About Us

Set in the heart of the University of Colorado’s bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at CU Boulder brings the university’s world-class researchers with the business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.

As the commercialization arm—also known as “tech transfer” or “research translation”—of the CU Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses (except CU Denver biosciences investigators, who should work with    CU Innovations), Venture Partners prepares university researchers, inventors and creators to bring their innovations to market.

 

2023 Metrics and Impact

 

$504M

Capital raised by portfolio companies

 

68

License and option agreements

 

79

NSF I-Corps teams trained

 

10

New startups created

 

18

Startup exits since 2000

All-time Metrics and Impact

 

$8 B

Impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)

 

$5.2 B

Impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)

 

$3.5 B

Capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU Boulder technology (since 2018)

 

1,484+

Inventions disclosed (since 2014)

 

648+

License and option agreements signed (since 2014)

 

220+

Startups spun out of university technology