$80,000 Awarded to Student Ventures at 2019 Dempsey Startup Competition
A dream of preventing bridges from crumbling and harming people inspired the grand prize-winning team at the 2019 Dempsey Startup Competition. HRG Infrastructure Monitoring took... Read More
Startups Awarded Jones + Foster Accelerator Funding
A lot of things must go right for an early-stage startup to thrive. Now after six months of milestones and mentorship, eight student-led startups (detailed... Read More
SclObo Rides Kickstarter Success Into New Year
The founders of gaming apparel company SclObo knew fundraising the regular way didn’t fit what they were trying to do. After all, SclObo is anything... Read More
Update: UW Spinout Membrion Tops $3.15M in Latest Round
Updated February 12, 2019: University of Washington spinout Membrion announced a new grant by the U.S. Department of Energy has raised their fundraising totals for its latest... Read More
Announcing the Dempsey Startup Competition at the University of Washington
SEATTLE, WA (November 26, 2018) — The University of Washington’s annual Business Plan Competition has a new name: The Dempsey Startup Competition. The change comes as... Read More
Student Showcase Helps Cap Off Seattle Startup Week
No competition. No problem. The first-ever Student Startup Showcase from the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship drew rave reviews from those in attendance. On... Read More
Nine Startups Accepted Into 2018 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Nine early-stage startups looking to grow and thrive in the Seattle ecosystem were accepted into the Jones + Foster Accelerator at the University of Washington.... Read More
Student Startups Awarded Jones + Foster Accelerator Funding
Graduation days rarely involve a check for up to $25,000 with no strings attached. That is part of what makes the Jones + Foster Accelerator at... Read More
Introducing the 2017 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship accepted nine student-created teams into the 2017 cohort of the Jones + Foster Accelerator (J+FA). These new entrepreneurs will work... Read More