Insights
A deeply connected waystation between universities, investors, and deep tech startups, we bring together our network and our own experience to create content and resources for the university startup ecosystem.
University Startups
Solving the Equity Equation
Startup compensation is often an opaque and awkward topic for first-time academic founders. How much equity do I receive? My CEO? The PI(s)? Other co-founders? How will my choices affect future compensation?
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University Startups, Tech Transfer
Diving into Academic EIR/MIR Programs: Caltech and Johns Hopkins
In early 2022, OUP hosted a webinar on EIR/MIR Programs at Universities. Due to the overwhelming interest in the topic, we wanted to highlight two additional programs to offer perspectives from other universities. We spoke with Case Cortese, Director for Innovation, New Ventures & Entrepreneurship, to discuss Caltech’s entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) program, and Mark VanderZyl, Associate…
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Startup Funding
Proof of Concept Funds: Boosting The Potential of University Technology
POC funds are typically grants that help “de-risk” a technology — helping a technology meet milestones that will increase its potential to be licensed to an existing company or enable the formation of a startup.
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Female Founders
Inspiring interviews with women academics who have started companies based on their research at some of the world’s leading research institutions.
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