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Illinois Deep Tech Accelerator Application Deadline: August 10

Event Type
Other
Sponsor
Technology Entrepreneur Center
Date
Aug 10, 2020   All Day
Contact
John Thode
E-Mail
jthode@illinois.edu
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Want to develop a viable and feasible business model that leverages your technology? Commercialize your innovations with this academic-based startup accelerator!

  • TE 498 - Illinois Deep Tech Accelerator
  • Fall 2020 | 4 credit hrs.
  • Open to all students across campus.
  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, August 10
  • Learn more and apply!

This academic-based startup accelerator will mentor teams in the process of deep tech commercialization. Projects will typically originate from university- or government-funded research but can come from viable deep tech anywhere within the academic ecosystem.

This program will explore principles of building a valid business model including customer discovery, building a team, lean startups, minimum viable product, competition, intellectual property, revenue models, operations, business risks and analogues, market research, raising capital, and marketing.

Coaching will be provided by entrepreneurs and academics with experience in founding and funding successful technology companies.

Funding will be made available for customer discovery and minimum viable product development. As part of the program, team members will get access to a plethora of entrepreneurship ecosystem resources on campus such as innovation spaces, research labs, and maker spaces.

After the conclusion of the semester, an extracurricular event will be offered, where teams will have an opportunity to earn additional funding. The expectation is that by the completion of the accelerator, teams will be prepared to successfully acquire SBIR/STTR grants or institutional investment.

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