Frustrated by the lack of fashionable One Direction merchandise on the market, Boston College senior Angela Jin and fellow fangirl Nishiki Maredia founded the 1950 Collective, an apparel company focused on selling trendy and affordable fandom merchandise.

Inspired by her time at Boston College researching diet therapy, Nicole Centeno founded meal delivery service Splendid Spoon, providing thousands of American’s with wholesome soups and broths to replace unhealthy lunches.

Boston College graduate Harris Williams combined his football experience with his computer science background to create CompuCog, a startup developing a virtual way for football players to learn complex playbooks.