Curious how emerging technology, entrepreneurship, and real-world problem-solving come together at UW–Madison? The Tech Exploration Lab is opening its doors for an informal fall kickoff mixer — and everyone’s invited. Join us on Monday, September …
Events
BuildFest is Coming Sept 26–27
One weekend. Multidisciplinary teams. Real momentum. BuildFest kicks off the Lab’s fall season: a 30-hour, campus-wide build sprint with tracks spanning Entrepreneurship, Agentic Tooling, Hardware, Digital Health, and Sustainability. Teams of 2–5 pull together …
BuildFest Energy Meets Industry Problems: Join the Four-Week Sprint
Coming out of BuildFest with an idea you can’t stop thinking about? Or curious what real industry problems are out there waiting for a team to pick them up? Either way, the Tech Exploration Lab …
Join us at the Tech Exploration Lab this Fall
Applications for our fall programs open in late August across three tracks: Venture Pathway, Industry Innovation, and Innovation Translation. But here is the important part. You don’t need to be in a formal program to …
Spatial Intelligence Ideathon | Student Pitch Competition
Saturday, July 18 | 1403 University Ave, 2nd Floor | UW–Madison Students What happens when you hand students a patented university technology and tell them to find a problem worth solving? That’s the Spatial Intelligence …
UW Tech Exploration Lab in San Francisco: Founder Lab Networking
The UW Tech Exploration Lab will be in San Francisco on June 25, bringing a select group of Founder Lab teams to engage with the broader Bay Area innovation ecosystem. Following a focused feedback session …
How Fundable Is Your Startup?
Thinking about raising money but not sure if you should? Or how ready you really are? Join us for a candid, student-focused networking session where you can: Get real feedback on your idea or startup …
Founder Lab Feedback Panel
As part of the Tech Exploration Lab’s Venture Pathway, Founder Lab brings together teams that are moving beyond exploration and into shaping real-world innovation and venture opportunities. On April 23 at 3:30 PM, Founder Lab …
Digital Health Challenge Finalists: Student Teams Present What’s Next in Health Innovation
Join us for the Digital Health Challenge Finalist Presentations, where student teams from across UW–Madison will share their work exploring innovation in brain health and healthcare. These teams have been developing and testing ideas at …
Fresh Ideas and Emerging Talent: Highlights from the Xorbix Hackathon
This past weekend, Xorbix Technologies partnered with the Lab to run a hackathon, where student teams tackled a real-world AI and data challenge. In just a few hours, students generated a wide range of creative …