The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition—June 2025

June 4-5: Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit—A four-day global summit on climate change and human rights, alongside the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance.

Thursday, June 5 (deadline): Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention Safety Innovation Challenge—A competitive program that seeks innovative technologies that effectively reduce workplace musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risks.

June 9-11: TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo—Connecting top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs and startups with industry end users and scouts.

June 9-11: Nanotech 2025 Conference & Expo—Thousands of leading researchers, scientists, engineers and technology developers participate in Nanotech to identify new technology trends, development tools, product opportunities, R&D collaborations, and commercialization partners.

June 9-11:SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference—Connect directly with over $4 billion in early-stage funding, learn to compete effectively for those resources and network with leadership representing the nation's largest seed fund.

Friday, June 20: Colorado for All: Business Showcase & Resource Fair—A gathering of local business leaders and community members showcasing Colorado's vibrant business ecosystem.

Monday, June 22 (deadline): The Environmental Sustainability Entrepreneurship Program—Empowering impact-driven, underserved entrepreneurs who are building ventures to solve critical environmental challenges.

Wednesday, June 25 (deadline): Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge—A 12-week accelerator program and a share of $500,000 in prize awards for innovative ventures from academic ecosystems.

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.

Monday, July 7 (deadline): LabStart Innovations Fellowship—Empowering entrepreneurs to transform cutting-edge climate technologies from U.S. research labs into market-ready startups.

Open Opportunities

Calling International Student Entrepreneurs & Offering Support—Unshackled Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on immigrant-founded startups.

Applications open: Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs—Promoting growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries that increase the state's global competitiveness.

Rolling application: Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit—Encouraging investments in Colorado advanced industries businesses by incentivizing investors with state income tax credits.

Various Deadlines: National Technology Alliance—A curated pipeline of vetted opportunities aligned with industry and national priorities from Catalyst Partners, government requirements and industry targets.

Various Deadlines: American Made Challenges—Offers innovators and entrepreneurs from various backgrounds the tools and opportunities to contribute clean energy solutions.

Various Deadlines: U.S. Federal Prize Competitions—Empowering the federal government and the public to participate together in equitable forms of innovation through prize competitions.

Rolling application: Techstars Accelerator Programs—Empowering entrepreneurs by providing access to mentorship, capital and a global network to help them succeed and scale their startups.

Rolling application: SBIR/STTR Funding—Funding is granted through many different agencies across the federal government and areas of innovation.