Summit Venture Studio

Summit Venture Studio is a venture studio in the United States that builds companies from technology created at universities. It concentrates on software developed by professors and researchers, often with federal research grants behind it.

Services

• Deal sourcing: works directly with university technology transfer offices.
• Technology assessment: analysts vet the market and investment potential of each project.
• Software development and scaling: builds and deploys the software ideas.
• Go-to-market planning: creates sales and market development plans with industry partners.

Clients

University tech-transfer offices, researchers and investors. The studio says it works through a national network of university partnerships.

Key facts

• Region: United States
• Model: Launches start-ups from university intellectual property
• Technology type: Software, not student projects