Founding teams and company pages visible to applicants and alumni
Infrastructure & Trust

Built for institutions that take data seriously.

Harvard Innovation Labs serves students, alumni, mentors, and VIPs across dozens of programs. Nunchi is built for that complexity — and for the security standards that come with it.

SOC 2 & GDPR

Built to meet institutional security and data protection standards — including what Harvard vendor procurement reviews require.

VIP Privacy + Role Controls

Admins control contact visibility per member. VIPs can keep their information private. All introductions flow through staff — never exposed directly to members.

Your Data is Yours

No vendor lock-in. Your network belongs to Harvard, not to us. Export everything, anytime.

Full privacy practices at heynunchi.com/privacy
Harvard Network Effect

One platform. Every corner of the iLab.

Harvard iLab runs multiple programs with overlapping constituents. Nunchi gives each one its own space with its own data firewall — and makes controlled cross-program sharing possible when it serves both sides.

Harvard iLab
Harvard iLab
Start here
Climate Circle
Climate Circle
Pilot entry point
Alumni Program
Alumni Program
Natural expansion hub
Harvard iLab
Climate Circle
Alumni Program
Harvard iLab (2,100+)
Switch between Harvard iLab programs instantly
✓ Your data firewall — Climate Circle data stays private to the Climate team. Admin tags and VIP contacts are never exposed across programs.
✓ Controlled collaboration — Invite Alumni colleagues into specific shared groups when a mentor spans both programs. Cross-discovery on your terms.
✓ Automatic group types — Nunchi knows a group of mentors is mentors and a group of founders is founders. Tags label themselves.
✓ Institutional expansion path — Start with Climate Circle. Add the Alumni Program. Each gets its own space; cross-discovery happens when invited.

Start with Climate Circle.

The right entry point does not require a 12-month procurement cycle. Run Nunchi on a real Climate Circle cohort, with real mentor matching, and see the results before committing to anything broader.

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