Our Mission
Set in the heart of our university’s bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at CU Boulder brings the university's world-class researchers together with the business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.
As the commercialization arm of CU Boulder and UCCS, Venture Partners prepares campus innovators to bring technologies and ideas to market through:
$2.4B
Total market cap of two portfolio companies at public offering
$337M
Capital raised by 15 portfolio companies
87
License and option agreements, an all-time record and 61% increase over the five-year average
55
I-Corps™ teams trained
$8 B
Impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)
$5.2 B
Impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)
$3 B
Capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU Boulder technology (since 2018)
1,202
Inventions disclosed (since 2014)
433
License and option agreements signed (since 2014)
179
Startups spun out of university technology
