UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship

Do you have an idea and are ready to take the next step? Register NOW for the Team Tuesday Lunch Meetup on Tuesday, April 21 at Noon in Deloitte Commons (PACCAR Hall, Room 299)! Team Tuesday is open to all UW students of all disciplines across campus who are interested in being problem solvers and innovators. You do not need to be on a team, or even be looking for one yet, to attend. Come ready to be inspired! Please register in advance and check out the entire list of Team Tuesdays for spring quarter right now on StartupTree!

Happy spring quarter! Now is the time to get involved in student entrepreneurship if you haven't already this year! Get connected with entrepreneurship opportunities offered by the Buerk Center right now at startup.uw.edu and washington.startuptree.co. and save these events for April to your calendar! If you have questions or want to schedule office hours, please visit our Contact Us page.

Register now for the Team Tuesday Lunch Meetup on Tuesday, April 14 at Noon in Deloitte Commons (PACCAR Hall, Room 299) with special guest T.A. McCann, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs & CEO at Lev! Lunch will be provided, along with a demo of Lev: your AI cofounder.

Team Tuesday is open to all UW students of all disciplines across campus who are interested in being problem solvers and innovators. You do not need to be on a team, or even be looking for one yet, to attend. Come ready to be inspired! Please register in advance and check out the entire list of Team Tuesdays for spring quarter right now on StartupTree!

The Dempsey Startup Competition application deadline is TONIGHT before midnight! $90,000+ in prizes and an experience-of-a-lifetime is up for grabs! Apply now by visiting startup.uw.edu, or https://apply.younoodle.com/showcase/competition/2026_dempsey_startup_competition

Register now for the Team Tuesday Lunch Meetup on Tuesday, April 7 at Noon in Peek Forum (Founders Hall, 5th Floor) with special guests Scott and Ally Svenson, Co-Founders of MOD Pizza & the 2025-26 Fritzky Chairs in Leadership! Team Tuesday is open to all UW students of all disciplines across campus who are interested in being problem solvers and innovators. You do not need to be on a team, or even be looking for one yet, to attend. Come ready to be inspired! Please register in advance and check out the entire list of Team Tuesdays for spring quarter right now on StartupTree!

From kelp-based plant pots to low-smoke biochar kilns, the future of climate tech is getting seriously creative.

The University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator just unveiled 8 startups tackling everything from EV adoption to plastic alternatives—proving innovation is happening across land, sea, and cities. Read the full Geekwire article at https://www.geekwire.com/2026/from-kelp-pots-to-kilns-uws-comotion-labs-reveals-8-startups-joining-its-newest-climate-cohort/

Have a startup of your own? Apply now for the Dempsey Startup Competition! (Applications due Monday, April 6 @ 11:59 p.m.) For more information, visit startup.uw.edu