Innovation & Entrepreneurship Newsletter, Campus Edition, 5/28/25

Thursday, May 29: Innovation After Hours Denver | Future-Proofing Resilience: Building Stronger Communities—Learn how rapid deployment of new technologies and data platforms can help communities build resilience before disaster strikes.

Friday, May 30: Colorado Startups Happy Hour—Join other ambitious entrepreneurs, investors, and community members in our state's thriving startup ecosystem for a lively and fun event.

Tuesday, June 3: Boulder Open Coffee Club (BOCC)—This is an informal group for anyone interested in the startup community, particularly those with an interest in technology.

Tuesday, June 3: CBSA Happy Hour at KBI Biopharma in Boulder—Engage with others in Colorado’s life sciences community and spark dynamic relationships with fellow innovators.

Tuesday, June 3: Startup Longmont Open Coffee Club Happy Hour—An entrepreneurial ecosystem community building event.

Wednesday, June 4: Pitch Boulder—A chance for local entrepreneurs to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors and peers.

Thursday, June 5: CBSA Coffee + Connect—Engage with others in Colorado’s life sciences community and spark dynamic relationships with fellow innovators.

Thursday, June 5: The Leader Within: How Curiosity and Strong Roots Can Shape Your Dream Career with Hannah Gordon, PhD, MSCI—See innovation in action: Discover how Enveda identified 10 new chemical entities in just five years — reshaping the future of therapeutics.

Friday, June 6: Louisville Colorado Startups Social—A starting place and a growing space for entrepreneurs building companies in Colorado.

Wednesday, June 11: Golden Startup Coffee—A morning meetup for entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives, professionals, investors, and everyone to elevate the entrepreneurial community in Golden, Colorado.

Wednesday, June 11: Pitch Boulder—A chance for local entrepreneurs to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors and peers.

Thursday, June 12: June Startup Hike at Garden of the Gods—Join us for one of the most beautiful hikes in Colorado! Whether it's been on your bucket list for years, or you're a regular, this will be a stunning hike you won't want to miss.

Friday, June 20 (deadline): DOE Boost: Building American Energy—An initiative that brings national labs, startups, academia, and DOE-developed technologies together to find solutions to regional energy and infrastructure challenges.

June 22 (priority application deadline): The Environmental Sustainability Entrepreneurship Program—This fully-funded initiative supports both nonprofit and for-profit leaders whose businesses address critical environmental challenges in the Denver metro area. Supported by JPMorganChase Foundation and powered by Watson Institute.

Friday, July 25 (deadline): Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop—Offered as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps™ Hub: West Region, this workshop is for anyone from a research or community institution motivated to bring their ideas to life, secure funding and create lasting impact.

Applications open:  EnergyTech University Prize–Student teams compete for more than $540,000 for successfully identifying a promising energy technology, assessing its market potential, and creating a business plan for commercialization.

Rolling application: Startup Colorado Community and Entrepreneurship Grants–Grants that support rural entrepreneurs who are eager to level up their businesses but need a financial boost to get there.and delivering results.

Rolling Application: Global Business Development's 2025 Trade Shows–Apply for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's funding and trade show participation program.