CCEI IN THE NEWS
- Camaraderie, Enthusiasm Punctuate Wolff New Venture Competition October 8, 2024UConn 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, 2024UConn 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, 2024UConn 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
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Nov
20
Info Session: CCEI Summer Fellowship Accelerator 5:00pm
Info Session: CCEI Summer Fellowship Accelerator
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
CCEI Summer Fellowship is UConn’s startup accelerator. Open to student, faculty, staff and alumni founders, this eight-week intensive entrepreneurial experience helps founders develop the skills needed to bring new products, services, and technologies to market.
Join us for a virtual info session on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 5-6pm.
Register here: https://lu.ma/p10dt5adIf you’re interested in having a recording sent to you, please RSVP.
CCEI’s Summer Fellowship Accelerator takes place June 2, 2025 through July 31, 2025 with selected startups spending three days a week over eight weeks taking a deep dive into their business with the support of mentors, industry experts, and experienced entrepreneurs. These sessions help educate program participants on how to define their business, build their brand, and launch their venture, all while building a community with the other entrepreneurs participating in the program.
The highly-competitive program only selects 10 startups to participate each year. As part of the program, these startups receive:
$15,000 (non-equity, non-diluting) in funding for business development; up to $5,000 (per student) can be used to pay a member of the team (current UConn student or recent UConn graduate).
Pro-bono legal, accounting, and marketing/branding services to assist in the proper establishment of your business and deciding how you want to structure your venture.
One-on-one mentoring and guidance from industry experts and experienced entrepreneurs.
Expert-led sessions covering all scaling fundamentals – go to market strategy, pitch compilation, sales and fundraising, to name a few.
End-of-program demo day, where five teams advance to CCEI’s Wolff New Venture Competition to compete for $115,000+ in funding.
CCEI Summer Fellowship alumni have gone on to raise over $275 million in follow-on funding, have been selected to participate in accelerators like Techstars and Mass Challenge, have been named Thiel Fellows, and more.
Learn more about CCEI’s Summer Fellowship Accelerator: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/summer-fellowship/
If you have questions, contactalycia.chrosniak@uconn.edu.
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Dec
4
Get Seeded Pitch Night #3 6:00pm
Get Seeded Pitch Night #3
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Virtual
Get Seeded pitch nights are open to all UConn students! The audience plays a role in deciding which teams are actually funded. After all pitches conclude, each audience member votes for the team they liked the best.
