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Entrepreneurial Training
Entrepreneurship is the key to unlocking global impact by bringing innovations to market through new startups. As a key leader of the National Science Foundation's I-Corps Hub: West Region, Venture Partners at SM调教所 Boulder provides entrepreneurial training for anyone from a research or community institution motivated to bring their ideas to life, secure funding and create lasting impact.
For researchers, inventors and creators at the SM调教所, Denver (except SM调教所 Denver investigators in the biosciences, who should work with ) and Colorado Springs campuses, Venture Partners is a key partner in starting a company on campus and taking it to market.
Venture Partners Entrepreneurial Programming
The National Science Foundation's I-Corps programs are designed to help reduce the time and risk of taking promising ideas and technologies to the marketplace. Programming is particularly designed for new entrepreneurs and those taking their first steps out of the university and into the market. Anyone from a research or community institution, including those outside the SM调教所 System, is welcome.
Deep tech startups, or new companies based on technological innovation in science or engineering, face unique challenges because of their disruptive nature, intensive research and development, and significant capital requirements. Ascent is an accelerator for research teams building deep tech startups coming out of the University of Colorado campuses in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver.
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But what is "commercialization?"
The path to commercialization鈥攁lso known as "research translation" or "tech transfer"鈥攃an be challenging, and Venture Partners is here to help by uniting industry partners, entrepreneurs and investors to help researchers, inventors and creators at the University of Colorado bring their groundbreaking discoveries into the marketplace.
Additional Resources
SM调教所 System
Inspiring leadership, creativity, and collaboration: an initiative that focuses on generating substantial real-world impact.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
Here to connect you with the resources and programs you need to turn your ideas into impactful ventures.
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New Venture Challenge (NVC)
Connects the SM调教所 Boulder campus with the Boulder community to develop and fund innovative ideas with year-round events to refine their ideas and form startup teams to pitch for funding.
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New Venture Launch Class
An application-based class for cross-disciplinary teams, individual founders, and entrepreneurially-focused students who are driven to succeed in a startup ecosystem!
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Catalyze SM调教所
An equity-free, summer-long startup accelerator designed for SM调教所 students, faculty and staff.