UW Entrepreneurship Ranked #1 in West Region
The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the University of Washington as the top college in the West for entrepreneurship in the 2023 undergraduate rankings.... Read More
Meet the 2022 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort
Judging the potential of an early-stage startup means you sometimes must go beyond the numbers alone. Are they dedicated to really solving a problem? Do... Read More
2022 Commercialization Fellowship Looks to Future
Once something truly innovative and new is created, a final step remains. Where will this potentially groundbreaking idea have its biggest impact? What is the... Read More
Historic Finish to 25th Dempsey Startup Competition
The Dempsey Startup Competition celebrated its 25th anniversary with surprise announcements and $90,000 in seed funding awarded to twelve student-created startups (detailed below). Surrounded by... Read More
Sweet 16 Chosen in 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition
An exciting finish lies ahead for the student teams in the 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition. Judges chose 16 of them and two alternates (detailed below)... Read More
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
Environmental Innovation Challenge Rewards Student Ventures
At the heart of innovation lies the desire to make something better than it currently is. The finalist teams in the 2022 Alaska Airlines Environmental... Read More
Finalists Announced for 2022 Environmental Innovation Challenge
For the first time in its history, the 2022 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) final round will feature student teams from each state in... Read More
Future Looks Bright at 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Students impressed judges with risk-managing innovations at the 7th annual Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.... Read More
Momentum for Jones + Foster Accelerator Graduates
They described the Jones + Foster Accelerator experience at the University of Washington as “transformative.” Now, five student-created startups can count themselves among the storied... Read More