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Company Building and Fundraising with Scott Walbrun - Presented by NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest
February 18, 2026
Join NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest and Scott Walbrun, Venture Capitalist at BMW i Ventures, for a three-part intensive series designed to take you from lab innovation to investor-ready. ​This hands-on program demystifies fundraising by teaching you how investors evaluate startups, and how to build a model that proves your venture’s potential.
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20,000 In Seed Funding for New Interdisciplinary Projects
February 09, 2026
This event is remote and will happen on zoom. Upon registration, you will receive a zoom link and calendar invite. The event will take place from 12:00-1:30pm. The event will began with a presentation from Tori McDermott, Jennifer Schell, Petra Banks, and Lia Ferguson presenting on a project that was support by an Ideation Studio Seed Fund, focused on a Problem-Based Learning module for UAF classes.
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NSF EPSCoR IoC: 2026 Academic Accelerator - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
February 04, 2026
At the UAF Center for Innovation, we wanted to share details about our upcoming Academic Accelerator. Supported through the NSF EPSCoR project Interface of Change, we have a seven week set of workshops, with 1-hr a week. Each of these workshops is aimed to provide you with a session to prepare you for a new business venture, federal innovation funding, early-stage entrepreneurship programming in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, and how to assess and evaluate the value of your innovation research and how to pitch your innovative solution to potential investors and end-users.
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ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Innovation Summit - Pitch Contest Applications
February 03, 2026
Co-hosted with the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Airlines Pitch Contest brings together aspiring entrepreneurs who will pitch their business venture to a panel of experts, as well as the ultimate panel – Innovation Summit attendees! Pitch contestants will have 5-6 minutes to pitch their business plan in front of attendees who will crowdfund a cash prize for the winner to take home at the end of the session.
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Registration now open for April 10 Ideation Studio mixer in Rasmuson Library
April 01, 2024
UAF faculty and staff from across campus are invited to an Ideation Studio mixer 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 10 at Rasmuson Library on the main (fourth) floor.
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America’s Seed Fund for Innovation
April 01, 2024
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ FAST, Federal And State Technology Partnership program, was created to increase the number of America’s Seed Fund SBIR/STTR awards for women, socially/economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Innovation for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥: Problem Solving and Ideation Class
April 01, 2024
Join BA/HSEM 494: Innovation for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and the Arctic for the 2024 fall semester! Types of projects include: How can we solve heavy lift platform needs for deploying equipment? What is the next generation flight suit for arctic operations? Can geophysical data be integrated into domain awareness platforms? Students discuss needs with DoD operators and installations in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and across the U.S. There is the potential to visit DoD facilities, learn about their needs and build towards solutions.
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Applications are open for the @LaunchÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Tech Deployment Track!
April 01, 2024
Launch ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ is looking for companies who are solving problems related to energy, transportation and industry. Additionally, companies should fit the following criteria: making a positive climate impact, have a product/service that is ready for deployment or a minimum viable product, are validating their business model and are seeking early customers.
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Partnership developing lidar-based solution to maximize salmon hatchling survival
March 12, 2024
Thanks to a RISE-UP Seed Grant, researchers Michael Roddewig and Joseph Shaw, and community partner Tessa Frost are testing the efficacy of a drone-borne lidar system to predict plankton blooms conducive to salmon hatchling survival rates. If successful, the test will pave the way for the research team to access larger grants to develop the technology into a solution that hatcheries across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and beyond may use to monitor plankton populations in real time.
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Join gBeta and accelerate your business
March 12, 2024
The gBETA Startup Accelerator is an international accelerator program operated by gener8tor. They have run four cohorts in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ (2021-2022), and will be running two more in 2024 (spring & fall). Only five companies are selected per cohort.
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