About Us
Set in the heart of the University of Colorado’s bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at CU 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 CU Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses (except CU Denver biosciences investigators, who should work with ), Venture Partners prepares university researchers, inventors and creators to bring their innovations to market.
FY 2023-24 Metrics and Impact
$426M
Capital raised by portfolio companies
$32M
Revenue from commercialization to CU Boulder since 2019
94
License and option agreements
63
National Science Foundation I-CorpsTM teams trained through Venture Partners
36
Startups launched—35 from CU Boulder and 1 from CU Denver
20
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 CU 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