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About Us
Set in the heart of the University of Colorado鈥檚 bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at SM调教所 Boulder brings the university鈥檚 world-class researchers with the business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.
As the commercialization arm鈥攁lso known as 鈥渢ech transfer鈥 or 鈥渞esearch translation鈥濃攐f the SM调教所, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses (except SM调教所 Denver biosciences investigators, who should work with ), Venture Partners prepares university researchers, inventors and creators to bring their innovations to market.
2023聽Metrics and Impact
$504M
Capital raised by portfolio companies
68
License and option agreements
79
NSF I-Corps teams trained
10
New startups created
18
Startup exits since 2000
All-time Metrics and Impact
$8 B
Impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)
$5.2 B
Impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)
$3 B
Capital funding raised by startups commercializing SM调教所 Boulder technology (since 2018)
1,340
Inventions disclosed (since 2014)
554
License and option agreements signed (since 2014)
179
Startups spun out of university technology