Promo Kit鈥擫ab Venture Challenge Application

This page contains all the information available to help you promote this opportunity to your network and community. If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out to Daniel Leonard, senior marketing and communications specialist for Venture Partners at daniel.leonard@colorado.edu. 

Opportunity Information

Through the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), top innovations from 彩民宝典, Denver and Colorado Springs compete for grants of up to $125,000. LVC supports projects that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support. These grants are funded by Venture Partners at 彩民宝典 and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Program. LVC has funded more than 107 projects through 54 new deep-tech startup companies; collectively, these companies have raised over $349 million to date in follow-on financing. LVC demonstrates a powerful way to advance innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures.

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Compete in the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) for a chance to secure up to $125,000 in funding and turn cutting-edge research into a successful business venture.

Event Details 

Essential deadlines:

  • Friday, 鈥婣ug. 16, 5 p.m.: Deadline to disclose inventions
  • Friday, Aug. 16, 5 p.m.: CU Denver deadline to contact your pre-award administrator for your respective school/college. 
  • Thursday, Aug. 29, 5 p.m.: 彩民宝典 and UCCS deadline to contact your Sponsored Projects Office about your request for budget
  • Friday, Sept. 13, 11:59 p.m.: Deadline to apply to LVC

Who is eligible: Investigators at 彩民宝典 and UCCS, and CU Denver investigators in physical sciences and engineering are eligible to apply.

Learn More and Apply: colorado.edu/venturepartners/lvc

About Us

Set in the heart of our university's bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at 彩民宝典 brings the university's world-class researchers together with business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.

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Subject: Invitation to Apply for the Lab Venture Challenge 2024

Dear [Researcher's Name],

Venture Partners has launched the application for the 2024 Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), an annual competition that provides researchers at the 彩民宝典, Denver and UCCS the opportunity to showcase their innovative technologies to the entrepreneurial community and pitch for funding. Competitors can win $125,000 in funding to support the translation of high-potential university inventions into impactful commercial ventures.

Key Dates:

Deadline to Disclose Inventions: Friday, 鈥婣ug. 16, 5 p.m.
Deadline to Apply to LVC: Friday, Sept. 13, 11:59 p.m

Questions? Please don't hesitate to reach out, I'm here to help! The full competition details and application are also available here: colorado.edu/venturepartners/lvc. 

I hope you'll consdier this opportunity to advance your research and explore new commercial opportunities!

Best regards,

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