Planting seeds of empathy: Emily Cox Pahnke receives Gamble Teaching Award for entrepreneurship curriculum
So much of entrepreneurship is finding a creative way to solve a problem for the greater good. Sometimes that’s solving small, everyday problems. Other times,... Read More
2021 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort Revealed
An incredible opportunity awaits the seven early-stage startups accepted into the 2021 cohort of the Jones + Foster Accelerator at the University of Washington. The... Read More
Commercialization Fellowship Seeks Product Market Fit
This summer marked a new kind of journey into the possibilities of technology for four University of Washington graduate students. Each were matched with an... Read More
Black Future Co-Op Fund, Bank of America and CBDC Launch New Partnership
On June 15, 2021, Foster’s Consulting and Business Development Center formalized one of the most important partnerships in our 26-year history. Through the visionary leadership... Read More
2021 Dempsey Startup Competition Prizes Awarded
When planning for an end, you’ve got to know where to start. Just ask the winners of the $25,000 Herbert B. Jones Foundation Grand Prize... Read More
Creative Destruction Lab Joins University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, Establishing CDL-Seattle
Focus on Computational Health Merges Strengths in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Biological and Biomedical Expertise to Launch Companies That Revolutionize Diagnostic and... Read More
Virtual Pitchapalooza
Taking in the sights and sounds of the Dempsey Startup Competition investment round—online I can’t help missing the buzz. That atomic energy generated by 30+... Read More
Sweet 16 Chosen in 2021 Dempsey Startup Competition
The most diverse field in Dempsey Startup Competition history is down to just 16 teams following an exciting all-virtual Investment Round. Thirty teams showcased their... Read More
Introducing Chandler Lewis as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and testing, to refining and preparing to... Read More
2021 Dempsey Startup Competition Finalists Selected
In a year like no other, the Dempsey Startup Competition made history once again. Students representing 23 different colleges from across the Cascadia Corridor and Alaska... Read More