Funding Opportunities and Support
Venture Partners at Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder provides funding, resources and commercialization support for researchers, inventors and creators at Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder, Denver (except Denver biosciences, which work withÌý) and Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Springs. Venture Partners also connects entrepreneurs outside the university with opportunities to lead startups built on cutting-edge university technologies, with access to funding, mentorship and commercialization support.
Through our Center for Translational Research (CTR), programs such as Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) and Destination Startup®, and partnerships with campus organizations including the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG), we help transform groundbreaking discoveries into companies and products that benefit society.
Venture Partners Funding Support
Pitch your innovationÌýto the local business community and receive up to $125,000Ìýto further develop it into a market-ready offering.
Your partner for applying for and securing non-dilutive funding to translate your innovation into real-world impact, including SmallSBIR/STTR grants, Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Office of Economic Development and Trade (OEDIT) advanced industries funding, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and more.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder's deep tech startup creator for matching entrepreneurs with breakthrough innovations and the funding to turn them into new businesses.
New! Creative Futures Fellowship
The new Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship is designed for faculty researchers, inventors and creators in theÌýarts, humanities and social sciences. This fellowship offers grants of $5,000-$25,000, along with support and community, toÌýtransform new ideas, creative works and social innovations into positive impact beyond Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder. Eligible projects must be faculty-led and focused on delivering tangible outcomes that strengthen communities, advance positive social change or create economic opportunity.
ÌýÌýPre-Application Workshop Deadline Tuesday, March 17
Showcase your innovationÌýto national and regionalÌýinvestorsÌýand the business community for partnership and funding opportunities.
A private venture capital fund that invests in startup companies connected to Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder.
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But What is "Commercialization?"
The path to commercialization—also known as "research translation" or "tech transfer"—can be challenging, so Venture Partners unitesÌýindustry partners, entrepreneurs and investors to helpÌýresearchers, inventors and creators at the University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô bring their groundbreaking discoveries into the marketplace.
Additional Resources
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô System
Inspiring leadership, creativity, and collaboration: an initiative that focuses on generating substantial real-world impact.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder and Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Anschutz
Supports interdisciplinary research activities that leverage expertise across the Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Anschutz and Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder campuses.
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Research & Innovation Office
Focused on creating global impact by cultivating and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership.
UCCS
Supporting the research agenda at UCCS and committed to fostering research and creative excellence among our entire campus.Ìý
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Denver
Promoting a dynamic and productive community of researchers, artists and scholars.
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RIO Proposal Writing Support
Services through the Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder Research & Innovation Office that help increase the competitiveness of grant proposals.
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Office of Contracts & Grants
Partners with faculty, staff and studentsÌýto obtain and manage external support for sponsored activities.
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New Venture Challenge (NVC)
A pitch competition that givesÌýaspiring student, faculty and staff entrepreneurs the chance to build a startup and win funding.
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Deming Center Venture Fund
Supports emerging companies in Boulder and surrounding communities, managedÌýby a cross-disciplinary team of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder graduate students in the Leeds School of Business.
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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.
National Science Foundation
A groundbreaking initiative, set to catalyze a series of significant outcomes that will reshape the landscape of climate technology and regional economic development in Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô and Wyoming.
U.S. Small Business Administration
America’s Seed Fund awards non-dilutive funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT)
Programs designed to support job creation and innovation in your field as a business operating in one of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô’s seven advanced industries.
Supporting founders and CEOs who are building science and technology companies.
Investing in and supporting the world’s leading scientific discoveries and commercialize them into viable businesses as quickly as possible.
Investing in startups developing pioneering technologies in partnership with the top universities and research institutions in the US and abroad.
Accelerating economic development by educating and connecting investors, entrepreneurs and corporate partners.