Innovative New Prizes Add to Competition Experience
The student competition platforms may be virtual this year, but the new prizes are very much real. The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship will... Read More
Promising Ideas at Business Case in 60 Seconds Pitch Competition
Entrepreneurial ventures may start with an idea—but they launch with a great pitch. The Business Case in 60 Seconds pitch competition celebrated that critical part of... Read More
Pacific NW Zero Waste Innovation Hackathon Winners
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship sponsored and helped judge the first annual Pacific NW Zero Waste Innovation Hackathon on November 30, 2020. The following press... Read More
A Taste of Entrepreneurship: The moment you knew your idea could become a company
An event featuring a conversation with founder and executive chairman of RealSelf Tom Seery and MS in Entrepreneurship Alumnus Ryan Yousefian of ApnoMed The Taste... Read More
2020 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort Announced
Startup founders embrace new ideas and unknown circumstances almost as a rule. That kind of boldness to forge ahead during challenging times makes the 2020... Read More
Summer Fellowship Bridges Science and Entrepreneurship
Four University of Washington graduate students put the hypothetical on hold for a summer to gain real-world experience with exciting new innovations. The students and... Read More
Discovery Health MD COVID Response Helps UW Research Vessels
The crew sat in Port Louis, Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar, thousands of miles from the University of Washington, when word of the coronavirus... Read More
2020 Dempsey Startup Competition Prizes Awarded
A son’s innovative, entrepreneurial mindset paired with his father’s expertise produced the grand prize winning idea at this year’s all-virtual Dempsey Startup Competition. Judges awarded... Read More
Sweet 16 Selected in All-Virtual Dempsey Startup Competition
Thirty student teams cast a spell over the judges at this year’s all-virtual Investment Round of the 2020 Dempsey Startup Competition. Each team performed digital... Read More
Top 30 Teams Advance in All-Virtual Dempsey Startup Competition
Thirty student teams will showcase creativity, ingenuity, and business and digital savvy at this year’s all-virtual Investment Round of the Dempsey Startup Competition. The 23rd... Read More