INSPIRING A CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION THROUGHOUT UCONN

Since our inception in 2007, we are dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and innovators, creating a vibrant startup ecosystem, and contributing to the overall economic development in Connecticut. Through a comprehensive array of programs, resources, mentorship, and funding, we aim to empower UConn students, faculty, and alumni to transform their ideas into successful ventures. We also support veterans and local business owners.

While Entrepreneurship. Starts. Here. We certainly know it is just one step.

RSS CCEI IN THE NEWS

  • Camaraderie, Enthusiasm Punctuate Wolff New Venture Competition October 8, 2024
    UConn Today – A novel treatment for long-term pain management that could revolutionize post-operative care and eliminate the need for opioids for many, won the first-place, $30,000 grand prize at the Wolff New Venture Competition last week. Professors and esteemed UConn Health researchers Lakshmi Nair, Ph.D. and Yusuf Khan, Ph.D. say they were both surprised...  […]
    Claire Hall
  • UConn Alumni, Car Fanatics Creating Marketplace for Second-Hand Auto Parts September 30, 2024
    UConn Today – When they were college students at UConn, Kyle Mayers ’13 (BUS) and Wally Namane ’13 (BUS), ’18 MBA both drove identical older, red BMW coupes. Friends used to confuse them as they zipped around campus, until one of them finally connected the two men on Facebook. Mayers and Namane had a great...  […]
    Claire Hall
  • Medical Startup Soleia Biosciences Aims to Eliminate Severe Pain–Without the Opioids September 25, 2024
    UConn Today – Surgeons perform almost 800,000 total-knee replacements, and more than a half-million hip replacements, in the United States each year. And while those procedures are typically life- and mobility-enhancing, the initial post-surgical pain can be very unpleasant for some patients. Opioids remain among the most popular prescription medication to combat orthopedic post-surgical pain,...  […]
    Claire Hall

UPCOMING EVENTS

  1. Nov 6 CCEI Traction Workshop: The Pitch Deck 6:30pm
  2. Nov 12 Get Seeded Pitch Night #2 6:00pm
  3. Nov 19 CCEI Traction Workshop: Legal Basics for Startups 6:30pm
  4. Dec 4 Get Seeded Pitch Night #3 6:00pm