Destination Startup
Destination Startup® will achieve new milestones in 2022, with a hybrid event model and the addition of the University of Arizona to become an ever bigger regional showcase!
Since its inception in 2018, more than 700 investors, business leaders and innovators from across the country have attended Destination Startup®. Through this network, over 50 new startup companies have been launched and collectively, and they have raised over $115 million to date.
Just applying to Destination Startup® helps innovative researchers and faculty ready themselves for the process of fundraising and the commercialization of their technology. Any startup that is commercializing an innovation from, or in formal partnership with one of the region’s research institutions or federal laboratories is eligible to apply. A competitive, independently juried pre-event selection process will determine which applicants will be invited to pitch at the showcase event from February 16-17, 2022. Learn more about the application guidelines here.