Entrepreneurship & Innovation

First-year Mines students showcased innovation, entrepreneurship, design and engineering solutions at the Spring 2026 Cornerstone Competition.

Two Mines students created a open-source, high-performance electric skateboard — with assistance and funding from the Mines Prototyping Fund and the Labriola Innovation Hub.

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.