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Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator
Part of Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A startup accelerator for research teams building deep tech startups coming out of CU campuses. The program supports launching and听growing deep tech startups through IP support, entrepreneurial training, mentorship and advising for university graduate students, postdocs听and faculty commercializing research.
听听彩民宝典 Campus, Virtual听 听 听听听听Spring
ASSETT Innovation Incubator
Part of the听Center for Teaching & Learning
Engaging teams of faculty, undergraduate students and staff from the College of Arts and Sciences in cycles of design thinking to develop innovative education technology projects. A total of $200,000 is available to award to up to four interdisciplinary teams over the three-year funding period.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
鈥� Restricted to students, faculty and staff听in the College of Arts and Sciences
ATLAS Institute
Part of the College of Engineering & Applied Science
Home to research and academic programs transcending disciplinary structures of engineering, design, science and art to inspire new realms of invention. In our laboratories, we make tangible and digital tools and methods that shape how people interact with the world for a more inclusive, inspired and sustainable society.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
BioFrontiers
Undaunted exploration of the greatest challenges in human health and welfare.
Blow Things Up (BTU) Lab
Part of the ATLAS Institute
An inclusive community maker space facilitating projects at the intersection of art, design, engineering and architecture through听prototyping, physical computing, mentorship and training, building and testing, conceiving and exploring, team building听and networking with undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.
听听彩民宝典 Campus and Virtual听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Boulder Venture Club
A听student club on the 彩民宝典 campus designed to be a community and home for students interested in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Open to all majors and hosts a variety of activities, including speaker events, weekly meetings, undergraduate Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)听and more.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Burridge Center for Finance
Part of the Leeds School of Business
Working to enhance and elevate finance at Leeds, building superior innovation and talent. Burridge operates in a collaborative fashion with 彩民宝典 partners to build programs focused on the funding and financing needed to launch and grow the innovative businesses of tomorrow, focusing on VC and PE firms.
听听彩民宝典 Campus, Virtual听 听 听听听听Year Round
鈥� Restricted to undergraduate students enrolled in the听Leeds School of Business
Business Minor
A 12-credit minor designed to help 彩民宝典 students gain business fundamentals. Option to add on the Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate.
Career Services
Dedicated to helping students gain clarity about their future through accessible and inclusive guidance at any point in their career. Offers听workshops and meetups with career advisors for help with cover letters, resumes, interview skills and more.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Catalyze CU
Part of the College of Engineering & Applied Science
An accelerator helping to launch and grow the University鈥檚 best start-ups open to students, staff and faculty by application. The program provides content as well as funding.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Summer
Center for Translational Research (CTR)
Part of Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A campus-wide resource for both existing and aspiring university-originated startups seeking non-dilutive funding and financing. The center provides mentorship and advising to teams on best practices for seeking non-dilutive capital to support their intellectual property.
听听Colorado, Virtual听 听 听听听听Year-Round
CESR Fellows
For all CU undergraduates who have a passion for values-driven business.
Community Impact Grants
Part of the听Office for Outreach & Engagement
These $5,000 grants fund the creation or expansion of public and community-engaged scholarship projects. Specifically,听research, teaching听or creative work projects that address community-identified needs and questions and advance 彩民宝典's public good mission.
听听Virtual听 听 听听听听Feb./Aug.
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
A partnership of NOAA and 彩民宝典 where environmental scientists work to understand the dynamic Earth system.
Creative Labs Center
Offering听specialized workshops and studio space focused on advanced technologies for design visualization, production and simulation.
Creative Technology & Design (Minor, BS, MS, PhD)
Part of the ATLAS Institute
ATLAS offers rigorous undergraduate and graduate degrees in Creative Technology and Design (CTD) granted by the College of Engineering and Applied Science at 彩民宝典. Our project-based academic programs equip the next generation of strategic problem solvers, designers and makers with cross-functional expertise valued in leading industries.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Crowdfunding at 彩民宝典
Part of
This official crowdfunding platform for听彩民宝典 is available for all campus community members. The opportunity to source funding to build, test, launch and grow endeavors of any kind and any sector.
听听彩民宝典听 听 听听听听Year-Round
CU Environmental Center
Nation鈥檚 largest and most accomplished student-led center of its kind.
