Venture Bench

Supporting university startup companies

Venture Bench is a University of Utah accelerator created by the Technology Commercialization Office that provides a suite of services for its technology based companies. The University of Utah has a long history of success in creating companies and currently was ranked first at creating new start-ups from its research-based inventions. This path to success can be long and challenging and VentureBench provides new companies the support and expertise to shorten this time frame.

Services provided

  • Grant Funding Assistance
    • TCP Grants
    • SBIR/STTR development
    • VIP award competition
    • Microgrants
    • State Centers of Excellence Program
  • Investment Funding
    • Seed Funding through KickStart & Local Angels
    • Venture Capital - National & Local
  • Seek Out Managment Expertise
    • Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
  • Establishment of Corporate Structure
  • Market Assessment
  • Business Plan Development
  • Logo/Brand Creation
  • Web Hosting & Development
  • Accounting Services
  • Access to Research Facilities & Labs
  • Office & Wet Lab Space

Contact us

For more information, contact us at venturebench@tco.utah.edu.