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
Meet Will Canestaro, Health Innovation Practicum Instructor
New Health Innovation Practicum instructor Will Canestaro, managing director of the Washington Research Foundation, authored the following guest blog for the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. You... 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 Finish to 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
Empowerment and perseverance defined the awards dinner of the 2018 University of Washington Business Plan Competition. A-Alpha Bio took home the $25,000 Herbert B. Jones... Read More
Sweet 16 Advance in 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
Bees, bitcoins, and cold brew coffee were among the highlights from a wildly creative Investment Round of the University of Washington Business Plan Competition. Judges... Read More
Student Finalists Selected for 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
College students will showcase disruptive ventures in everything from cryptocurrency and education to coffee and gaming at the 2018 UW Business Plan Competition. More than... Read More
History Made at Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
The grand prize winners at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) proved to judges that gardening and innovation go together naturally. BioPots took home... Read More
Student Finalists Selected for Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
The landmark 10th Anniversary of the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge couldn’t have come at a better time for college students around the Pacific Northwest.... Read More
Students Wow Judges at Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Student entrepreneurs dazzled at the 2018 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Intricate prototypes and innovative solutions... Read More