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Fourteen teams of University of Colorado entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and graduate student innovators will compete for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases. Judges from Venture Partners at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s entrepreneurial network will hear Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and another for physical sciences and engineering.

Leeds School of Business—¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder alum Nick Manuzak is one of the 2024 Entrepreneurs in Residence in the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator, leading an innovative venture focused on integrating carbon-storing hempcrete into modern construction to revolutionize sustainable building practices.

BizWest—Infleqtion, a quantum information company that began at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder as Coldquanta, recently received a $1.15 million Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop software for quantum computing.

Photonics Online—A new variant of liquid crystal is at the core of ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder startup Polaris Electro-Opstics' technology. Designed as a seamless drop-in enhancer of silicon photonic chips, Polaris's modulator technology paves the way for the next generation of optical interconnects critical to the future of data center disaggregation.

The Colorado Sun—Thornton-based Solid Power, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder spinout, has a $50 million federal grant to ramp up development of the solid-state EV batteries it considers the technology of the near-future in automobiles, putting the company closer to its goal of developing a mass production facility in the eastern U.S. or Korea.

Semiconductor Today—Sivers Semiconductors and Ayar Labs, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder spinout, will host a joint live demonstration showcasing the 16-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array integrated into the Ayar Labs SuperNova multi-wavelength light source.

EIN Presswire—Female-founded Boulder-based Silvis Materials, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder startup, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue its work making sustainable and recyclable binders and adhesives.

The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator pairs seasoned entrepreneurs with university technologies to bring those breakthroughs to market in response to urgent societal needs. Embark has launched its second Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort and will provide Intellectual Property rights, salary support, grant funds and investor introductions to launch startups with real-world impact. 

By translating breakthrough research into new businesses, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä creates economic opportunities while addressing many of the world’s greatest challenges. In the past year, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder has burned especially bright through Venture Partners’ record-setting performance.

9News—Jack Elston's company, Black Swift Technologies, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder spinout, designed a prototype fixed-wing drone that could carry a sophisticated weather sensor inside the rage and turbulence of the strongest tropical cyclones on earth.