SUNY Startup Summer School
SUNY Startup Summer School provides faculty, students, and staff with the knowledge and networks that will enable them to commercialize breakthrough technology.
Congratulations to the
Class of 2021!
Class of 2021!
SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) offers virtual accelerated entrepreneurial education and training for participants to help them secure the initial funding needed to get their technology to market.
Depending on their experience, S4 participants will receive the following support:
• Access to instructional webinars that provide the foundation of knowledge and learning aspiring entrepreneurs and new ventures need to be successful.
• Proposal development support from experts with successful track records in helping research teams and startups secure grants and other non-dilutive funding.
• Customized follow-on training, mentoring, and networking opportunities that are provided in a just-in-time format based on each participant’s needs and traction.
Depending on their experience, S4 participants will receive the following support:
• Access to instructional webinars that provide the foundation of knowledge and learning aspiring entrepreneurs and new ventures need to be successful.
• Proposal development support from experts with successful track records in helping research teams and startups secure grants and other non-dilutive funding.
• Customized follow-on training, mentoring, and networking opportunities that are provided in a just-in-time format based on each participant’s needs and traction.
News
• Upstate start-up wins top award from SUNY Startup Summer School to fund small business proposal in emerging technologies fields
• SBU Startup Earns Top Honors In 'Summer School'
• Startup born at SUNY Poly aims to help doctors read brain scans
• SBU Teams Wins SUNY Award to Help Fund Technology Startup, Orchid Imaging
• Stony Brook U start-up advances high-resolution 3D-imaging technology
• UAlbany Innovators Flourish at SUNY Startup Summer School
Class of 2021 Program Highlights
-153 Innovators
-22 Institutions
-18 I-Corps Teams
-15 Pitches
-2 SUNY TAF Catalyst Winners
-22 Institutions
-18 I-Corps Teams
-15 Pitches
-2 SUNY TAF Catalyst Winners
Curriculum
June 2
Entrepreneurship 101
What It Takes To Commercialize Your Tech
What It Takes To Commercialize Your Tech
June 9
Lean LaunchPad Basics
What Is Customer Discovery All About?
What Is Customer Discovery All About?
June 16
Evaluation Of The Opportunity
Patentability and Marketability Basics
Patentability and Marketability Basics
June 23
How To Win Grants
Mastering Non-Dilutive Funding Sources
Mastering Non-Dilutive Funding Sources
June 30
Grant Budget Basics
Managing Your Award Like A Pro
Managing Your Award Like A Pro
July 7
Forming and Structuring Your Company Like A Boss
July 14
Telling and Selling Your Story
July 21
Commercialization 101 - Positioning Your Go-To-Market Strategy
July 28
Follow-On Capital Sources
What Early-Stage Investors Want
What Early-Stage Investors Want
David Cruikshank, ARCH Venture Partners
August 2 - August 6
1:1 Office Hours With SUNY Venture Advisors
August 11
Demo Day and Graduation
Success Stories
$750K NSF STTR Phase II
$2.3M NIH STTR Phase II
$1.5M DOE SBIR Phase II
$250K NSF STTR Phase I
Testimonials
Kambiz Ghazinour
Chief Technology Officer
CyberSpara
SUNY Canton
CyberSpara
SUNY Canton
"The best part of the S4 program, was the fact that we had the chance to work with mentors, face to face. It was helpful because they helped us in a capacity that we never, as a faculty member, had the chance to discuss certain aspects of commercialization."
Hannah Hage
Former Ceo
Supremetric
University at Albany
Supremetric
University at Albany
“The S4 program is immersive and well-rounded. You get to ask questions of the top-notch experts in their field in a supportive environment and it is truly irreplaceable."
Ameya Kale
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanismic
Stony Brook University
Mechanismic
Stony Brook University
“It is an eye-opening experience. In the sense, it opens up your possibilities with the knowledge you learn in this program."
Team
S4 is led by a close-knit team of passionate professionals who are working together with SUNY’s campuses and partners to build a world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem. They wake up every morning ready to crush it for the innovators they serve and truly believe entrepreneurship is a viable career path for SUNY students.
Nicholas Querques
Startup founder/advisor, tecH to market master, company builder
Linh Hoang
DATA MAESTRO,
TECH-SAVVY MAVEN,
JILL OF ALL TRADES
TECH-SAVVY MAVEN,
JILL OF ALL TRADES
Tanya Waite
PARTNERSHIPS PRO, DOT CONNECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE, TRUSTED STARTUP MENTOR
Jessica Updyke
Marketing guru, professional storyteller, communications jedi
Matthew Mroz
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WHIZ,
SUNY SYSTEM SHERPA, OPERATIONS AFICIONADO
SUNY SYSTEM SHERPA, OPERATIONS AFICIONADO
Contact
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The best way to get in touch is to email us at [email protected].
We read every message and do our best to respond quickly.