When it comes to translating ideas into impact at CU Boulder, the tangible results from 2021 are eye-popping, even record-breaking.听Venture Partners at CU Boulder, the university鈥檚 commercialization arm, has documented this new level of performance in its听2021 Annual Report.
Sixty-five听licenses and options.听罢飞别苍迟测听new startups.听$2.1 billion听in capital raised by CU Boulder spinout companies.听$3.7听billion听in exits by our startups. CU Boulder is incredibly proud of the 鈥渕easurables鈥� and the individual success stories of our inventors and startups. And these achievements tell just part of the story.
The听Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, a new partnership with Colorado鈥檚 Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), leverages CU Boulder鈥檚 full ecosystem to accelerate progress for early-stage companies from University of Colorado听campuses. And, as part of a National Science Foundation initiative, Venture Partners launched a collaboration with seven research universities to form the听I-Corps Hub West Region听to help cultivate deep technology businesses in the Western United States.
2021 wrapped up for the campus with the听Innovation Award听from the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), an honor that recognizes CU Boulder鈥檚 continuous endeavor to be the top university for innovation.
On听the horizon for Venture Partners听includes more expansive achievements like regional workforce development, job creation, economic impact and strengthening CU Boulder and its extended ecosystem as an innovation hub for the country and the world.
