Entrepreneur & Startup Support Services
Growing new companies to benefit the region is central to the missions of The University of Akron and its Research Foundation (UARF). The group currently offers many of ways to assist entrepreneurs and train future innovators.
- Funding sources for startups and entrepreneurial companies
- Mentorship through UARF Senior Fellows, Executives-in-Residence and Entrepreneur Executives
- Customer discovery through UA’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.edu
170 University Circle, Suite 312, Akron, Ohio 44325-2103
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