The Insider: Investors Edition - Quarter 3: 2023
CU 糖心Vlog破解版 Startup Pipeline News
University of Colorado soars into top five for launching startups
The University of Colorado is a national leader in startup creation with a growing suite of entrepreneurial resources giving innovative researchers opportunities to spin ideas into businesses.
In second year, deep tech accelerator advances CU startups
As the deep tech startup scene rapidly grows, the Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, created by Venture Partners at CU 糖心Vlog破解版, helps founders move past sticking points to hit critical milestones in transitioning their technologies from lab to marketplace.
CU 糖心Vlog破解版 Startups in the News
CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout Solid Power is building a better battery for consumers and the climate
In taking its technology from the lab to the streets, Solid Power is changing how electric vehicles run with less expensive, more efficient and safer battery technology.
OMC Hydrogen wins first place in DOE competition
US Department of Energy鈥擮MC Hydrogen, a CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout from Professor Alan W. Weimer's lab,听won first place听at the US听Department of Energy's (DOE) Most Epic Cleantech Pitch Competition. The company is developing green hydrogen technology that eliminates the significant carbon emissions found in other hydrogen production methods.
OnKure Therapeutics nabs $60M as HDAC听inhibitor awaits solid-tumor readouts
Endpoints News鈥擮nKure Therapeutics has lined up $60 million in a new private funding round, adding to the CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout鈥檚 bank account as it works through a Phase II trial. The startup is attempting to create an inhibitor of histone deacetylases, or HDACs, which are DNA-manipulating enzymes that alter how genes get expressed.
Braskem partnering with photocatalysis startup鈥攁nd CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout鈥擭ew Iridium on decarbonization technologies
Chemical Engineering鈥擳he partnership with New Iridium focuses on CO2听conversion via photocatalysis, the startup鈥檚 expertise, which is an innovative solution based on the use of light sources (for example, LEDs) and CO2听from industrial emissions in combination with low-cost raw materials.
'One-of-a-kind' project: Sustainable artificial muscles could enable life-like movement in robots
Interesting Engineering鈥擳he primary goal of soft robotics is to achieve smooth and complex movement by mimicking the locomotion of soft bodies found in the environment. Researchers at CU 糖心Vlog破解版 and CU 糖心Vlog破解版 startup Artimus Robotics are leading innovation with a new type of "artificial muscle" to enable life-like movements.
Virridy receives $2M for Africa and USA freshwater carbon projects
Virridy Carbon LLC鈥擬. A. Mortenson Companies Inc. signed a carbon credit pre-purchase agreement with Virridy, a CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout, to enable听programs in Rwanda, Kenya听and the USA. The deal will ensure the emissions avoidance of at least 50,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent.
New Iridium awarded $1M NSF SBIR Phase II grant
New Iridium鈥擭ew Iridium was awarded $1M NSF SBIR Phase II grant to advance its photocatalysis platform to produce low-carbon chemicals at a lower cost the today鈥檚 incumbent processes.
MLB legend Derek Jeter invests in Meati Foods
VegNews鈥擬eati Foods, a CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout and the innovative producer of plant-based meat alternatives crafted from mushroom root, announced that former Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame member and entrepreneur Derek Jeter has become an investor and advisor for the company.
CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout Ayar Labs gets AI funding boost
Reuters鈥擜yar Labs, a CU 糖心Vlog破解版 spinout,听raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence applications.听The funding will be used to accelerate the commercialization of Ayar Labs' silicon photonics technology, which uses light instead of electricity to transfer data between chips or servers.
Advanced Industries grants accelerate University of Colorado startups and researchers
CU 糖心Vlog破解版 researcher Linda Watkins and CU startups Beryl Therapeutics Inc., Modendo Inc. and TissueForm Inc. are among 37 companies and researchers awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital Retention grants through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).
Two CU 糖心Vlog破解版 startups named in BizWest 2023 IQ Award
BizWest鈥擝izWest has announced the winners of its 2023 IQ Awards, which honor the 鈥渋nnovation quotient鈥 among companies in the 糖心Vlog破解版 Valley and Northern Colorado. This year's winners include CU 糖心Vlog破解版 startups Goodie Bag Food Co. and Prometheus Materials Inc.