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Entrepreneur & Startup Support Services

Growing new companies to benefit the region is central to the missions of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ and its Research Foundation (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³RF). The group currently offers many of ways to assist entrepreneurs and train future innovators.

  • Funding sources for startups and entrepreneurial companies
  • Mentorship through Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³RF Senior Fellows, Executives-in-Residence and Entrepreneur Executives
  • Customer discovery through Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³’s NSF I-Corps Sites program
  • Office space at Akron Innovation Campus
  • Add to your team with a student interns

Contact University of Akron Research Foundation

Phone: 330-972-7840 • Fax: 330-972-2368 • Email: uarf@uakron.eduŸŸ

170 University Circle, Suite 312, Akron, Ohio 44325-2103


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