CU Innovation & Efficiency Awards
Tell us how you鈥檝e re-engineered operations, enhanced communication, built employee engagement, improved customer service, or otherwise made CU work better.
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Part of the听Leeds School of Business
A one-stop shop for students, staff, faculty and community members interested in entrepreneurship. Home to 20+ faculty teaching entrepreneurship, programs for undergraduate and graduate students, year-round entrepreneurship-focused events and other resources for entrepreneurially-minded individuals.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF)
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
A venture fund for emerging companies, providing experience to Boulder's next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. Graduate students are eligible to serve on the investment team and invest in early-stage startups in the Boulder community, gaining听experience in hands-on due diligence, interaction with entrepreneurs, presentations to advisory board members and direct participation in investment decisions.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Design for America
An award-winning, nationwide network of university students using design innovation for social good.
Designing for Defense Course (D4D)
Part of the听Center for National Security Initiatives
An opportunity for students to work with the U.S. Department of Defense to address emerging threats and security challenges. Teams are assigned a real-world problem and then utilize Lean Launchpad tools to develop appropriate solutions and products. The DOD may provide follow-on funding.
听听彩民宝典 Campus, Virtual听 听 听听听听Year Round
Destination Startup
Part of the听Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A collaboration among leading research universities and federal laboratories across the Intermountain West to showcase the best companies from their innovation ecosystem for investment funding. This opportunity is for launching and growing startups commercializing an innovation from or in official partnership with participating institutions.
听听Colorado听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator
Part of the听Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A deep tech startup creator matching entrepreneurs with university-owned innovations. The program provides IP rights, salary support, grant funds and investor introductions to selected entrepreneurs.
听听Colorado听 听 听听听听See website for details
Engineering Entrepreneurship (Minor)
Part of the College of Engineering & Applied Science
The undergraduate engineering entrepreneurship minor prepares students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to essential entrepreneurship in a start-up venture or within a larger corporation. This minor develops entrepreneurial and leadership skills while introducing students to the multiple facets of entrepreneurship, innovation, creative development and the overall entrepreneurial process.
听听彩民宝典 Campus, Virtual听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
鈥� Restricted to undergraduate students enrolled in the听College of Engineering & Applied Science
Engineering Excellence Fund
Funds and supports engineering innovations.
Engineers Without Borders
Goal of creating positive change for developing communities through combined efforts.
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
Part of the Law School
Offering valuable legal services to local startup businesses lacking access to legal resources without charge. The ELC assists with entity formation, founders agreements, intellectual property matters, contracts, and other startup legal needs.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Entrepreneurial Solutions
Part of the Leeds School of Business
A boutique consulting firm owned and operated by MBA candidates. Students can participate in this learning opportunity to work with growing ventures in marketing strategy, business development, financial strategy, operations management and product development.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
鈥� Restricted to MBA students in the Leeds School of Business
Entrepreneurial Studies (Certificate)
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
A certificate program available to undergraduate students that provides an opportunity to focus on three elements of entrepreneurship: academic expertise, professional experience and exposure to the startup ecosystem. Students gain unique experiences that demonstrate to employers a familiarity with innovation and comfort in small, adaptable teams.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
鈥� Restricted to undergraduate students enrolled in a major or minor in the Leeds School of Business
Entrepreneurship & Empowerment in South Africa (EESA)
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
彩民宝典 students join students from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Florida and the University of Western Cape to provide consulting services to local entrepreneurs in the townships of Cape Town. Students will apply their entrepreneurial education to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses and gain world-class consulting skills.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Summer
Entrepreneurship Center for Music
Equips today鈥檚 music students with the skills and tools they need to create sustainable careers in the arts.
Get Seed Funding
Part of the听Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
A micro-funding opportunity for听undergraduate and graduate students听that provides up to $500 in funding for entrepreneurial ideas in the making.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Spring/Fall
Global Engineering (MS, Minor, Certificate)
Part of the听Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience
For students who want to expand student their understanding of how to operate within an international context from an engineering perspective and to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Global Seminar: New Venture Creation in France锘�
Part of
Gain real-world skills by doing a for-credit internship and going through the process of launching a new venture鈥攅xperience the unique challenges presented by starting such a venture abroad.
