Opportunities and Events
Signature Venture Partners Programming
A partnership with seven of the top research universities across the Western U.S. to reduce the time and risk associated with translating promising ideas and technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace
A campus-wide resource for both existing and aspiring university-originated startups seeking non-dilutive funding—to translate their university inventions into a startup company.
CU Boulder's deep tech startup creator for matching entrepreneurs with breakthrough innovations.
A competition for CU Boulder's top innovations showing high commercial potential, a clear path to a compelling market and strong scientific support.
An accelerator for research teams building deep tech startups coming out of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ campuses in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver.
A collaboration among the Intermountain West region's leading research universities and federal laboratories, showcasing the best companies from the region’s innovation ecosystem to investors and the business community.
External Opportunities
Applications open: —Promoting growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries that increase the state's global competitiveness.
Rolling application: —Encouraging investments in Colorado advanced industries businesses by incentivizing investors with state income tax credits.
Rolling application: —Empowering entrepreneurs by providing access to mentorship, capital and a global network to help them succeed and scale their startups.
Various Deadlines: —Offers innovators and entrepreneurs from various backgrounds the tools and opportunities to contribute clean energy solutions.
Thursday, Oct. 3 (deadline): —Innovators can receive up to $100,000 for testing, validation, and other needs at participating National Laboratories, facilitating the commercialization of technological breakthroughs.
Oct. 14-18: —Join us for a live, virtual and free event featuring panels and breakout sessions with the founders and venture capitalists inventing our decarbonized future, plus a powerful VC-Founder Matchup for qualified participants.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 (deadline): —Celebrating the cleantech community and honoring the creativity, innovation, and dedication to a cleaner energy future.Wednesday, Oct. 23 (deadline): —The two-year fellowship provides early-stage science entrepreneurs with funding, technical resources, and unparalleled support.
Friday, Nov. 8 (deadline): —Seeking talented scientists, engineers, inventors and founding entrepreneurs with promising technologies to commercialize.
Friday, Nov. 15 (deadline): —An invitation-only symposium featuring the most innovative therapeutics startup ideas from the world’s top research institutions.
Friday, Nov. 15 (deadline): —A total of $1.5 million available to support multiple projects focused on regenerative medicines and cell/gene therapies.
Monday, Dec. 2 (deadline): —Designed to accelerate the development of promising early-stage climate technologies, a full-time commitment for innovators committed to commercializing their climate technology.
Monday, Dec. 16 (deadline) —Supports collaborative, community-engaged initiatives to develop and implement scalable solutions to climate-related challenges by translating recent research advancements in climate and Earth system science into practical applications.
Employment Opportunites
- Sunday, Oct. 6 (deadline):
Are you a CU startup with an employment opportunity to share with the CU community? Send it to vpnews@colorado.edu for posting here. Also, you can post to CU Boulder's recruitment platform Handshake or .