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  • Sristy Agrawal and Wale Lawal
    Mesa Quantum, a Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder spinout and leader in quantum sensing, recently announced $3.7 million in seed funding and a $1.9 million grant from SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. Both investments are fueling the company’s drive toward commercializing chip-scale quantum sensors for multiple applications including next-generation position, navigation and timing solutions.
  • Aerial photo of Boulder Flatirons
    Venture Partners at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder is seeking two technology commercialization interns to join our team for a 6-month part-time paid internship! This is a great opportunity to learn and experience the essence of entrepreneurship: performing early-stage customer discovery.
  • Two men work on a mechanical device in a laboratory
    Daily Camera—Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s commercialization, including startup companies, had an economic impact of $8 billion nationally and $5.2 billion in Colorado from 2018-2022, according to a 2022 report from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Leeds School of Business. Ball Aerospace was one of the first startup companies out of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder. Another is Solid Power, which creates electric vehicle batteries and other components and has partnered with Ford and BMW.
  • Destination Startup
    Destination Startup brings groundbreaking startups built on novel discoveries from top national labs and universities together with investors from throughout North America to catalyze real-world impact. This showcase demonstrates a powerful way to invest in and get funding for innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures.
  • NSF CO-WY Engine
    These use-inspired and translation grant opportunities are available to qualifying startups and universities to accelerate the research, development and commercialization of innovations in advanced sensing and computation that lead to tangible products, services, or solutions. Support ranges from $250,000 to $750,000 for the Translation Grant Program and up to $500,000 for the Use-Inspired R&D Grant Program.
  • Aerial view of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus
    The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Research & Innovation Office (RIO) announced aÌýtargeted realignment in November to enhance strategic integration across key areas and best position RIO to serve the university's growing research and innovation needs. The shift focused on RIO’s internal organization and operations and was designed to support long-term growth, collaboration and impact.
  • Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator
    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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's research labs. Investors and business
  • An aerial photo of the iconic Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus with the Boulder flatirons in the background
    We are looking for a driven leader and team member with an interest in systems thinking to join Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s thriving innovation engine: Venture Partners at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder. The Director of Operations is a key part of the Venture Partners leadership team and leads our high-performing organization's operational processes.
  • Two researchers, a woman and a man, examine a small device he holds up in a laboratory.
    Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today—When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20 companies in fiscal year 2021.
  • A group of people cut through a ribbon with giant scissors
    Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today—To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities, in collaboration with Elevate Quantum, have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to Boulder, Colorado.
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