Below information reflects the 2024 event. This page will be updated in January 2025 with the 2025 event details.

Friday, February 9, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00pm ET
Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab) – 125 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134

Event Overview

This event is a recruiting opportunity for startups to attract talented new hires interested in internship and full-time opportunities within a startup environment. The Startup Career Fair will bring undergraduates, master’s, and PhD students together with innovative startup and entrepreneurship organizations across all industries.

This event is hosted by Harvard FAS Mignone Center for Career Success, Harvard Innovation Labs, and Harvard Business School Career & Professional Development.

For Students:

• Eligibility: Open to all Harvard University & MIT degree students – bring your school ID; please note some organizations may be targeting specific class years.
  • Harvard FAS Students: Share your resume when you register in Crimson Careers to be included in the Startup Career Fair Resume Book. Watch this short video to learn how to add your resume to the event resume book. Advance registration is not required to attend the event.
  • Harvard Students from Other Graduate Schools & MIT Students: Advanced Registration Not Required
    When you arrive to the event, there will be an opportunity to show your ID and make a name tag.
• View, search, and filter the current list of participating organizations. Note that organizations are added on a rolling basis.
  • Detailed organization descriptions available here!

For Employers

• Employer registration for the 2024 Harvard Startup Career Fair has closed, submit a registration here to join the waitlist. If space becomes available, your registration will be approved. Registration page will have additional information, including event fees.
• Event Description: The Harvard Startup Career Fair is a recruiting event intended to connect startups with undergraduates, master’s, and PhD students seeking internships and full-time roles. Attending startups will be provided with a booth, a table and two chairs. We recommend bringing a branded sign, table cloth, or banner in addition to any QR codes or handouts you wish to make available to students.
• Resume Books: All organizations are invited to access the opt-in Startup Career Fair Resume Book.  Please submit the Career Fair Resume Book Registration Form to purchase a resume book. The event resume book will be sent within 2 business days following the career fair. Contact employers@fas.harvard.edu with any questions. Please note, career fair participants will automatically have access to the event resume book.