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Set in the heart of the University of Colorado’s bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at Ƶ Boulder brings the university’s world-class researchers with the business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.
As the commercialization arm—also known as “tech transfer” or “research translation”—of the Ƶ Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses (except Ƶ Denver biosciences investigators, who should work with ), Venture Partners prepares university researchers, inventors and creators to bring their innovations to market.
2023 Metrics and Impact
$504M
Capital raised by portfolio companies
68
License and option agreements
79
NSF I-Corps teams trained
10
New startups created
18
Startup exits since 2000
All-time Metrics and Impact
$8 B
Impact on national economy (from 2018-2022)
$5.2 B
Impact on statewide economy (from 2018-2022)
$3.5 B
Capital funding raised by startups commercializing Ƶ Boulder technology (since 2018)
1,484+
Inventions disclosed (since 2014)
648+
License and option agreements signed (since 2014)
220+
Startups spun out of university technology