When it comes to translating ideas into impact at 񱦵, the tangible results from 2021 are eye-popping, even record-breaking.Venture Partners at 񱦵, the university’s commercialization arm, has documented this new level of performance in its2021 Annual Report.


Sixty-fivelicenses and options.շɱԳٲnew startups.$2.1 billionin capital raised by 񱦵 spinout companies.$3.7billionin exits by our startups. 񱦵 is incredibly proud of the “measurables” and the individual success stories of our inventors and startups. And these achievements tell just part of the story.

TheAscent Deep Tech Accelerator, a new partnership with Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), leverages 񱦵’s full ecosystem to accelerate progress for early-stage companies from University of Coloradocampuses. And, as part of a National Science Foundation initiative, Venture Partners launched a collaboration with seven research universities to form theI-Corps Hub West Regionto help cultivate deep technology businesses in the Western United States.

2021 wrapped up for the campus with theInnovation Awardfrom the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), an honor that recognizes 񱦵’s continuous endeavor to be the top university for innovation.

Onthe horizon for Venture Partnersincludes more expansive achievements like regional workforce development, job creation, economic impact and strengthening 񱦵 and its extended ecosystem as an innovation hub for the country and the world.