Startups Welcomed into 2019 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Eight early-stage startups (detailed below) hope to take their venture to the next level in the Jones + Foster Accelerator at the UW Foster School’s Buerk... Read More
Amy Sallin Named Director of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to officially introduce Amy Sallin as full-time director. Amy served as interim director during the 2018–2019 academic year... Read More
$80,000 Awarded to Student Ventures at 2019 Dempsey Startup Competition
A dream of preventing bridges from crumbling and harming people inspired the grand prize-winning team at the 2019 Dempsey Startup Competition. HRG Infrastructure Monitoring took... Read More
Top 36 Teams Advance in Dempsey Startup Competition
Thirty-six teams representing the best early-stage student ideas across the region will face judges at the Investment Round of the Dempsey Startup Competition on May... Read More
Eight Startups Awarded Jones + Foster Accelerator Funding
A lot of things must go right for an early-stage startup to thrive. Now after six months of milestones and mentorship, eight student-led startups (detailed... Read More
Student Teams Selected for 2019 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge Finals
College students from across the Pacific Northwest will showcase their health and healthcare innovations at the 2019 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) on Wednesday, March... Read More
Entrepreneurship Resource Nights: Risk and Opportunity
Each week you can read a recap of the previous Entrepreneurship Resource Nights (Business Plan Practicum) session. This week, instructor John Zagula (founder, Ignition Capital) lead a class featuring Hope... Read More
SclObo Rides Kickstarter Success Into New Year
The founders of gaming apparel company SclObo knew fundraising the regular way didn’t fit what they were trying to do. After all, SclObo is anything... Read More
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