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
2018 Team Formation Nights Feature Special Guests
“None of us were trying to be entrepreneurs, (but) we saw something that was making us upset and we felt like we could solve it.”... Read More
Creating Change: The Environmental Innovation Practicum
Environmental Innovation Practicum instructor Deb Hagen-Lukens taught Entrepreneurial Marketing for 10 years at UW following two decades of consulting, investing, and mentoring clean tech, consumer... 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
Big Win for U.W. A-Alpha Bio
The University of Washington’s Business Plan Competition (BPC), a yearly competition highlighting the creative ambitions and problem-solving solutions designed by students from across Washington State... Read More
2018 Lavin Seed Fund Award Winner: Jessica Kent
The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship proudly awards grants to Lavin Entrepreneurship Program students to help bolster their startup journey as they balance both school and... Read More
2018 Lavin Seed Fund Award Winner: Oliver Marczynski
The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship proudly awards grants to Lavin Entrepreneurship Program students to help bolster their startup journey as they balance both school and... Read More
Behind the scenes of the Business Plan Competition with MS in Entrepreneurship student Emileigh Thylin
In Spring quarter, several MS in Entrepreneurship students participated in the UW Business Plan Competition (BPC), hosted by the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.... Read More