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From university innovation to real-world impact

Venture Partners at CU Boulder supports university researchers, inventors and creators in translating their groundbreaking discoveries into new solutions, businesses and partnerships that address the world's greatest challenges.

 

 

Applications are open for the I-Corps Hub: West Region Workshops and Lab Venture Challenge and registration is open for the Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase

What can we do together?

The Venture Partners Impact

2021 Innovation & Economic Prosperity Award 
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU®)

Ranked 5th for startup creation

—2023, Read More

Launched a record-setting 36 startups

—2024, Read More

Ranked #18 for patent activity

—2024, Read More

 

$ 8 billion

impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)

$ 5.2 billion

impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)

$ 3.5 billion

in capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU Boulder technology (since 2018)

798+

license and option agreements signed (since 2014)

220+

startup ventures spun out of university technology

1484+

inventions disclosed (since 2014)

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Upcoming Events and Opportunities

Lab Venture Challenge

Venture Partners and OEDIT: Lab Venture Challenge

Tuesday, July 15, 5 p.m.: Deadline to disclose innovations
Friday, Aug. 22, 11:59 p.m.: Deadline to apply to LVC

Through the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), top innovations from the University of Colorado Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs compete for grants of up to $125,000. LVC supports projects that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support. These grants are funded by Venture Partners at CU Boulder and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Program.

I-Corps Hub West

Venture Partners and NSF I-Corps: Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop

Aug. 1-15, BaseCamp at the Pearl East Innovation Campus, Boulder | Application Deadline Friday, July 25

Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Whether a researcher, entrepreneur, inventor or problem solver, the Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop at Venture Partners at CU Boulder can help you transform your concept into a successful venture—even if you aren't a CU student or employee.

I-Corps Hub West

Venture Partners and NSF I-Corps: Research-to-Market (R2M) Customer Discovery Program

Sept. 3-Oct. 10, Virtual Event | Application Deadline Wednesday, Aug. 27

This four-week program helps teams through customer discovery and finding a market for their innovation. Derived from the National Science Foundation's I-Corps™ program, R2M leverages the nationally recognized Lean LaunchPad and Business Model Canvas methodologies specifically designed for researchers, entrepreneurs, inventors and problem solvers from any research or community institution.

I-Corps Hub West

Venture Partners and NSF I-Corps: Therapeutics Customer Discovery Program

Oct. 7-Nov. 4, Virtual Event | Application Deadline Wednesday, Aug. 27

Do you have a therapeutic innovation that could improve lives? This program is a focused, five-week entrepreneurial training program designed to help academic researchers and early-stage biotech innovators explore the commercial potential of therapeutic technologies.