Promo Kit—Lab Venture Challenge Application

This page contains all the information available to help you promote this opportunity to your network and community. If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out to Daniel Leonard, senior marketing and communications specialist for Venture Partners at daniel.leonard@colorado.edu.

Opportunity Information

Pitch your innovation to win a grant up to $125,000! Through the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), top innovators from the University of Colorado Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs can win grants of up to $125,000. LVC supportsprojects that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support. These grants are funded by Venture Partners at CU Boulder and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Program.

“In a sentence”

Compete in the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) for a chance to win up to $125,000 in funding and turn cutting-edge innovation into a successful business venture.

Competition Details

Essential deadlines:

  • Friday, July 17, 5 p.m.:Deadline todisclose innovations
  • Friday, July 24, 5 p.m.: Deadline to contact your pre-award administrator for your respective school/college.
  • Friday, Aug. 21, 11:59 p.m.:Deadline to apply to LVC

Who is eligible:Investigators at CU Boulder and UCCS, and CU Denver investigators in physical sciences and engineering are eligible to apply.

Learn More and Apply:colorado.edu/venturepartners/lvc

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Sample Email Message

Subject: Invitation to Apply for the Lab Venture Challenge 2026

Dear [Researcher's Name],

Venture Partners haslaunched the application forthe 2026 Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), an annual competition that provides innovators at the University of Colorado Boulder, Denver and UCCS the opportunity to showcasetheir innovative technologies to the entrepreneurial community and pitch for funding. Competitors can win $125,000 in funding to support the translation of high-potential university inventions into impactful commercial ventures.

Key Dates:

Friday, July 17, 5 p.m.: Deadline to disclose innovations
Friday, July 24, 5 p.m.: Deadline to contact your pre-award administrator for your respective school/college.
Friday, Aug. 21, 11:59 p.m.: Deadline to apply to LVC

Questions? Please don't hesitate to reach out, I'm here to help!The full competition details and application are also available here: colorado.edu/venturepartners/lvc.

I hope you'll consider this opportunity to advance your research and explore new commercial opportunities!

Best regards,

[Your Signature]