Stride Tech walker

Engineering grads’ high-tech walker could keep seniors from falling

May 6, 2019

Four undergraduate students studying mechanical engineering worked with senior residents to test out their new invention, an accessory for walkers that the team hopes to make widely available to seniors and others. They believe their device could help prevent debilitating falls. Stride Tech received the first place prize in the New Venture Challenge.

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Seven life lessons from alumnus Mike Maloney, founder of KOTA Longboards

April 11, 2019

CU Boulder mechanical engineering alumnus Mike Maloney chooses to take risks, try new things, serve others and get things done all while having fun! He began his career as a pilot in the United States Navy and has since founded KOTA Longboards.

Tim Visos-Ely holds a giant check after winning the New Venture Challenge

CU Engineering team Stride Tech wins New Venture Challenge

April 5, 2019

When his grandma took a devastating fall using a walker, Timothy Visos-Ely channeled his love and concern into a brilliant idea: digitally enhanced walkers that would help seniors correct user errors before they result in dangerous mishaps. The Stride Tech team won the 2019 New Venture Challenge (NVC) and walked out of the Boulder Theater with $100,000 toward their invention and the opportunity to hobnob with venture capitalists, business leaders and more. Stride Tech was one of two undergraduate teams in the NVC finals, CU Boulder’s premier entrepreneurial startup competition, after emerging as the winner of the hardware track.

Jeanne Barthold, co-founder of TissueForm, wins $6,000 and first place at the NVC 11 R&D Track Finals.

TissueForm wins New Venture Challenge R&D track

March 25, 2019

TissueForm seeks to help patients suffering from tissue disease, damage or aging through its simple, low-cost and long-lasting dermal filler technology. Their technology, called the ClayMatrixâ„¢, originated from research that fourth-year PhD student Jeanne Barthold performed in the Mechanical Engineering Department's Neu Soft Tissue Bioengineering Lab.

Stride Tech team stands together after winning the hardware track

Stride Tech wins New Venture Challenge Hardware Track

March 25, 2019

After his grandmother sustained injuries from a fall and struggled back to health, Tim Visos-Ely, Stride Tech CEO and Engineering Plus senior, was inspired to come up with a solution for safer senior care.

Nimb.ly team celebrates its success at the IT track finals

Nimb.ly wins New Venture Challenge IT track

March 21, 2019

The team is creating a revolutionary software platform that helps catering companies keep their events efficiently staffed.

A student participant pitches her venture at Catalyze demo day

Apply now for Catalyze CU startup accelerator

March 15, 2019

Applications just opened for Catalyze CU, a summer-long startup accelerator with a track record of launching fledgling ideas on the path to successful ventures.

Participants at last year’s Starting Blocks received expert feedback to help them hone their business model and pitches.

New commercialization program at CU draws engineers out of the lab

March 10, 2019

CU’s Commercialization Academy is excited to introduce a new Research-to-Market program for technologists looking to take their idea to market. Through lectures, workshops and interviews with industry professionals, R2M participants will learn the process of customer discovery.

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New Venture Challenge adds Hardware Track

Jan. 29, 2019

The CU Boulder New Venture Challenge is recruiting participants for its 11th cohort, offering mentoring and resources for budding entrepreneurs and more than $200,000 for campus startups to make their ideas a reality.

A close up of a team's low-cost educational breadboard at Catalyze CU.

CU Engineering + Entrepreneurship Year in Review

Dec. 21, 2018

It’s been a big year for CU Engineering entrepreneurship. After starting at CU Boulder in mid-January, I have been focused on creating the most impactful set of integrated resources and opportunities, in and out of the classroom, to support our student and faculty founders and align with our college’s Strategic Vision.

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