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Colorado School of Mines describes a venture stack around the Beck Venture Center and the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The Beck center says members can use accelerator-style resources without giving up equity. Mines is also a co-host of the Fall 2026 Colorado Impact Challenge for student teams.
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Include. Engineering university with a no-equity venture center and a 2026 student challenge co-hosted with CU Boulder. University of Denver is not part of this record.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
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Equity
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2 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Colorado Impact Challenge at Mines
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Entrepreneurship Center
Beck Venture Center
Entrepreneurship Center—
funding range
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
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- Partially Verified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
Beck membership is described as access to resources without giving up equity. Check sizes are not stated. The Mines page for the Colorado Impact Challenge does not print a prize amount.
Recent Activity
The Beck site and the McNeil Center's Fall 2026 Colorado Impact Challenge page were available. Kickoff and a celebration dinner for Fall 2026 are in person at Mines in Golden.
Known Startups and Winners
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Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Beck membership criteria for undergraduates, fund check sizes, and Impact Challenge awards.
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2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Colorado School of Mines.
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Official sources(2)
Colorado School of Mines
Beck Venture Center
The Beck Venture Center says it helps students, faculty, alumni, and community members launch companies. Membership is described as access to resources comparable to accelerators without giving up equity. The site also describes introductions to venture investors and demo days.
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Colorado Impact Challenge at Mines
Colorado School of Mines McNeil Center
Colorado School of Mines McNeil Center
Colorado Impact Challenge at Mines
The Colorado Impact Challenge connects organizations with interdisciplinary student teams from colleges across Colorado. Mines is a co-host with the University of Colorado Boulder. The Fall 2026 kickoff and celebration dinner are in person at Mines in Golden. Teams work for three weeks.
Read on Colorado School of Mines McNeil Center
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