Entrepreneurship & Innovation


Backed by the State of Colorado, Mines Venture Fund II will invest $10 million in tech startups founded by Mines alumni, faculty and students with a focus on deep tech.
Colorado School of Mines is leveraging a transformative partnership with the Kern Family Foundation to become a national resource for innovation in undergraduate engineering education.
Colorado School of Mines and DOE’s NLR partner to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization and workforce development in Golden.
Stan Hickory named director of the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, advancing student-driven innovation at Mines.
Jack Bringardner, teaching professor and director of education innovation in engineering, design and society, has been honored with the KEEN Rising Star Award from the Kern Family Foundation. This
Mines startup GTO Technologies closes funding round led by Grantham Foundation to advance geothermal technology for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
Colorado School of Mines licenses rare earth element tech to boost U.S. processing efficiency and support critical mineral supply chains.
Mines grad student builds lunar trencher to advance space mining, aiming to unlock Moon resources and fuel the future of space exploration - with help from the Mines ProtoFund.
How one Mines student used 3D scan innovation to make dental tech more accessible—with support from Mines’ ProtoFund and the Labriola Innovation Hub.