We’re excited to kick off a new weekly series in collaboration with Transcend UW — Build Nights at 1403! Every Friday | 6:45–10:00 PM1403 University Ave Build Nights are your chance to create, connect, and …
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Innovation Starts Here: Kicking Off Fall 2025 at UW–Madison
This week marked an exciting start to the semester for entrepreneurship and innovation at UW–Madison. The UW Entrepreneurship Kickoff brought together students, faculty, and partners from across campus — and the turnout was incredible. The …
UW Tech Exploration Lab Featured in On Wisconsin Magazine: Inventing the Future
We’re thrilled to share that the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association’s On Wisconsin Magazine has featured the UW Tech Exploration Lab in its article, Inventing the Future. The piece highlights the Lab’s role as a …
Ways to Get Involved – Fall 2025
The UW Tech Exploration Lab is where students from every discipline come to explore, build, and launch bold ideas. This fall, there are many ways to get involved depending on your interests and goals. And, …
Congratulations to Our Summer Innovation & Venture Fellows!
This summer, students at the UW Tech Exploration Lab rolled up their sleeves to explore emerging technologies, test early-stage startup ideas, and move forward internal Lab projects. Their work spanned everything from AI prototypes to …
AI Venture Discovery Program: A Summer of Student Innovation
This summer, the UW Tech Exploration Lab piloted the AI Venture Discovery Program, designed to take promising student ideas from the spring semester and stress-test their potential for venture readiness. With dedicated mentors, Lab support, …
AI Venture Discovery Salon + Open Networking – August 18, 2025
AI Venture Discovery Salon + Networking ReceptionAugust 18 | 1403 University Avenue Join us for a two-part event celebrating student-led innovation at the intersection of real-world challenges and emerging technologies. From 2:00–3:30 PM, the AI …
Post-Event Recap: AI Startup Mixer and Hackathon Spark Real-Time Innovation
Thank you to all who joined us on July 9th for the AI Startup Mixer & Hackathon at the UW Tech Exploration Lab. It was a dynamic and electric evening where student passion met real-world …
Building AI Startups from the Ground Up—With a Boost from Google
This summer, the UW Tech Exploration Lab became ground zero for the next generation of AI-driven ventures. As a capstone to Google’s AI Startup School, the Lab hosted a high-energy, high-impact AI Startup Hackathon—a hands-on …
Jump In Anytime: What’s Happening at the UW Tech Exploration Lab This Summer & Fall
Summer & Fall 2025 The UW Tech Exploration Lab is a safe, flexible space where multidisciplinary students can experiment with emerging technologies — especially applied AI — and bold entrepreneurial ideas, while connecting directly with …