听听International听 听 听听听听Fall
High Growth Venture Fellowship
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
An academic fellowship providing students with a two-year immersive program with academic and experiential learning unique to growth-stage companies. The highly competitive program offers financial support in addition to master classes, exclusive networking opportunities and career support. Students walk away with the knowledge, skills and relationships to join any startup or growing company and help them scale.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
鈥� Restricted to MBA students in the Leeds School of Business
Idea Forge
Part of the College of Engineering and Applied Science
A cross-disciplinary prototyping facility where students can design, build听and test solutions to meet societal needs. The space supports students, staff听and faculty working in academic courses, as well as design and development driven by campus-affiliated for-profit and not-for-profit groups and student organizations.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Impact Design Initiative
The Idea Forge's Impact Design Initiative provides students the opportunity to hone their skills by designing for social impact.
Industry & Foundation Relations
Helping entrepreneurs and businesses from anywhere find academic partners, new hires, employee education, training听and assisting听in cultivating new product ideas.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
彩民宝典鈥檚 oldest institute, with a long history of responding to pressing environmental issues.
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLP)
Part of the听College of Engineering & Applied Science
A workspace听offering workshops, resources听and high-end equipment open to engineering and non-engineering students, staff听and faculty use. In addition to technical equipment like 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing stations, 3D scanning, wood and metal workshops, electronics labs听and more, we have meeting rooms available for reservation and a team of full-time engineers dedicated to helping ideate, prototype听and build your ideas.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year-round
JILA
A partnership of NIST and 彩民宝典. One of the nation鈥檚 leading research institutes in the physical sciences.
Lab Venture Challenge (LVC)
Part of the听Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A funding competition听for top innovations from 彩民宝典, Denver and Colorado Springs with听grants of up to $125,000 for licensing university-owned Intellectual Property (IP). Applicants must be a professor with a lab in听advanced manufacturing, aerospace, bioscience, electronics, energy and natural resources, infrastructure engineering, or technology and information.
听听Colorado听 听 听听听听Fall
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
The world鈥檚 only research institute to have sent instruments to all eight planets and Pluto.
Leeds Social Impact Consultants
An MBA studentrun consulting service for social enterprises and local Boulder/Denver companies.
Map The System
A competition to promote a systems-thinking approach to tackling social and/or environmental challenges.
Mentor Matching
If you are looking for a mentor, check out our stellar list below of founders, entrepreneurs, C-suite business leaders and more.
Multicultural Business Students Association
A community that assists diverse students with networking and communicating with corporate representatives from well-known companies. With these skills, our members can increase their opportunities in the business world, like landing an internship or a full-time job.
Multimedia Equipment Lending Library
Part of University Libraries
Students, staff and faculty may borrow a variety of multimedia equipment, including cameras, audio equipment, tripods and smartphone accessories.听
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听 Year Round
Music Entrepreneurship (Certificate)
Administered by the Entrepreneurship Center for Music. Open to music majors.
National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps鈩� Hub: West
Part of听Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
A multi-university customer discovery program听led by Venture Partners听supporting the pathway to success from beginning to growing ventures based on IP. It offers opportunities for entrepreneurial training, mentorship and advising, and听licensing and industry partnerships. Eligible participants include graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. The program supports licensing听intellectual property听and for-profit听ventures in any sector.
听听Boulder, Virtual听 听 听听听听Year-Round
New Venture Challenge (NVC)
Part of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
A听competition鈥攃ash prizes up to $50,000鈥攖hat supports the pathway to success from the听beginning through听launching ventures. It offers IP support, entrepreneurial training, mentorship, advising, funding,听team building听and networking. Anyone with a BuffOne Card is听eligible and supports any听venture type听in any sector.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
New Venture Launch Class
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
An in-class accelerator for cross-disciplinary teams, individual founders and entrepreneurially-focused graduate and undergraduate students. Seeking for-profit and not-for-profit founders interested in building, testing, launching and growing their ventures. An excellent way to prepare for the .
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Spring
Now What?
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
For students looking to take their idea to the next level, book a free appointment with a business expert or attorney to ask questions about your startup and/or how to get your idea off the ground. This mentorship opportunity is open to enrolled 彩民宝典 students working on for-profit or not-for-profit ventures.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge
Part of the听Environmental Center听
Students pitch ideas for sustainable innovations and solutions that address environmental quality, natural resource use, social justice听and economic longevity in the CU system. Winning proposals will be awarded $1500, while a runner-up and an audience favorite will each be awarded $500.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Spring
Propel Accelerator
Designed to build relationships and prepare entrepreneurs for the world of funding.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
A joint institute between 彩民宝典 and NREL addressing complex problems in energy.
