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Extended application deadline Oct. 8

Destination Startup® brings groundbreaking researchers together with hundreds of investors from throughout North America to catalyze real-world impact. This showcase demonstrates a powerful way to advance innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures. 

Learn more about funding opportunities with Venture Partners.

Oct. 16-20, various locations

The fifth annual Research & Innovation Week is designed to elevate awareness across campus, build a sense of shared community, create opportunities for collaboration and recognize exceptional leadership and outcomes.

Presented by the Research & Innovation Office

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 3-4 p.m., Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Room A104

As a researcher, you can make a greater impact with your discoveries, and CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has the support and resources to help you succeed. Join us for a panel with some of the researchers from CU who have translated their research into real-world impact through commercialization with Venture Partners at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. 

Learn more about the 2023 Research & Innovation Week

Wednesday, Oct. 25, noon-2 p.m., University Memorial Center (UMC), Room 425 

Venture Partners and the Center for Translational Research will host an introductory SBIR/STTR Day to help university researchers understand how to win and utilize these programs. Join us for an overview of the federal SBIR/STTR grant program, an open Q&A and a panel of SBIR/STTR winners and company founders who will share tips and tricks.

Learn more about funding opportunities with Venture Partners.

Application deadline Oct. 31

Starting Blocks equips researchers, creators, engineers and scientists from any research institution with the tools and resources needed to bring their innovations to those in need and enhance their competitiveness for funding. 

Learn more about entrepreneurial training with Venture Partners.

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m., virtual event

NVC connects the CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus with the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ community to develop and fund innovative ideas. Participants attend year-round events, network and collaborate with mentors to refine their ideas and form startup teams to pitch for funding—more than $100,000!—at the NVC Finals. 

Signature programming of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

Nov. 8 and 9, 5:30-8 p.m., Founder Central by Sweater, 2000 Central Ave #100, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

At the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases, top CU innovators vie for grants up to $125,000, supporting projects with commercial potential in the bio- and physical sciences; this is the can't-miss event to see CU's breakthrough innovations. 

Learn more about funding opportunities with Venture Partners.

Application deadline Nov. 17

An accelerator for research teams building deep tech startups coming out of the University of Colorado campuses in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Colorado Springs and Denver. Leveraging ecosystem experts, a robust mentor network and Venture Partners staff, early-stage companies will accelerate their viability and traction over four months. 

Learn more about entrepreneurial training with Venture Partners.

Intellectual property (IP) is a critical part of bringing your innovation out of the lab and into the market, which is also known as a commercialization strategy. Venture Partners creates and implements an IP strategy for your research and creative works so you can understand your IP rights and obligations as you work with various collaborators, research sponsors and industry partners.

An in-class accelerator for cross-disciplinary teams, individual founders and entrepreneurially-focused graduate and undergraduate students. Seeking for-profit and not-for-profit founders interested in building, testing, launching and growing their ventures. This is an excellent way to prepare for the .