CONNECTING STARTUPS TO OUR NETWORK OF RESOURCES
Our commitment to moving emerging technologies from the university to marketplace doesn’t end with licensing agreements. We further the support of UW-Madison technologies by educating university inventors, accelerating promising ideas and funding startups.
WARF supports and accelerates startups through direct investments, local partnerships and support of programs and events.
Starting a Company
We work with startups to license promising university technologies from WARF. Our staff lend their intellectual property and licensing expertise to our startups.
Learn About Our Startup Advantage Program
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Educate
ACCESS TO EXPERTS
- Discovery to Product (D2P) Mentors in Residence
- Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
- Business School Clinic
- UW-Madison Innovate Network
- Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
INTENSIVE CLASSES
PROGRAMS
Accelerate
ACCELERATORS/INCUBATORS
Fund
INTERNAL FUNDS/DIRECT INVESTMENTS
- WARF Ventures
- Co-investment program
- Accelerators
- Seed funds
VENTURE CAPITAL PORTFOLIO
- Local partners (4490, Venture Investors, gener8tor’s accelerator fund)
- Regional partners (Baird Venture Capital)
- National partners (Versant Venture Capital, 5AM Ventures, True Ventures)
Engage
WARF Startup Portfolio
Startups play a key role in developing technologies, especially in the early stages and for inventions that may not have established markets.
WARF is working with about 70 active UW-Madison startups from biotechnology and medical devices to telecommunications, small molecule pharmaceuticals and software.