Research & Innovation Seed Grants
Part of the听Research & Innovation Office
Provides funding and financing to support 彩民宝典 faculty investigators pursuing inter- and multidisciplinary work on research, scholarship and creative activity projects that have high potential for leadership, innovation and/or impact.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Silicon Flatirons Center
Propelling the future of technology policy and innovation.
Social Innovation (Certificate)
The Certificate program in Social Innovation prepares undergraduate students for working in fields that seek to improve the lives of society's most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. The program teaches students how to design and execute evidence-based strategies for advancing human welfare.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Startup Summer
Part of the
A program for students interested in entrepreneurship. Learn from local founders and c-suite executives, pitch a startup with a team听and win thousands in cash prizes at the end-of-summer pitch competition. Come to weekly meetups for entrepreneurial training, mentoring and advising, team building, networking听and funding.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Summer
Startup Variety Show
Part of the
Come network with the local entrepreneurial community. Monthly shows regularly feature Startups, up-and-coming research, an investors corner听and talks on tech, legal and policy issues, arts听and other community interests.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Year Round
Startups & Sandwiches
Part of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Bringing seasoned entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and tech leaders together with the best sandwiches in Boulder, these events are open to any CU student, faculty or staff member interested in startups in food and beverage, sustainability, AI and much more. Previous guests include the founder of Skratch Labs, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, and founder of Sanitas Brewing Company.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Startups2Students (S2S)
Part of Career Services
A series of events in which Colorado startups share internships and jobs in a pitch-style presentation. Positions are open to undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines, years in school and experience levels. S2S events are also great opportunities to connect with a network of professional connections and mentors in the startup community.
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
Strategic Communication Design (MA)
Part of the听College of Media, Communication and Information
A professional master's program for听undergraduate students to become design professionals and leaders through a comprehensive approach focusing on two aspects: branding design and UX/UI design within a single academic calendar year.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
Sustainability Hackathon
Part of the听Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
A week-long competition for students to听solve environmental challenges. After networking and building teams, participants get entrepreneurial training, mentorship and advising, and ultimately compete for funding with support from beginning and cultivating to building and testing solutions.听
听听彩民宝典 Campus听 听 听听听听Fall
T9Hacks
A welcoming and safe place for women and traditionally underrepresented students to explore hackathons. Great opportunities for newcomers to explore a hackathon environment while learning and solving compelling problems.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Fall/Spring
TEDxCU
Showcases innovative Coloradans who each give the 鈥渢alk of their life.
The BOLD Center
Our staff engages students with academic, cultural, social, professional, and leadership experiences to enhance their skillsets and preparedness to implement engineering and social solutions in an increasingly complex and diverse world.
Venture Partners at 彩民宝典
Part of the Research & Innovation Office
The commercialization arm of 彩民宝典, Colorado Springs and Denver (Physical Sciences) campuses with support听for听beginning through growing ventures based on university-owned IP. It provides service in the areas of听IP support, entrepreneurial training, mentorship and advising, funding鈥� and financing,听and听licensing and industry partnerships to CU听innovators听in听any听sector.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听听听Year-Round
Women in Science and Engineering
Coaching, mentorship, networking and discussion to support women in STEM fields.
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Boulder Startup Week
Bringing the community together in an inclusive, educational听and engaging way. BSW is a celebration of entrepreneurship and a way to bring all walks of the startup world together who share a common goal: to imagine and bring to life exciting, valuable听and successful companies.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听May
1000 Gretas
A non-profit organization that gives funding in the form of grants to individuals focused on making an impact with environment and sustainability goals. If admitted, mentorship and advising are offered, as well as a $1000 grant. Anyone is eligible.
听听National听 听 听听 Year Round
Activate Fellowship
Activate empowers scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. The two-year Activate Fellowship provides early-stage hard-tech science entrepreneurs $100,000听in research funding, yearly stipends of up to $110,000, intensive entrepreneurial training, mentorship, networking听and other benefits. Applications open each fall.
听听National, Virtual听 听 听听听听July-Oct.
Alchemy Creative Workspace
Coworking, shared offices.
