I-Corps Workshop 3 Fall
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, October 15, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Virtual.
Fundamentals for Startups: The good, the bad and the ugly about non-dilutive funding
CoMotion Labs Members
This year's Fundamentals for Startups series is proudly presented by Curinos.
Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:10 PM.
Lecture:
The most important job of a founder is getting your startup funded. Lots of the focus nowadays is on figuring out how to get money from private investors, typically venture capitalists. This talk will focus on another critical source of funds for many first-time founders — non-dilutive funding. We will do a quick survey of the sources of non-dilutive funding, discuss how it fits into a resilient capital strategy, and then do a deep dive on one of the biggest sources of non-dilutive funding in the US, the SBIR/STTR grant program, and how you can get started on your first grant. Speaker:
Jared Silvia, partner, Gliding Ant Ventures
Jared Silvia is an entrepreneur and business leader who builds climate-tech and deep tech companies and products. He is a Partner and Founder at Gliding Ant…
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.
Friday, October 16, 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 Fall
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, October 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Virtual.
Fundamentals For Startups: Marketing foundations- from positioning to pipeline
CoMotion Labs Members
This year's Fundamentals for Startups series is proudly presented by Curinos.
Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:10 PM.
Lecture:
For early-stage startups, marketing can quickly become a long list of things you could be doing. In this interactive workshop, Sara Sonnen will help you focus on what matters most — from defining your ideal customer and sharpening your positioning to choosing the right channels, improving your website, and creating content that builds awareness and drives real conversations.
Drawing on her experience working with startups and growth-stage companies, Sara will share practical examples and exercises to help you understand how these pieces work together — and leave you with a clearer sense of what to prioritize next. Speaker:
Sara Sonnen, director of marketing, growth & acquisition, Symetra
Sara Sonnen is a growth marketing leader who helps organizations build brands, reach new audiences,…
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.
Friday, October 23, 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. Innovation Gap Fund: Pitch Practice 1
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Fundamentals For Startups: AI investment trends in venture capital
CoMotion Labs Members
This year's Fundamentals for Startups series is proudly presented by Curinos.
Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:10 PM.
Lecture:
Jon Prentice from Silicon Valley Bank will share key takeaways from SVB's State of the Markets report, with a focus on how AI is reshaping venture capital investment. He'll unpack the growing phenomenon of "AI washing"—where companies market themselves as AI-driven without substantive AI technology—and discuss how investors are becoming sharper at distinguishing genuine AI innovators from the hype, rewarding them accordingly. The session will offer founders practical insight into what truly sets apart investable AI companies in today's market. Speaker:
Jon Prentice is a Senior Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank, where he works with venture capital and private equity-backed companies across the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on climate tech, agtech, industrial automation/robotics,…
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.
Friday, October 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. Innovation Gap Fund: Pitch Practice 2
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Innovation Gap Fund: Market Numbers Workshop
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Fundamentals For Startups: Accelerating startup growth- why startups need great interns, and interns need startups
CoMotion Labs Members
This year's Fundamentals for Startups series is proudly presented by Curinos.
Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:10 PM.
Lecture:
Startup internships move fast, and getting the most out of one takes more than showing up ready to work. This session brings together a panel of former startup interns alongside founders who recruit them, for a candid conversation about what makes an internship successful from both sides of the table.
Who should attend:
Students exploring internship opportunities in the startup space. Learn how interns landed their role, how they leveraged their prior work experience, and what they did to turn a short-term internship into meaningful impact. Startup Founders who want to recruit student interns. Get insights into what to look for when hiring interns beyond the resume including key success factors like sense of ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to ramp up quickly on a lean…
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.
Friday, November 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. Innovation Gap Fund: Pitch Practice 3
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Fundamentals For Startups: Effective, efficient startup accounting
CoMotion Labs Members
This year's Fundamentals for Startups series is proudly presented by Curinos.
Please register for this event on our Luma calendar. Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:10 PM.
Lecture:
Discussion on how to get your accounting foundation in place and make sure that's it not an obstacle to growth. Speaker:
Mark is an accomplished financial executive with broad experience in accounting, finance, HR, and operations. He has an entrepreneurial background with an all-hands-on deck mentality that adds value and produces results. With a strong ability to present high level analysis to executive teams and articulate complex financial concepts to help drive success, he builds effective teams and establishes strong relationships with banking, audit, and investor communities.
Prior to joining ASP, Mark has been the founder or co-founder of four different companies, and has spent the majority of his career in accounting and finance. In 2017, Mark joined the ASP Team, doing direct…
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.
Friday, November 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. Innovation Gap Fund: Pitch Practice 4
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Idea to Plan- Fall
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.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
Innovation Gap Fund: Art and Science of Visual Design Workshop
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Innovation Gap Fund: Final Pitches, Day 1
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu. Innovation Gap Fund: Final Pitches, Day 2
The Innovation Gap Fund program supports proof-of-concept and business development activities to advance promising innovations that have the potential to enable new products and services. Successful projects have used funds to research customer demand, research and validate markets, create prototypes, and initiate beta testing. This program is supported by funds from CoMotion, Washington Research Foundation, Population Health Initiative, and generous donors.
Click here to learn more about Innovation Gap Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit comotion.uw.edu.