Explore the latest news about Venture Partners at CU Ƶ and keep up to date on the impact CU's startups and technologies are making.

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2023 Destination Startup® drives investment in intermountain west university innovations

Feb. 28, 2023

The intermountain west innovation ecosystem came together at the fifth annual Destination Startup® showcase on Feb. 15 and 16, hosted by Venture Partners at CU Ƶ. In a highly competitive field, 21 university ventures from intermountain west research institutions were selected to present at the showcase.

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New Venture Challenge’s Hickory steps into Innovation & Entrepreneurship director role

Feb. 22, 2023

The Research & Innovation Office has announced several leadership transitions within the campuswide Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, with Stan Hickory stepping into the role of director of the initiative, a position held by Chris Gustavson since 2019.

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CU Ƶ commercialization drives $8 billion impact nationwide

Nov. 28, 2022

Commercialization activities led by Venture Partners at the Ƶ had an economic impact of $8 billion nationally and $5.2 billion in the state of Colorado over the last five years, according to a new report from the Leeds School of Business.

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CU Ƶ paves the way for start-ups using ‘Licensing with EASE®’ model

Nov. 22, 2022

From Tech Transfer Central — Since launching its Licensing with EASE® express agreement for start-up entrepreneurs in 2018, CU Ƶ has seen its number of startups “increase dramatically,” according to Brynmor Rees, associate vice chancellor for research & innovation and managing director of Venture Partners.

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CU Ƶ innovators awarded $1.25 million in commercialization funding

Nov. 9, 2022

Twelve teams of University of Colorado faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Venture Challenge (LVC).

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Key investment is the latest milestone for CU Ƶ startup Vitro3D and founders Camila Uzcategui and Johnny Hergert

Nov. 2, 2022

Vitro3D, a CU Ƶ startup pioneering volumetric 3D printing for life sciences, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The hard-won vote of confidence from the investment community will allow the promising new venture to pursue ambitious technical advances while continuing to build critical business capacity.

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Inaugural deep tech accelerator opens new doors and markets for campus startups

June 7, 2022

Deep tech cohort pitches progress after inaugural accelerator.

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Promising Venture Partners startups awarded $1.75 million in state commercialization grants

May 24, 2022

These grants will help companies accelerate their entry into Colorado's deep-tech industries and increase access to early-stage capital.

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Venture Partners and Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology convene for possible international program

May 19, 2022

Delegates from Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology Innovation Office visited Ƶ to begin talks for future collaborations with not only CU Ƶ, but the Front Range’s premier research labs.

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Venture Partners remembers late entrepreneur R.C. "Merc" Mercure

March 30, 2022

Mercure was described as a “revolutionizer” of the university’s process for transforming research at CU Ƶ into commercial applications. The former CU tech transfer director co-founded CU spinout Ball Aerospace, launching Ƶ into the pantheon of aerospace science and engineering.

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