Antler Founder Residency
A generalist, pre-seed Venture Capital firm investing in founders from day zero through its Founder Residency to find co-founders and build exceptional teams, test their ideas听and rapidly launch startups in Austin, Boulder听and New York City. Founders participating in the Residency can pitch for a $250,000听investment.
听听Boulder/International听 听 听听听听Year Round
Black Lab Sports
A distribution center, creative collective, sports performance laboratory and sports accelerator.
Boomtown
Strives to be the world鈥檚 most innovative and effective startup accelerator.
Boulder Chamber Esprit Business Challenge
Showcases the next generation of risk-taking Boulderpreneurs.
Canopy Boulder
A seed-stage cannabis investment fund and business accelerator.
Catalyst HTI
A community of health-tech pros and businesses working to quicken the pace of healthcare advancement.
Cleantech Open (CTO)
Fosters entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our greatest environmental and energy challenges.
Climate Investment Challenge
The Climate Investment Challenge calls on students to develop and describe creative financial solutions and innovations addressing the defining challenge of our time 听鈥� climate change.
Collegiate Great Brands Competition
Student teams from across the country are invited to compete with their ideas, business or product for a chance to win $25,000. Teams are eligible for a maximum travel stipend of up to $1,500, including hotel accommodations.
听听National听 听 听听听 March
Creative Density
Denver鈥檚 friendliest coworking spaces in Uptown and Capitol Hill.
Denver Startup Week
An inclusive event for undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, faculty听and staff interested in entrepreneurship. Explore tracks like Advanced Materials, AI & Machine Learning and Health & Wellness. Get intellectual property (IP) support, mentorship听and access to funding.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听 September
Denver Startup Week Pitch Challenge
By the community, for the community.
Energy Tech University Prize
Part of the
A pathway for students and听faculty to explore energy tech, develop plans听and pitch for over $400,000. Special faculty track for IP Licensing. Collaborate with academic programs and laboratories in sectors like quantum and aerospace.
听听National听 听 听听 Fall/Spring
Expansive
Offering on-demand and enterprise space in various locations, including Boulder/Denver. Collaborative environments, fostering success in diverse sectors. Networking opportunities and mentoring are available.
听听Boulder/Denver听 听 听听 Year Round
Exponential Impact
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F*ckup Nights Denver
Embracing failure as a path to triumph, championing transparency and learning from errors. They provide mentorship, funding听and IP support for aspiring entrepreneurs across sectors like AI, biotech听and smart cities. Join them in Boulder or Denver for valuable networking opportunities open to all, from undergraduates to faculty.
听听Boulder/Denver听 听 听听 April
Fitzsimons Innovation Community
Explore innovative opportunities at Fitzsimons Innovation Community, where health and life sciences innovators bring ideas to life. Access labs, collaborate with experts听and get support for your projects. Join us in Aurora, CO, for diverse ventures, mentorship听and funding. Open to all.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听 Year Round
Founder Institute
The world's most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Access training, mentorship and funding in Silicon Valley听and听beyond. Tap into a diverse community. Open to students, postdocs, faculty and staff and all venture types. Programs worldwide.
听听National听 听 听听 Januart-May
Galvanize
A home base for individuals, startups and establishd companies looking to increase productivity and innovation.
Go Code Colorado
Taking a lead in the worldwide Open Data movement so its potential can be realized.
Heartland Challenge
Part of the
A graduate student startup competition where student-led and owned businesses are judged as if they were pitching for venture capital investment. The challenge provides valuable experience, networking opportunities and the chance for funding of up to $50,000.
听听National听 听 听听 April
I.E.C.T. Harmann Hauser
This听success-proven program is known for attracting the best talent from around the world, enabling cross-border collaborations and fostering entrepreneurship.
Ignite Boulder
Ignite Boulder hosts quick, packed speaker events in Boulder, teaching the audience about any interesting topic. They are open to undergraduate, graduate, postdocs, faculty听and staff to attend.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
鈥� Ignite does听not听accept venture pitches.
Industrious at Pearl Street
Offering private offices, meeting rooms听and team rooms for entrepreneurs, students,听postdocs, faculty听and staff.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
Industry
An ecosystem of constant evolution where people, places, ideas and invention converge.
