The Insider: Deep Tech Partners Edition—July 2026
This monthly edition of The Insider from Venture Partners at CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ delivers upcoming events, opportunities and top headlines for industry partners, entrepreneurs and business community members.
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2026 Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase highlights CU’s next breakthrough startups
Venture Partners capped off its fifth Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator with the 2026 Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase, where research-based startup teams pitched innovations originating from CU to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs and fellow researchers. The showcase featured ventures developing breakthrough solutions in health, robotics, advanced materials and more.
CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ ranks among world's top institutions for climate science research
CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Today—CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has been named one of the world's leading institutions for climate science, ranking eighth globally in the latest analysis of the most highly cited climate research institutions by Carbon Brief.
CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ joins CU spinout Infleqtion, other innovators in America's Quantum Space Initiative
CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Today—CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has joined Infleqtion’s newly launched America’s Quantum Space Initiative as a founding innovator, helping advance the development and deployment of quantum technologies for future space systems.




