Finalists Announced for 25th Dempsey Startup Competition
The 25th anniversary of the Dempsey Startup Competition is off to an impressive start. Students from 15 different colleges and universities from across the Pacific... Read More
Shared Legacy: The Startup Course Changing Lives
In 30+ years of formal entrepreneurship programming in the Foster School, perhaps no two courses have impacted undergraduate students more than Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs... Read More
Washington Research Foundation awards $300,000 to support new startup accelerator at UW Foster School of Business
The University of Washington today announced a $300,000 grant from Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to support the recently launched Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) partnership with the... Read More
2021 Dempsey Startup Competition Prizes Awarded
When planning for an end, you’ve got to know where to start. Just ask the winners of the $25,000 Herbert B. Jones Foundation Grand Prize... Read More
Sweet 16 Chosen in 2021 Dempsey Startup Competition
The most diverse field in Dempsey Startup Competition history is down to just 16 teams following an exciting all-virtual Investment Round. Thirty teams showcased their... Read More
How different kinds of funding partners affect startups’ ability to innovate
Technology startups do not innovate in a vacuum. They are influenced by the type of funding partners they take on, according to research by Emily... Read More
2021 Dempsey Startup Competition Finalists Selected
In a year like no other, the Dempsey Startup Competition made history once again. Students representing 23 different colleges from across the Cascadia Corridor and Alaska... Read More
Hybrid MBA Student & Team Wins Startup Competitions
Hybrid MBA Student, Evan Kim ‘22, and his teammates won both the 2021 Science & Technology Showcase and Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge for their... Read More
Nonprofit startup: MS Entre grad went from creating a company to building new industries
As the world’s first sale of cultivated meat—meat grown directly from animal cells without using live animals as production units—was approved, Elaine Siu was preparing... Read More
Prize Pool Grows for 2021 Dempsey Startup Competition
The Pacific Northwest’s premiere student business plan competition just got even better. The UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship will offer additional prize awards... Read More