i3= iGNITE. iNQUIRE. iNSPIRE
Ignite possibility. Inquire deeply. Inspire impact.
The i3 Impact Venture Studio ignites bold human potential, inquires deeply into the right problems, and inspires ventures that create measurable impact through strategy, experimentation, and human-centered design.
¿Did you know?
We don't take in VC Money — we take in High School students!
This is the latest experiment in education re-design — for the people, by the people!
Here at the i3 Impact Venture Studio...
We are a trilingual, human-centered, AI-native design studio creating impactful, innovative, and interdisciplinary solutions that make the world a better place.
It looks like a micro-space, feels like a studio, operates like a startup, and produces the next generation of changemakers and powerful leaders.
Our Origin Story
Since 2008, Jessica A. Artiles has been inspiring students to become their best. Leading her to reconnect with their award-winning CAP advisor, Silvina Macho, who has been in the business for 25 years. She needed to support students, "brain athletes", to be supported and feel confident in their exams, inspiring the first pep rally.
From there, a cohort of BioHackers — students taking back their agency and their power in our education systems that need the most attention- was formed.
Here's to our future generations of change makers.
Our Mission
Making lasting change made by the people for the people, allowing leaders to leverage their insight and lived experience when co-creating a better future for themselves and their community while building the confidence and structured toolkit to see themselves as the change makers that they already are.
What if we could start the change now and not wait till later?
Over the period of a month-long hackathon, we teach our high school students Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Transformational Leadership principles, and put them through our signature i3 methodology
With student initiatives, SIVS will become a 4.5-week accelerator for various projects where passionate high school students will receive high-caliber mentorship, guidance, and resources to develop the projects with the maximum impact possible.
Projects
Ignis Mentis: College Success for Everyone
Spotlighting a student created web app and organization dedicating itself to fostering equity. Connecting students from underrepresented backgrounds with the help of peers in the field.
SAT Curriculum Building & BioHacking Interventions for Precision TestPrep & Performance
Developed for students, by students — curriculum modules will be designed to help students reconnect with the foundational subjects they need in order to do higher-level thinking.
Project Ingenius: Game Show for Brain Athletes
What would happen if the world finally celebrated every kind of genius?
Students can now collaborate to pitch a new game show concept to Hollywood producers to celebrate brain athletes, neurodivergent thinkers, and students with unique gifts.
Project Super Teacher: Professional Development Modules for Teachers to Modernize and Maximize their Impact
Spotlighting a student created web app and organization dedicating itself to fostering equity. Connecting students from underrepresented backgrounds with the help of peers in the field.
Elderly Masterclass
A modular scalable platform for in-person apprenticeship with community elders.
It is a way to help elders feel purposeful, valued, and seen — while giving younger people access to real-life teachers, cultural knowledge, and wisdom that cannot always be found online.
Curated Art Pieces
Partnering with 1-800-Got-Junk to aid students in tapping into the right-brain hemisphere and connecting it with their left-brain. Artists can reclaim their education and design better.
Project Expo
An Inaugural launch Event & Celebration Serving as a Community Resource Fair, College Fair, and Demo Day with Lecturettes & Workshops.