BY VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES
FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES
OUR VISION
A future where military service is a leading pathway to successful business ownership and entrepreneurship.
OUR MISSION
Bunker Labs provides community, programs, and courses to help military veterans and military spouses start and grow successful businesses and startups.
OUR CORE VALUES
We love building a strong, inclusive entrepreneurial community and the people we are building it with.
We get it done – with great results, extreme ownership, and a can-do attitude.
We work smart – we are solutions-oriented, simplifying the complex and pursuing clear outcomes.
We are fearlessly authentic – self-aware and acknowledging what we don’t know.
We are magnanimous – assuming good intent and taking the high road in all interactions.
OUR VISION
A future where military service is a leading pathway to successful business ownership and entrepreneurship.
OUR MISSION
Bunker Labs provides community, programs, and courses to help military veterans and military spouses start and grow successful businesses and startups.
OUR CORE VALUES
We love building a strong, inclusive entrepreneurial community and the people we are building it with.
We get it done – with great results, extreme ownership, and a can-do attitude.
We work smart – we are solutions-oriented, simplifying the complex and pursuing clear outcomes.
We are fearlessly authentic – self-aware and acknowledging what we don’t know.
We are magnanimous – assuming good intent and taking the high road in all interactions.
Our History
Bunker Labs Founded
June 2014
Bunker Labs launched in Chicago with veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs in several other cities launching local chapters of Bunker Labs within the following year
Online Programming Launched
November 2015
Bunker Labs introduced the first iteration of Launch Lab Online (then called “Bunker in a Box”) to allow members of the military community to learn about entrepreneurship from anywhere, at any time
First Muster Across America Tour
March 2016
Bunker Labs established an annual, multi-city series of Muster conferences to catalyze local entrepreneurial communities centered around the veteran and military spouse community
First Veterans in Residence Cohort
November 2017
Bunker Labs hosted the first cohort of the Veterans in Residence program in partnership with WeWork, with entrepreneurs participating in ten cities
Virtual Programming Pivot Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
March 2020
Bunker Labs pivoted all ongoing programming to virtual formats and hosted additional virtual programming to support veterans and military spouses with pandemic-related business challenges
Ambassador Program Relaunches
November 2021
Bunker Labs brings together veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs from more than 30 cities across the U.S. to join a newly revitalized Ambassador program, in which volunteers take part in a year-long, cohort-based, professional development program that equips them to support entrepreneurs and build thriving ecosystems in their communities
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FROM “I THINK WE CAN DO SOMETHING HERE” TO A COMMUNITY’S CENTER OF GRAVITY
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Bunker Labs Commitment
Bunker Labs is committed to transparency, inclusivity, and authenticity. We seek to create a sense of belonging and goodwill in every relationship we form, whether with entrepreneurs, small business owners, community partners, or funders.
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