Innovation and Entrepreneurship News
Six startup teams will vie for up to $100K in prizes at the 12th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC), 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 premier entrepreneurial startup competition. Because of COVID-19, the NVC 12 Championships will be hosted in a virtual format.
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蜜糖直播 Boulder was one of just three recipients of the coveted Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University designation at this year鈥檚 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Annual Meeting held in San Diego, CA in November.
The High-Growth Venture (HGV) Fellowship, a new MBA program at 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business, equips students with the sophisticated business skill set they need to help take startups to their next phase of growth.
The Leeds School of Business won the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award at the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers event in Stockholm.
A pair of 蜜糖直播 Boulder engineering alumni have closed on their first round of venture capital funding for a new source of protein: a fast-growing microorganism with the potential to decrease environmental tolls associated with raising meat.
Twelve weeks ago, six student teams joined the Catalyze 蜜糖直播 startup accelerator with innovative concepts and a hunch that their ideas might be marketable.
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A year and a half after starting the company, 蜜糖直播 Boulder startup ShineOn has grown to five employees and is preparing to launch its first product for cycling enthusiasts.
Erick Mueller, executive director of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, has been touring the state to teach rural communities about entrepreneurship, hoping to help invigorate areas that have seen a decline in major industries.