Explorations
PVL is not just a fund — it's a living laboratory. We run programs, explore hypotheses, build experiments, and support the teams crazy enough to work on the hardest problems in science and technology.
Our Approach
The best companies start with a willingness to ask questions nobody else is willing to sit with. We create structured programs that give students, researchers, and professionals the time, tools, and permission to deeply explore.
Our experiments are not just proof-of-concepts — they are genuine scientific inquiries into whether a technology can create a durable, defensible business at global scale.
Technology as the core differentiator
We invest in 10-year problems
Questions matter more than answers
Real funding behind every experiment
Programs
Structured pathways from curiosity to company.
2021 — Ongoing
200+
participants
Our grassroots innovation community — a gathering point for students who are curious about deep technology and entrepreneurship. Pebble runs speaker series, hackathons, and ideation workshops with global VCs, unicorn founders, and industry pioneers.
Key Outcomes
2022 — Ongoing
50+ teams
participants
A structured semester-long program bridging academic rigor with real-world product development. Student teams tackle industry-identified deep-tech problems, guided by mentors from Fortune 500 companies and emerging startups.
Key Outcomes
2021 — Ongoing
6-10 teams per cohort
participants
Our flagship 10-week venture creation bootcamp. Teams go from problem discovery to working product, with access to cloud infrastructure, design resources, expert mentors, and up to $200K in funding for the strongest ventures.
Key Outcomes
2023 — Ongoing
Faculty-led teams
participants
A specialized track enabling PESU faculty to convert their academic research into commercially viable ventures without disrupting their teaching commitments. We handle team building, IP structuring, and early-stage commercialization.
Key Outcomes
Lab Notebook
A window into the hypotheses we've tested — and are still testing.
Explored how LLMs can synthesize competitive intelligence from unstructured web data at enterprise scale.
Led to Consuma →Deep-dive into pet biometrics via wearables and ML-based anomaly detection for preventive pet healthcare.
Led to Fond →Cryptographic credit scoring using on-chain transaction graphs — enabling uncollateralized lending.
Led to Zeru →Autonomous drone systems with computer vision for crop health monitoring and precision pesticide application.
Led to Greenifly →Markerless pose estimation for physical therapy progress tracking — reducing need for in-clinic sessions.
Led to physi.fit →Exploring post-quantum cryptographic protocols for SMB security infrastructure. Early-stage research underway.
Automating medical record summarization and diagnostic note generation while preserving patient privacy.
Blockchain-based carbon credit verification and trading infrastructure for verified environmental projects.
The Journey So Far
Programs Run
Students Engaged
Experiments Explored
Domains Explored
Get Involved
If you're sitting on a deep-science insight that could become a company, we want to run the experiment with you.