CU Startup News
CO-WY Climate Resilience Engine—The CO-WY Engine accelerator program accelerates the commercial pathways and company growth of early-stage startups using digital twins as a key aspect of their solution. CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ startup BioSensor Solutions is dedicated to transforming agriculture and mitigating environmental degradation by developing cost-effective, high-performance sensor systems.
Venture Partners at CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and its partners across the Intermountain West once again demonstrated the power of university innovations with back-to-back startup showcases for the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator and Destination Startup. Both provided a platform for cutting-edge startups, breakthrough research and high-growth potential ventures to connect with industry leaders and investors.
Coloradan Magazine—CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s researchers are bringing innovations out of their labs and into companies that have real-world impact. The university is a national leader and spinout powerhouse, launching 35 companies in fiscal year 2024 and over 100 since 2016, according to Bryn Rees, associate vice chancellor for innovation and partnerships.
Mesa Quantum, a CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ spinout and leader in quantum sensing, recently announced $3.7 million in seed funding and a $1.9 million grant from SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. Both investments are fueling the company’s drive toward commercializing chip-scale quantum sensors for multiple applications including next-generation position, navigation and timing solutions.
PR Newswire—Artimus Robotics, a CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ startup and leader in artificial muscle technology, announced £1.5M funding from the UK government's Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). This contract will enable crucial advancements in Artimus Robotics' core soft actuation technology and support deploying this technology into dexterous manipulators in collaboration with the University of Bristol.
Daily Camera—CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s commercialization, including startup companies, had an economic impact of $8 billion nationally and $5.2 billion in Colorado from 2018-2022, according to a 2022 report from CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Leeds School of Business. Ball Aerospace was one of the first startup companies out of CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ. Another is Solid Power, which creates electric vehicle batteries and other components and has partnered with Ford and BMW.
Destination Startup brings groundbreaking startups built on novel discoveries from top national labs and universities together with investors from throughout North America to catalyze real-world impact. This showcase demonstrates a powerful way to invest in and get funding for innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures.
CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ College of Engineering and Applied Science—It’s been six years since the launch of startup company Aspero Medical, co-founded by Professor Mark Rentschler of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. The company has seen great success, including the development of a medical device designed to enable more efficient procedures in the small bowel region.
The second cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence in the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will pitch their newly built startups bringing to market ten groundbreaking technologies developed within CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's research labs. Investors and business
CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today—When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20 companies in fiscal year 2021.