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The University of Colorado is a national leader in startup creation with a growing suite of entrepreneurial resources giving innovative researchers opportunities to spin ideas into businesses.

As the deep tech startup scene rapidly grows, the Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, created by Venture Partners at CU �鶹ӰԺ, helps founders move past sticking points to hit critical milestones in transitioning their technologies from lab to marketplace.

Company Week—"This whole thing started with a project with the Department of Defense, between the Department of Defense and four University of Colorado professors," says Burnett of the genesis of CU �鶹ӰԺ startup Prometheus Materials.

Reuters—Ayar Labs, a CU �鶹ӰԺ spinout, raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence applications. The funding will be used to accelerate the commercialization of Ayar Labs' silicon photonics technology, which uses light instead of electricity to transfer data between chips or servers.

BizWest—BizWest has announced the winners of its 2023 IQ Awards, which honor the “innovation quotient” among companies in the �鶹ӰԺ Valley and Northern Colorado. This year's winners include CU �鶹ӰԺ startups Goodie Bag Food Co. and Prometheus Materials Inc.

BizWeist—OnKure, a CU �鶹ӰԺ spinout, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of best-in-class precision medicines that target biologically validated drivers of cancer.

New Iridium—New Iridium was awarded $1M NSF SBIR Phase II grant to advance its photocatalysis platform to produce low-carbon chemicals at a lower cost the today’s incumbent processes.