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2023 Entrepreneurship Showcase

Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

We’re so excited you joined us at the 2023 Entrepreneurship Showcase!

To connect with our Start-ups please click on the links below:

ActivArmor
Austere Environmental
Orbital Mining
ERI
Steadiplay
CarbonDown
VenVee

Did you feel the energy at the Showcase?

Great!  Connect with us to learn more:

innovation@mines.edu
Share with us your startup or innovation story!

Whether you are a Mines alum, student, faculty, staff or a member of our global community, we’d love to hear about your entrepreneurial ventures and adventures. Send us a message: innovation@mines.eduu

Are you a Mines alum? Want to join the E&I Alumni Interest Group?
Learn More Here

Presenters from the evening

James Bauer ’19, MS’21 from Venvee

Diana Hall ’97 from ActivArmor

Provost Richard Holtz from Colorado School of Mines

Kenneth Liang ’21 from Orbital Mining Corp. 

Nahjee Maybin ’18 from KCS (Event MC)

Ian MacGregor ’12 from Skratch Labs  (Keynote Speaker)

David Raymes ’84 from Mines Venture Fund

Michelle Roark ’15 from Phia Lab

Dr. Sid Hanna Saleh from the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Robert Schmidt ’22, Anthony Boyd, & Adam Schwartz from Baja1000

Tem Tumurbat ’13 from Nomadic Venture Partners

Special thanks to our sponsors!

About the McNeil Center for E&I

Our unique approach to creating value is rooted in bridging the gap between academically rigorous foundations and the complexity and uncertainty innovators experience in practice. We start with the problem, not the solution, and apply scientific methods every step of the way. We test and validate early and often. While others emphasize entrepreneurial theater – brainstorming, day-dreaming and pitching unproven ideas – we bring ideas to life and test them. 

   1600 Jackson Street – Suite 380
   Golden, CO 80401
   innovation@mines.edu

We support members of our community through:
– Academics credit-bearing courses
– Learn-While-You-Earn courses
– Innovation leadership in any organization
– Innov8x Studio for de-risking innovation
– Challenges and community events
– Mentoring and alumni connections
– Industry relations