CCEI In The News
- ‘My Advice to Future Entrepreneurs is: TRY!’ February 2, 2023UConn Today – Entrepreneurship professor Rich Dino gets asked all the time: Can students really turn a novel idea into a successful company? His answer is “Most definitely!” Read articleClaire Hall
- Connecticut Magazine Honors CCEI’s Jennifer Mathieu as Influential, Inspirational January 4, 2023As the executive director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI), Jennifer Mathieu has helped some 500 startups thrive. But that’s not her only accomplishment. She also operates a couple of businesses, including an inspirational carded-jewelry business, all while completing her Executive MBA degree at UConn. Her work, particularly in creating opportunity for... […]Claire Hall
- As the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Celebrates its 15th Anniversary, Dozens of Startups Excel December 19, 2022When Jeremy Bronen ’20 [ENG] and Timothy Krupski ’15 [ENG] ’21 MS [ENG], ’21 MBA launched their business in 2020, the idea of raising $50,000 in funding seemed almost impossible. Today the new entrepreneurs have raised over $800,000 in seed investment, led by Connecticut Innovations, for their company, SedMed, which provides mobility products to elderly... […]Claire Hall
Upcoming Events
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Feb
8
Innovation Quest (iQ) Kick-Off Workshop Wednesday6:30pm
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Feb
9
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research 11:00am
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Other Online
Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series!
Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar
Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.
The next seminar will be on February 9: from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET. Florenta Teodoridis (Tilburg U.) - will present "Consequences of an R&D division of labor on complementary innovation: Evidence from quantum computing" (with A Goldfarb and J Lu).
Please register for the event here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/w/88991133078?tk=8d7SWOA9dOJFeVLTU3mbmMICnyYiR04nL_HPbgEJOkI.DQMAAAAUuEjtlhZyNExfeS1Ha1RQYTdCOE9kRmZLNDVBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&pwd=a2gvbVE3cjYxQS9QUFZrZzZPVFdiZz09
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. Find more info here: http://ccei.uconn.edu -
Feb
15
Innovation Quest (iQ) Workshop 2 Wednesday6:30pm
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Feb
20
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 56:00pm
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 5
Monday, February 20th, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources.
Here’s how it works:
1. Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
2. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
3. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
4. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
5. In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2022-2023 Pitch Nights
Monday, September 26, 6pm
Tuesday, October 25, 6pm
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm
Tuesday, January 31, 6pm
Monday, February 20, 6pm
Demo Day: April 18, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Mar
1
Innovation Quest (iQ) Workshop 3 Wednesday6:30pm
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Mar
8
Innovation Quest (iQ) Workshop 4 Wednesday6:30pm
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Mar
9
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 66:00pm
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 6
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources.
Here’s how it works:
1. Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
2. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
3. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
4. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
5. In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2022-2023 Pitch Nights
Monday, September 26, 6pm
Tuesday, October 25, 6pm
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm
Tuesday, January 31, 6pm
Monday, February 20, 6pm
Thursday, March, 9, 6pm
Demo Day: April 18, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Mar
24
CCEI Verge Consulting Application Deadline12:00pm
