Funding Opportunities and Support
Venture Partners at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder provides funding opportunities and resources forÌýresearchers, inventors and creators at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ, Denver (except Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver biosciences who should work withÌý) and UCCS campuses who want to take their innovations to the next level. Our Center for Translational Research (CTR), programs like Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) andÌýDestination Startup, and partnerships with campus entities like the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) help advance a path to market for those seeking to commercialize their discoveries.
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, Colorado Office of Economic Development and Trade (OEDIT) advanced industries funding, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and more.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's deep tech startup creator for matching entrepreneurs with breakthrough innovations and the funding to turn them into new businesses.
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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder.
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But what is "commercialization?"
The path to commercialization—also known as "research translation" or "tech transfer"—can be challenging, and Venture Partners is here to help by unitingÌýindustry partners, entrepreneurs and investors to helpÌýresearchers, inventors and creators at the University of Colorado bring their groundbreaking discoveries into the marketplace.
Additional Resources
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Inspiring leadership, creativity, and collaboration: an initiative that focuses on generating substantial real-world impact.
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Supports interdisciplinary research activities that leverage expertise across the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAnschutz and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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
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Promoting a dynamic and productive community of researchers, artists and scholars.
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RIO Proposal Writing Support
Services through the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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 Colorado 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.
Colorado 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 Colorado’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.