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I-Corps Workshop 1 Winter

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.

I-Corps Workshop 2 Winter

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.

I-Corps Workshop 3 Winter

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, January 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.

Fundamentals For Startups: Pre-Seed Financing Fundamentals- Setting Your Startup Up for Success

CoMotion Labs Members Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Lecture: ​Join Alan Hambelton, partner in Cooley’s Private Companies practice, for an interactive session on navigating pre-seed financings. Learn the essential deal structures, investor expectations, and practical strategies to position your company for future growth. Perfect for founders, early-stage teams, and anyone preparing for their first raise. Speaker: Alan D. Hambelton heads Cooley’s Seattle corporate practice. Alan represents public and private companies in a wide range of matters, including corporate securities, public offerings, private financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general counseling. He also represents or has represented ABS Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Foundry Group, Frazier Technology Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Madron Venture Group, and TPG Biotechnology. About Fundamentals for Startups: Fundamentals for Startups is a weekly one-hour lecture series featuring notable experts who… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Condon Hall, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: ​Cooley LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Friday, January 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). For more info visit luma.com.

I-Corps Workshop 4 Winter

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.

Fundamentals For Startups: Building Products the Big-Tech Way- Mindsets and Methods Every Startup Founder Should Know

CoMotion Labs Members Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Lecture: This session distills nearly 30 years of building products inside Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon, combined with hands-on mentoring of early-stage founders—into practical lessons entrepreneurs can immediately apply. ​Amit will share how the world’s most innovative companies think about product, customers, and long-term value, and how founders can adopt those mindsets early, without slowing themselves down. ​Rather than theory, the talk focuses on real frameworks used in Big Tech such as Amazon’s PR/FAQ, Google's design sprints, and Meta’s Move fast approach, and product excellence patterns across multiple companies to help founders avoid common early-stage traps around prioritization, execution, and scaling.  ​The goal is simple: help startups think beyond the MVP and build products that are resilient, customer-driven, and designed to scale borrowing the DNA of Big Tech without inheriting its bureaucracy. Speaker: Amit Chopra brings… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Condon Hall, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: ​Cooley LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Friday, February 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). For more info visit luma.com.

Fundamentals For Startups: Panel- Beyond VC: the Non‑Dilutive Founder’s Path

CoMotion Labs Members Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Lecture: ​Venture capital isn’t the only road to building a successful company- and for many founders, it’s not even the best one. Beyond VC: the Non‑Dilutive Founder’s Path brings together entrepreneurs who have grown and scaled their startups through alternative funding strategies that preserve ownership, autonomy, and long‑term vision. ​In this candid panel discussion, you’ll hear firsthand how founders leveraged tools like revenue‑based financing, grants, customer‑funded growth, strategic partnerships, and creative bootstrapping to build resilient, profitable businesses. They’ll share what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons they learned while forging their own path outside the traditional VC track. Speaker: Speaker information coming soon! About Fundamentals for Startups: Fundamentals for Startups is a weekly one-hour lecture series featuring notable experts who share startup-related information, experience, and insights with our… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Condon Hall, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: ​Cooley LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). For more info visit luma.com.

Fundamentals For Startups: When You Don’t Need a Perfect (Startup) Idea- You Need Empathy

CoMotion Labs Members Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Lecture: Most ideas don’t fail because they lack funding, or ambition. They fail because they are built on assumptions about people. ​Human-Centered Design (HCD) is a research-backed method that reduces risk early by shifting focus from finding the right solution to asking better questions. It uses empathy to learn directly from the people you aim to serve, instead of guessing stakeholder needs. ​This 60-minute lecture introduces Human-Centered Design as a practical tool for moving ideas forward with clarity, whether you are launching a startup, translating research into impact, or shaping a new program inside an organization. Empathy is no longer a “soft skill". It is your strategic team-member. ​The lecture is intentionally designed for a mixed audience: ​founders and early startup teams , ​researchers and scientists exploring real-world application , ​students, public and first-time idea-makers , ​employees developing new initiatives within… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Condon Hall, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: ​Cooley LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). For more info visit luma.com.

Idea to Plan- Winter

This program introduces participants to CoMotion's innovation services, commercialization pathways, and the beginnings of customer discovery. The program is a one-day, in-person workshop. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Condon Hall (CDH). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM.

Fundamentals For Startups: Art and Science of Visual Design

CoMotion Labs Members Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Lecture: Learn techniques using visual elements in your slides to help you tell your story. Speaker: Speaker information coming soon! About Fundamentals for Startups: Fundamentals for Startups is a weekly one-hour lecture series featuring notable experts who share startup-related information, experience, and insights with our entrepreneurial community. From raising capital to scaling to exit strategies, these seasoned guest speakers deliver valuable content designed to help startups and entrepreneurs thrive. These lectures are open to the public and you do not have to be currently affiliated with the UW or a startup to join. Lunch is provided while supplies last. Advanced registration required. Please note, we are no longer livestreaming these sessions. ​Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:30 PM. Don't be late! We hope you can join us! Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Condon Hall, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: ​Cooley LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor (take elevator, opens at 11:30 AM). For more info visit luma.com.

I-Corps Workshop 1 Spring

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.

I-Corps Workshop 2 Spring

This NSF funded program teaches participants how to perform customer discovery, focusing on customer segments and value proposition. The program consists of four weekly, virtual sessions. In addition to attending all workshops, participants are expected to conduct a minimum of 20 customer discovery interviews. Click here to learn more about participating in our Innovation Training programs. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, April 9, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual.