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May 14, 2021
Six teams were awarded seed funding recently for their startup companies at the sixth annual University of Wyoming Fisher Innovation Launchpad (FIL) competition, which was held virtually.
The FIL, a startup challenge for UW students, is funded through the contributions of Donne and Sue Fisher, and their desire to make a lasting and impactful legacy through supporting student-led startup companies.
“The Fisher Innovation Launchpad is a great platform that UW has for helping to commercialize the innovative technologies that we develop on campus,” says IMPACT 307 Director Dave Bohling. “One of our very first winners, Resono, is actually heading to NASA later this month to do wind tunnel testing on the space launch system program and has grown to five employees since it was founded.”
UW Fisher Innovation Launchpad Pitch Day Aims to Launch New Business Ventures | News uwyo.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uwyo.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 12, 2021
University of Wyoming students can take their ideas from the dorm room to the board room through the 2021 Fisher Innovation Launchpad.
The entrepreneurship challenge, designed specifically for UW students, is now open to all undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students. Teams may include UW employees or non-UW members, but each team must have at least one UW student or postdoctoral student in a primary role.
Students apply by proposing their business ideas, which must focus on innovative solutions. The Launchpad is now open and accepting applications through April 16.
Finalists of the Launchpad will be selected by a panel of judges and will have the opportunity to pitch their business models for seed funding. While there is no set limit on how much a finalist can receive, awards have historically ranged from $4,000 to $40,000. Final Pitch Day will take place in the fall.