Innosphere Ventures
Innosphere, based out of Fort Collins, offers early-stage entrepreneurs several incubator programs at no equity cost, access to other resources听and also runs a venture capital fund investing in seed-stage businesses.
听听Colorado听 听 听听听听Year Round
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
A听research hub located in Boulder听advancing innovation in communications technologies, informing spectrum and communications policy, and investigating our Nation鈥檚 most pressing telecommunications challenges.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation Scholarships
Providing scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about pursuing entrepreneurship. The funding awards range from $5,000 to $10,000 or more.
听听Virtual听 听 听听听听Year Round
Kiln Boulder
A coworking space听for founders and groups of individuals from 1 to 100 with spaces to rent.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program
Part of the听
A two-year fellowship offered to founders in clean-tech. The program offers pay for founders, insurance benefits, travel coverage, mentorship by a lab scientist, an annual demo day and networking benefits. The most local node for this program is located in Golden, CO.
听听Colorado, National听 听 听听听听Year Round
Longmont Startup Week
Attendees of Longmont Startup Week engage in skill development, learning听and networking with like-minded professionals and fellow entrepreneurs.
听听Colorado, Virtual听 听 听听听听Year Round
madelife
A creative accelerator that offers a 12-week program for creative pursuits in art and music. The program helps founders grow their ventures with mentorship, training听and networking.
听听Boulder, Colorado听 听 听听听听Year Round
Modworks
A coworking space for founders and their teams and any other groups looking for an office space.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听听听Year Round
Moonshot edVentures
A fellowship program听supporting BIPOC individuals driven to become leaders in their community launching education initiatives and ventures.
听听Denver Metro听 听 听听听 Year Round
NewCo Boulder
Welcomes attendees into the offices of innovative organizations.
Next Top Entrepreneur Competition
Students from any college or university with a solid business idea, concept product or existing business are invited to pitch in front of a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs for a chance to win the top prize of $10,000. Teams traveling out of state for the competition are eligible for travel reimbursement of up to $1,500.
听听National听 听 听听听 April
Northern Colorado Food Incubator
Provides support, guidance and assistance to food-related businesses and entrepreneurs in Northern Colorado.
NREL Industry Growth Forum
The nation鈥檚 premier clean energy investment event.
Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge
Connects clean technology solutions to the oil and natural gas industry.
Prime Health Innovation Challenge
Accelerates the adoption of emerging healthcare technologies that address community and safety net needs.
SecureSet
Learn to hack with SecureSet鈥檚 cybersecurity bootcamp.
Shift Workspaces
Flexible coworking, desk, virtual and private office services.
Techstars Boulder
Welcomes savvy entrepreneurs and product innovators.
Techstars Startup Weekends
Build an amazing startup in Boulder, all over the course of one weekend.
TEDxBoulder
Showcases innovative Coloradans who each give the 鈥渢alk of their life.鈥�
TEDxMile High
Showcases innovative Coloradans who each give the 鈥渢alk of their life.鈥�
The Hive
A boutique coworking space in the heart of downtown Denver.
The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County
Promoting economic development, growth听and sustainability for its members by enabling access to business opportunities and developmental resources through strategic initiatives. Partnered with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). An excellent听resource for entrepreneurs of Latino backgrounds.
听听Boulder听 听 听听听听Year Round
The Studio
Creative collaborative workspace and industrial chic venue.
Thrive
Cultivated sophisticated share workspaces in Denver.
Tradecraft Industries
Bringing coworking to the construction industry.
Traxion
A resource听for beginning and cultivating organizations in need of mentorship and advising, as well as resources for funding. This program is eligible for early-stage companies in Golden, CO听and the surrounding areas.
听听Colorado听 听 听听听 Year Round
Uncharted
Connects people best positioned to solve specific problems and gives them access to what they need.
UpRamp
A next-gen startup accelerator focused on helping you find product/market fit inside the global cable industry.
Watson Institute
A reimagined model of education for innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs.
WeWork
Premium office amenities, flexible memberships and utilities included.
Zigzag
A global innovation platform that empowers entrepreneurs to build and launch ideas quickly. Using an AI-powered platform, Zigzag enables entrepreneurs to build an entire business validation roadmap, including an enhanced lean canvas, brand wheel, elevator pitch, hypothesis list and more, in less than two minutes.
听听Virtual听 听 听听听听Year Round
