Advanced Industries Grants accelerate University of Colorado startups and researchers

Advanced Industries Grants accelerate University of Colorado startups and researchers

June 8, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Linda Watkins and CU startups Beryl Therapeutics Inc., Modendo Inc. and TissueForm Inc. are among 37 companies and researchers awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital Retention grants through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).

In second year, deep tech accelerator advances CU startups

In second year, deep tech accelerator advances CU startups

May 26, 2023

In the two years that the Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator has been up and running, CU Boulder has spun out 32 deep tech startups. Through targeted programming during Ascent, experts have helped 19 teams looking to transition their research into companies with real-world impacts.

CU Boulder spinout Solid Power is building a better battery for consumers and the climate

CU Boulder spinout Solid Power is building a better battery for consumers and the climate

April 23, 2023

In taking its next-gen all-solid-state battery technology from the lab to the streets, Solid Power is changing how electric vehicles run. The spinout went public in 2021 with many past CU Boulder students—undergraduate, Master’s and PhD—working within its ranks, major partnership deals with BMW and Ford, and a new facility in Thornton.

Venture Partners 2022 Annual Report highlights a groundbreaking innovation pipeline

Venture Partners 2022 Annual Report highlights a groundbreaking innovation pipeline

March 21, 2023

CU Boulder researchers and inventors created a strong crop of 145 breakthrough technologies in 2022, with innovations in climate tech, biotechnology, quantum science, optics and aerospace, to name a few. Read more in Venture Partners at CU Boulder's 2022 Annual Report.

New Buff Venture Fund makes landmark investments in CU Boulder startups

New Buff Venture Fund makes landmark investments in CU Boulder startups

March 12, 2023

“We're looking for companies that have the most interesting, disruptive technology, that are managed and are founded by the strongest people ... [and] that are targeting products that really fit an unmet need in the market,” said Mark Lupa, co-founder and general partner of Buff Gold Ventures.

2023 Destination Startup® drives investment in intermountain west university innovations

2023 Destination Startup® drives investment in intermountain west university innovations

Feb. 28, 2023

The intermountain west innovation ecosystem came together at the fifth annual Destination Startup® showcase on Feb. 15 and 16, hosted by Venture Partners at CU Boulder. In a highly competitive field, 21 university ventures from intermountain west research institutions were selected to present at the showcase.

DOE awards Solid Power $5.6M to develop more affordable and efficient electric vehicle batteries

DOE awards Solid Power $5.6M to develop more affordable and efficient electric vehicle batteries

Jan. 10, 2023

Solid Power—a CU Boulder spinout company that specializes in solid-state, sulfide-based electrolyte technology—will develop a 3D-structured Li metal anode and novel sulfur composite cathode to enable high-energy and fast-charging EV battery cells. It hopes to scale so that energy-dense cell costs are reduced.

LongPath Technologies first to receive federal and state approval for emissions-monitoring technology

LongPath Technologies first to receive federal and state approval for emissions-monitoring technology

Jan. 9, 2023

A CU Boulder startup that builds laser systems to monitor methane emissions, LongPath has received regulatory approval by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—the first emissions-monitoring technology to be approved at both state and federal levels.

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CU Boulder commercialization drives $8 billion impact nationwide

Nov. 28, 2022

According to a new report from the Leeds School of Business, commercialization activities led by Venture Partners at CU Boulder had an economic impact of $8 billion nationally and $5.2 billion in the state of Colorado over the last five years—a four-fold increase in impact since 2019.

CU Boulder innovators awarded $1.25 million in commercialization funding

CU Boulder innovators awarded $1.25 million in commercialization funding

Nov. 9, 2022

Twelve teams of University of Colorado faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed for a combined $1.25M in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges from CU Boulder’s entrepreneurial network heard pitches in biosciences, physical sciences and engineering.

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