Brass Media: philanthropy before you’re wealthy
How’s this for brass? Bryan Sims has committed the majority of his future earnings to philanthropy—and he’s just 27. Ambitiously joining an A-list of multi-billionaires... Read More
Congratulations to the 2010 Business Plan Competition Winners!
We had a record 92 student teams from 15 universities apply to participate in the competition. Over 120 judges devoted a full week-end the beginning... Read More
Nanocel takes a novel approach to cooling electronics
There are big problems and then there are BIG problems. Cooling electronics, for example. How do you keep large server farms from overheating and how... Read More
InTheWorks goes in for CARB testing
Third-party validation is a critical test of a new technology, and InTheWorks, which developed a catalytic converter for gasoline marine engines (a technology that could... Read More
Ecowell delivers on its refreshment kiosk promise
“For the Environmental Innovation Challenge in 2009, we had an old computer server rack we’d dummied up to look like a vending kiosk that served... Read More
2009 grand-prize winner HydroSense is acquired by Belkin International
“HydroSense won the grand prize at the inaugural Environmental Innovation Challenge in April 2009 with a water-usage monitoring technology that screws onto a single valve... Read More
Winners of UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
“It’s like a science fair on steroids.” That comment by judge and venture capitalist Loretta Little (of WRF Capital) captured the essence of the University... Read More
NanoString: a big idea turns counting molecules into a thriving business
Amber Ratcliffe was close to graduating with her MBA in 2003 and had accepted a job offer at an established Seattle biotech firm when she... Read More
Mentors do matter
Take just a minute and ask yourself: Who’s the person who has played the most influential role in your career? Chances are it was someone... Read More
Athleon: the team that keeps on pitching
When Brent Lamphier and the Athleon team pitched at the Investment Round of the 2008 Business Plan Competition, there was a collective moment of surprise... Read More