Five ways to help build your entrepreneurship and networking skills
Are you ready to dive deep into entrepreneurship and looking for a place to start? The University of Colorado offers premier programs that can elevate your skills above your peers while giving you the confidence to tackle any entrepreneurial challenge ahead of you. Remember, CU Boulder is breaking records and leading the nation in the number of startups our community is spinning off of university innovations. You are here, you are in the right place.
New Venture Challenge (NVC)
It's not too late to participate and gain valuable entrepreneurial exposure through the New Venture Challenge! Watch and hear firsthand as CU student, faculty and staff founded startups rise to the top with innovations. Gain feedback on the entrepreneurial process from participants and judges. You can find and register for each of the remaining NVC events this spring, including the NVC Finals at the Boulder Theater on April 23rd, here.
Startup Summer
Startup Summer 2025 at CU Boulder offers an exclusive opportunity to learn from Colorado’s top entrepreneurs. Participants receive a curated tour of the startup ideation and creation process, build a venture with a team of peers, and compete in an end-of-summer pitch contest for cash prizes. You can find out more information about Startup Summer and apply here!
Catalyze CU
Catalyze CU is a summer-long startup accelerator program designed for CU Boulder ventures created by students, faculty and staff. It combines world class mentorship, funding and a dedicated co-working space to help the most promising ventures from across campus reach escape velocity—without taking any equity. Applications are due by April 11. Find out more about Catalyze CU and apply here!
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Housed within Leeds, the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship offers a variety of programming to train tomorrow’s top entrepreneurs. The Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies is open to students majoring and minoring in Business. Get involved here!
CU Denver TechUp Seminars
TechUp Seminars are a series of offerings from CU Denver that culminate in great entrepreneurial training, networking with community leaders and entrepreneurial faculty, and credentials you can use to demonstrate your newfound skills. These seminars are designed to help individuals move from idea to commercialization of tech ideas. They’re open to anyone and free. There are numerous other benefits and a new seminar series starts in April. Learn more and register here!
Have you seen all of this and you’re still hungry for more? Check out dozens of offerings list on our Innovation & Entrepreneurship website as well as the array of professional experiences offered through and promoted by Career Services.
