Transform Your Ideas into Reality as a Startup Wildcat
A community where innovation and leadership thrive
Welcome to Startup Wildcats
We are a hub of innovative and entrepreneurial thinking engaging students, seasoned entrepreneurs, mentors, change makers and leaders. Innovators from all disciplines come to Startup Wildcats to explore new opportunities, make connections, and turn their ideas into reality. As a Startup Wildcat, you will:
- Discover and assess emerging opportunities
- Develop innovations into sustainable ventures
- Connect with fellow student innovators and entrepreneurs
- Build the foundation for success
Any major.
Entrepreneurship is a mindset. Regardless of your major, from engineering to biology to computer sciences to social sciences to the humanities, Startup Wildcats prepares you for a lifetime of impactful thinking.
Any year.
From students experiencing their first semester to those who are deep into their graduate studies, Startup Wildcats offers programs to foster your entrepreneurial and leadership skills, and prepare you for what’s next.
Any Wildcat.
You might have an idea for a business or you already have one in the works. Maybe you’re looking to experience entrepreneurship in a lower-risk environment. Whatever you’re looking for, ramp up your entrepreneurial experience with Startup Wildcats.
Imagine, Create, Lead
At Startup Wildcats, our mission is to provide immersive experiences that empower you to unlock entrepreneurial possibilities and inspire the courage to venture.
Startup Wildcats is dedicated to guiding, coaching, and empowering students to embrace entrepreneurial thinking in all aspects of their lives. Our programs equip students with the essential tools and hands-on experiences needed to creatively pursue new opportunities and drive innovation across start-ups, social ventures, and corporate enterprises.
Why join Startup Wildcats?
Community & Collaboration: Join a vibrant community of like-minded student entrepreneurs. Collaborate, share ideas, and support each other on your entrepreneurial journeys.
Experiential Learning: Dive into hands-on projects and real-world experiences to develop your entrepreneurial skills and mindset. Discover your "why" and apply it as you engage in meaningful programs that build your expertise and passion.
Milestone-Driven Journey: Navigate through a structured, milestone-driven program that guides you from idea conception to successful venture launch.
Mentorship & Networking: Access a network of experienced mentors, successful alumni, and industry experts to guide and support you.
Workshops & Training: Participate in workshops and training sessions focused on key entrepreneurial skills, from business planning and marketing to financial management and pitching.
Connect with Startup Wildcats
Have questions? Reach out to us! We're here to help you every step of the way!
Have you talked with your PI?
If your UArizona-supported research sparks an idea for an invention, your first step is to talk to the faculty member most closely associated with your work. If you have questions, give us a call, we're happy to help.
The Summer Startup Experience
Enhance your education, cultivate your entrepreneurial mindset and leadership skills, and strengthen your professional networks, all while helping advance a UArizona startup. We will seek to match you with a university startup. If selected, you will work with the company to prepare an Internship Agreement that will set forth expectations for you and your startup team, and you’ll be off and running!
Invention Disclosure
If you develop an invention in your role as a UArizona employee, this is the first step toward IP protection and commercialization.
UArizona Ecosystem Resources
Learn about other opportunities to support your entrepreneurial aspirations, including the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, the UArizona Center for Innovation, Startup Tucson, and more.
Venture Development
Get expert support to develop successful startups around UArizona inventions.
Vinodh Subramanian
“TLA is like a moving train. You have to catch it and then it takes you places you couldn’t have seen or imagined.”
Vinodh Subramanian, who graduated in May 2019 with a master’s degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering, studied the many factors that make us keep and attend – or forego – visits to our healthcare providers. With help from his advisor Robert Lapore, he developed a deep understanding of the problem and a solution to reduce appointment no-shows in medical practices using systems thinking principles. We worked with him to develop the idea and launch a new company, Hipokratiz, LLC.
Let’s get started!
Contact us today, we're ready to talk with you and will always follow up within 48 hours.