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

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The Venture Partners Impact

Ranked 5th for startup creation

—2023, Read More

Launched a record-setting 36 startups

—2024, Read More

Ranked #14 for patent activity

—2023, Read More

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$Ìý8Ìýbillion

impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)


$Ìý5.2Ìýbillion

impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)


$Ìý3.5Ìýbillion

in capital funding raisedÌýby 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

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Venture Partners: Target Product Profile (TPP) Workshop

Tuesday, March 11, 10 a.m.-noon, Venture Partners at CU Boulder

Calling all CU therapeutics innovators! Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help research teams apply industry best practices early in the development process. Hosted by Venture Partners with Jordan Masanoff, senior director of business development and portfolio planning at Amicus Therapeutics, this session will introduce the Target Product Profile (TPP)—a tool widely used in industry to align scientific development with real-world patient and clinical needs.


Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator

Venture Partners: Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator Showcase

Wednesday, March 12, 11:45 a.m.-3 p.m., The Riverside

The second cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence in the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will pitch their newly built startups bringing to market ten groundbreaking technologies developed within CU Boulder's research labs. Investors and business partners will get an exclusive look at the companies built in the last six months program in various sectors, including biotechnology, cleantech, health and wellness and advanced materials.


CU Boulder:

Wednesday, March 19, 5-8 p.m., Wolf Law Building

Join Silicon Flatirons for a unique opportunity to explore the strategies behind translating university research into market-ready innovations.


Destination Startup

Destination Startup Investor Showcase (hosted by Venture Partners)

Thursday, March 13, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Boulder, CO

An invite-only showcase of new companies actively raising funds to commercialize groundbreaking bio- and physical science inventions from leading research institutions across the Intermountain West. It demonstrates a powerful way to invest in advancing innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures.Ìý


I-Corps Hub West

Venture Partners: Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop

Deadline: Thursday, April 3; Workshops: April 10-24, Virtual

Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Whether a researcher, entrepreneur, inventor or problem solver, the Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop can help you transform your concept into a successful venture.


Center for Translational Research

Venture Partners: SBIR/STTR Day: Funding Your Latest Innovation

Wednesday, April 16, 3-5 p.m., Kittredge Central Hall, N114 Multipurpose A

To introduce the SBIR/STTR programs and highlight funding uses, Venture Partners is hosting a session to help researchers understand how to find funding and prepare their companies for an SBIR/STTR proposal.


I-Corps Hub West

Venture Partners: Research-to-Market (R2M) Customer Discovery Program

Deadline: Tuesday, May 6; Workshops: May 13-June 13, Virtual

This four-week program helps teams through customer discovery and finding a market for their innovation. Specifically designed for researchers, entrepreneurs, inventors and problem solvers commercializing their innovations.


Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator

Venture Partners at CU Boulder: Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator Showcase

Wednesday, June 25, Byron R. White Stadium Club, Folsom Field

Bringing together researchers, investors and community supporters to highlight innovative deep tech startups spinning out of the University of Colorado.