Beck Venture Center

About Beck Venture Center

Beck Venture Center, spanning 31,000 square feet, is a flexible space for emerging companies, whether they are Mines affiliated startups or local businesses. With options from coworking to private offices, Beck offers a flexible, dynamic hub that serves entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, companies and students converge and foster innovation.

Beck provides a range of educational and networking events to enrich the Entrepreneur and Innovation ecosystem at Mines. Through the Center, founders benefit from a holistic support system grounded in four key pillars: Training, Industry Partnerships, Events and a Collaborative Community. Complemented with funding opportunities via grants and assistance in preparing for investment capital endeavors. Together, these elements create an environment where entrepreneurial aspirations can thrive and innovative ideas can take flight.

Additionally, the Mines Venture Program is located within Beck providing startups with essential support for their journey to launch. This comprehensive program boasts a top-tier network of mentors and advisors, demo days and “look books” to spotlight startups to potential investors and facilitate access to a curated network of service providers.

Mike and Kelly Beck, seeing our growing emphasis on programs and facilities devoted to entrepreneurship and innovation, were the first to point out our need for a business venture center – a facility where the translation of research innovations to successful products and businesses happens.

President Paul Johnson

CHECK OUT THE E&I ECOSYSTEM

Mines’ Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystem, an interconnected system of state-of-the-art facilities and programming, establishes needed infrastructure to carry out a bold new vision for Mines students as creative, business-savvy thinkers prepared to enter a fast-paced global workforce.

The E&I Ecosystem includes curriculum and collaborative programming that gives students, faculty and alumni space and support to innovate without barriers while exploring commercialization of science and tech solutions.

Beck Venture Center

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1700 Washington Ave
Golden, CO 80401

 

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startup@mines.edu