Faculty Entrepreneurship

Engineering Faculty Entrepreneurs are in the vanguard of technology commercialization at ASU. Join Us.

As a current or aspiring Engineering Faculty Founder, you have several startup pathways to choose from. As illustrated below, you have several pathways to choose from. Entrepreneurship + Innovation @ Fulton are most excited to support those who aim to HIRE the lead entrepreneur, as well as those who strive to TRAIN the lead entrepreneur. If you are willing to consider these, or other, tech spinout pathways, please contact any of our E+I @ Fulton leaders to get started!

UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR

Become the lead entrepreneur

ASU EXAMPLE
Prof. Paulo Shakarian
CYR3CON

UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR

LEAD

STUDENT

Hire the lead entrepreneur

ASU EXAMPLE
Prof. Julie Liss and
Prof. Visar Berisha
Aural Analytics

UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR

LEAD

Train the lead entrepreneur

ASU EXAMPLE
Prof. Mariana Bertoni
Crystal Sonic

UNIVERSITY

License the technology

PROFESSOR

ASU EXAMPLE
Prof. Michael Kozicki
Adesto

Innovation Corps | I-Corps

ASU’s I-Corps Site provides training, coaching, and financial support to catalyze faculty and graduate student efforts toward becoming successful I-Corps innovators.

Fulton Entrepreneurial Professors Program

The Fulton Entrepreneurial Professors Program supports the translational efforts of faculty, particularly related to technology and product commercialization and the formation of new companies.

Fulton Schools Faculty and Researcher-led Startups + Invention Disclosures

Innovation is on a fast track in the Fulton Schools as more than 450 faculty and researchers focus on transforming ideas into solutions. Check them out.

Faculty Spinouts

With the help of SkySong Innovations, ASU’s tech transfer arm, many Fulton innovators turn their inventions into impactful startups.

New Economy Initiative

The New Economy Initiative supports the development of five Science and Technology Centers (STCs) at ASU that will position Phoenix and Arizona for national and global leadership in the New Economy.

Science and Technology Center (STC) Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program

Science and Technology Center (STC) Entrepreneurial Fellowships enable postdoctoral scholars to grow ventures that are commercializing ASU deep technology that has emerged from programs supported by the Arizona New Economy Initiative (NEI).