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:
175 inventions disclosed
59 license and option agreements
#20 top global universities granted U.S. patents (2020)
12 startups spun out of university technology
$1.9 billion impact on national economy (from 2014-2018)
$1.2 billion impact on statewide economy (from 2014-2018)
$2.1 billion in capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU Boulder technology (since 2018)
1,090 inventions disclosed (since 2014)
363 license and option agreements signed (since 2014)
155 startups spun out of university technology
