Startup Toolbox is replenishing funding!

Eligible applicants for grant funding must be affiliated with CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Startup Toolbox funds will primarily be allocated for technologies where the IP would fall under CU Innovations protection. (Not sure? Disclose your invention here before proceeding!). In general, Startup Toolbox funds can only be distributed for IP that has already been licensed into a company if licensing occurred within the past year.

General (non-regenerative) projects:

If you have any general questions regarding eligibility, please submit an intake form to speak with us.

For questions about Startup Toolbox eligibility, vendors, or our funding mechanism, please contact the Startup Toolbox Venture Fellow Lily Elizabeth Feldman (lilyelizbeth.feldman@cuanschutz.edu).

Gates Institute (regenerative medicine) projects:

Gates Institute members researching and developing regenerative medicine related technologies are eligible for exclusive startup toolbox funding through the Gates Institute. Eligible technologies include therapeutics, diagnostics, manufacturing, and platforms. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis. To apply, complete this short form.  

Non-Gates Institute members are highly encouraged to become members. See here for more information on how to become a Gates Institute member.

For questions about Gates Institute eligibility, please contact the Gates Institute’s Venture Fellow Phoebe Cao (phoebe.cao@cuanschutz.edu).

Startup Toolbox grants have funded services including: regulatory consultant fees for assessing FDA approval pipelines, corporate law firm contracts for advisement on startup company formation strategies, and marketing agency costs to help with website design and promotional campaigns.

The Innovation Hub is a resource for service providers we recommend. We are also open to forming new partnerships if you have a different vendor you would like to work with.