ESCEND™ is here to help guide your entrepreneurial journey. Stop by our location in the South Engineering Lobby for any questions about Engineering Innovation or Entreprenuership. We have instructional resources, event information and funding available.

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1. Get Inspired

2. Idea

3. Build It

4. Validate

5. Scale

6. Start A Company

Get Inspired

Learn about joining the entrepreneurial community by visiting our campus kickoff page.


 

Idea

Have an idea but don't know where to start? Look at an engineering minor.


Validate

Test & iterate - Need some funds or help? Check out our New Venture Challenge and Seed Funding Program.


Scale

Get advice on how to scale by visting the Deming VC Fund.


Start A Company

Ready to commit? Take the first step in launching your business by heading over to Catalyze CU.


News

People

Karen Crofton
Stephen M. Dunn Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship & ESCEND®
karen.crofton@colorado.edu

 

Jessica Rush Leeker
Stephen M. Dunn Professor of Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship
Faculty Director of Undergraduate Education and ESCEND®
Scholar In Residence
jessica.leeker@colorado.edu

Location

The ESCEND space is located in the south wing of the Engineering Center on CU Boulder's main campus. 

Engineering Center
1111 Engineering Dr. 
Boulder, CO 80309
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