Faculty & Graduate Students
Training, Support and Resources to Commercialize Research Innovations
CSU is a hub of creative thought and innovative research.
Our teams are here to support CSU faculty and graduate students in making your discoveries and inventions available to the world to make real impact.
Whether you wish to become a CEO yourself, or you’d prefer to have a team of experts partner with you – CSU has options to make your dream a reality.
To get started, connect with the team at CSU STRATA to determine IP ownership and your relationship with the University, then scroll down to explore your path.
Does your invention have a market?
Understand if there are paying customers for your product or service and what competition is in the market before investing time and energy in a company:
Venture Validator 1 & 2
Venture Validator 1 & 2
Need a team to help you launch?
If you'd prefer to remain focused on your research and have a team of experts help you set up and launch your company, Lab-to-Life may be for you. Meet with the team at CSU Strata to explore how to be considered for this highly selective program
Excited to become a CEO?
Take your learning to the next level with the I-Corps training, accelerating the number of customers you interact with and connecting with a regional group of mentors and other startup founders. I-Corps training at the regional and national levels make startups more competitive for funding opportunities.
Begin the I-Corps Training
With early signals from Venture Validator / Starting Blocks learning, I-Corps accelerates the number of customers you interact with and connects you with a regional group of mentors and other startup founders. I-Corps training at the regional and national levels make startups more competitive for funding opportunities.
Jumpstart
Venture Jumpstart is a six-week workshop series where entrepreneurs come together twice a week from across CSU and the broader community to learn about – and take – the concrete steps needed to begin business operations. The program includes sales & marketing, finance, operations, go-to-market, and more.
NSF I-Corps Nationals
A seven-week program for teams to engage with prospective customers, partners, and others in the ecosystem—evaluating the commercial potential for turning their technologies into successful products, processes and services. National I-Corps teams are eligible to be awarded up to $50,000, which supports the team’s program participation including stipends and expenses for virtual and in-person customer discovery.