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UW CoMotion We partner with the UW community on their innovation journey, providing tools, connections, and acumen to transform ideas into economic and societal impact.

CoMotion is the collaborative hub for expanding the societal impact of the UW community. We deliver the tools and connections that UW researchers and students need to accelerate the impact of their innovations. "Co Motion" (noun) 1. proceeding together at a faster speed,
2. jets of creativity.

Looking for your next startup? These UW innovations are ready for an entrepreneur.CASCADE is a new CoMotion program that...
10/13/2026

Looking for your next startup? These UW innovations are ready for an entrepreneur.

CASCADE is a new CoMotion program that matches experienced entrepreneurs with high technology readiness level UW innovations in medical devices, hardware, clean tech, agentic AI, and health tech. Selected founders meet the researchers, assess the fit, and build a startup around the innovation, with mentoring and investor connections along the way.

Applications are due November 1, 2026.

Learn more at the link in our bio.





NEXT FRIDAY at noon, Fundamentals for Startups returns! Join us at Startup Hall on the UW campus when Jared Silvia prese...
10/09/2026

NEXT FRIDAY at noon, Fundamentals for Startups returns! Join us at Startup Hall on the UW campus when Jared Silvia presents "The good, the bad, and the ugly about non-dilutive funding". Non-dilutive funding is another critical source of funds for many first-time founders and includes the SBIR/STTR grant program, which Jared will cover. Special shout out to Curinos who are presenting this year's series! REGISTER via link in bio.


This week on Fundamentals for Startups, we had Priyanka Kulkarni discuss Building & hiring globally: Navigating startups...
04/24/2026

This week on Fundamentals for Startups, we had Priyanka Kulkarni discuss Building & hiring globally: Navigating startups & talent on U.S. visas. Your startup community and team is one of the most important aspects, so hiring global talent can be very rewarding. Kulkarni went over the different types of visas and their unique benefits, along with tips during the hiring process.
Join us next week for Fundamentals for Startups on finding & scaling customer love by clicking the link in our bio.

“The biggest indicator that we needed to shift is the conviction we felt when we got negative feedback”(Jordan Bain). To...
04/10/2026

“The biggest indicator that we needed to shift is the conviction we felt when we got negative feedback”(Jordan Bain). Today was the start of Fundamentals for Startups for April, featuring Sarah O’Sell, Jordan Bain, Kyle Buckingham, and Rodrigo Carriedo. They discussed metrics and how to decide whether or not to pivot strategies to encourage growth and new opportunities.

Join us again next Friday for another Fundamentals for Startups on Co-founder relationships: Building the partnership that builds your company by clicking the link in our bio.

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98195

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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