NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest

Proudly funded by the National Science Foundation, NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest offers no cost customer discovery courses for early stage innovators in the Northwest Region (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska). Based on Steve Blank's Lean Startup methodology, NSF I-Corps teaches university researchers and early stage startup founders to identify their top customer segment and value propositions, and accelerate finding product market fit. All courses are remote, and teams who complete NSF I-Corps have a much higher funding rate - including non-dilutive (i.e. NSF SBIR) and angel/VC. If you have a STEM tech innovation based startup or startup idea, and a team of 2+ located in the Northwest Region, learn more and apply for an upcoming course at nwicorps.org. NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest members are UC Berkeley (lead), University of Washington, UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, University of Alaska Fairbanks, UC Irvine, Oregon State University, and UC Davis. University affiliation is not required to participate in NSF I-Corps - if you are an early stage technology innovation based startup in the Northwest Region, we welcome you to apply.