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CU Boulder and the Secure World Foundation to launch Space and Sustainability Initiative (SSI)

Jan. 27, 2021

As the first program in the nation to focus on the role of the private sector and entrepreneurship in the sustainable commercialization of space activities, the Space and Sustainability Initiative at CU Boulder will orient much of its work toward the development of norms of responsible behavior for commercial space activities.

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Connecting business and engineering, Rustandy Building officially opens

Jan. 26, 2021

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a virtual soft launch of the new Rustandy Building, which connects the Koelbel Building, home to the Leeds School of Business, to the Engineering Center.

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Personalizing palates: Zucchini platform connects companies with local chefs

Jan. 25, 2021

Lucas Gama (CompSci '22, pictured left) & Luiz Pompeo (Bus'22, pictured right) came separately to the U.S. from Brazil to study at CU Boulder, but they banded together on campus to form Zucchini, a B2B food platform.

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Student Startup Spotlight: Kailey Shara, ATLAS Institute PhD & CEO of Chembotix

Jan. 25, 2021

Kailey is the CEO of Chembotix, a company that is developing a robotic automation platform to dramatically speed up chemistry research & development (R&D). As a second-time NVC participant, she's immersed herself in CU Boulder's innovation ecosystem to help get her startup off the ground.

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New Venture Challenge 11 champion StrideTech makes Colorado Inno's 21 Startups to Watch list

Jan. 14, 2021

StrideTech was founded with a mission to reduce the fall risk of seniors who use walkers. The startup has created a technology embedded walker attachment that provides real-time haptic feedback when incorrect walker use is detected, empowering aging adults to learn and maintain correct mobility device use.

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AR Drum Circle research envisions enjoyable remote jamming experiences despite latency

Jan. 13, 2021

Long before the pandemic sent people scrambling into isolation, musicians have longed to jam virtually with others across the globe. Now researchers from CU Boulder’s ATLAS Institute’s ACME Lab and Ericsson Research are developing ways for musicians to play together remotely through the AR Drum Circle project.

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SomaLogic adds $81M to earlier $121M round

Jan. 7, 2021

SomaLogic is developing blood-testing platforms to measure for thousands of proteins in a patient’s blood or urine sample that may signal current illnesses or risks for developing a future health condition.

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Authenticity is Key Factor in Founders’ Sustainable Startups

Jan. 6, 2021

A recent study by Leeds Associate Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Jeff York and co-authors focuses on founders’ personal identity—a characteristic underexplored in current entrepreneurial founders research.

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Venture Partners: 2020 in Review

Dec. 20, 2020

As we wind down for the holidays, the Venture Partners team wants to celebrate the accomplishments of our resilient community of world-class innovators, business partners and dedicated mentors. We’re excited to share our highlights of this year.

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Get Seed Funding Fall 2020 Recap

Dec. 17, 2020

We sat down with Henry Kvietok, leader of the GSF committee, to discuss how GSF wrapped up the 2020 fall semester. Henry and his team organize weekly pitch nights and offer feedback and networking opportunities to student entrepreneurs, in addition to funding.

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