At a glance
Indexed programs
15
All currently active
Top direct funding
No direct cash prizes indexed
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
9
Pitch Competition · Entrepreneurship Center · Incubator
Programs to explore
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15 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Incubator
Entrepreneurship Center
Startups
Post a startupAxogen
Nerve repair biotech; Sid Martin Biotech incubator graduate, publicly traded.
Biofrontier Lab
Brazilian biopharmaceutical research venture; UF entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Coastal Resilience Solutions
2023 UF Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative winner.
Cordelia Bioscience
2024 UF Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative winner.
MoringaPure
2026 UF Big Idea Business Plan Competition winner.
Purposed Studios
2022 UF Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative winner.
RTI Surgical
Surgical implant company; UF Sid Martin Biotech incubator graduate.
Sharklet Technologies
Shark-skin inspired antibacterial surface technology; UF Sid Martin Biotech portfolio company.
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More about this ecosystem
Ecosystem Overview
- Student hub: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at Warrington College of Business — 2,000+ students/year, Gator Hatchery incubator, pitch competitions ($130K+ annual pool), GatorNest consulting (600+ clients)
- Research commercialisation: UF Innovate umbrella — Tech Licensing (350+ startups), Ventures ($2M annual fund), Pathways (academic innovator training), Accelerate (The Hub + Sid Martin Biotech incubators)
- Incubation: The Hub (100K sq ft, 90+ companies, $25.3B economic impact, 14 international awards) + Sid Martin Biotech (32K sq ft, 112+ companies, $9.1B raised, since 1995)
- Venture fund: $2M annual fund (UF Innovate Ventures), co-invests with accredited lead investors
- Student VC: Warrington Ventures — student-managed VC deploying real capital, targeting $500K-$1M fund
- Pitch competitions: Luby Microgrant ($90K total/$10K per team), Big Idea ($40K+/$25K first place), GatorPitch (Miami)
- Academic programs: MS in Entrepreneurship (Thomas S. Johnson, 32 credits, Launcher track), undergraduate minor, graduate minor, BABA Entrepreneurship Specialization
- Startup Springs: Innovation Academy student incubator, first cohort Summer 2026
Known Startups
- Axogen — nerve repair, Sid Martin graduate, publicly traded
- Sharklet Technologies — shark-skin inspired antibacterial surfaces
- RTI Surgical — surgical implants, Sid Martin graduate
- MoringaPure — 2026 Big Idea Competition winner
- Biofrontier Lab — Brazilian biopharmaceutical research
- Cordelia Bioscience — 2024 Impact Entrepreneurship winner
- Coastal Resilience Solutions — 2023 Impact Entrepreneurship winner
- Purposed Studios — 2022 Impact Entrepreneurship winner
News & articles
15 articles
University pages(15)
University of Florida
UF Innovate Accelerate at The Hub
Official page for UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub, a mixed-use business incubator in the Gainesville Innovation District.
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University of Florida
UF Big Idea Business Plan Competition
Official page for the Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition at the EIC.
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University of Florida
UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center
Official page for the Warrington College of Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC), UF's central hub for student entrepreneurship.
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University of Florida
UF Gator Hatchery
Official page for the Gator Hatchery student business incubator and accelerator, operated by the EIC at Warrington.
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University of Florida
UF GatorNest Consulting Program
Official page for GatorNest consulting program and Jeff Gold Experiential Learning Lab.
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University of Florida
UF GatorPitch Competition
Official application page for GatorPitch, UF Innovate's annual startup pitch competition in Miami.
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University of Florida
UF Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative
Official page for the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative at Warrington's EIC.
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University of Florida
UF Innovate Ventures Fund
Official page for UF Innovate | Ventures, the $2M annual venture fund for UF-affiliated startups.
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University of Florida
UF Luby Microgrant Pitch Competition
Official page for the Luby Microgrant Pitch Competition, funded by the Joan & Chester Luby Charitable Trust.
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University of Florida
UF MS in Entrepreneurship
Official page for the Thomas S. Johnson Master of Science in Entrepreneurship at Warrington.
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University of Florida
UF Innovate Pathways
Official page for UF Innovate | Pathways, supporting early-stage academic innovators.
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University of Florida
UF Sid Martin Biotech Incubator
Official page for UF Innovate | Accelerate at Sid Martin Biotech, the pioneering biotech incubator in Alachua, FL.
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University of Florida
UF Startup Springs Incubator
Official page for the Innovation Academy's Startup Springs student business incubator.
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University of Florida
UF Tech Licensing
Official page for UF Innovate | Tech Licensing, UF's tech transfer office founded 1985.
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University of Florida
UF Warrington Ventures
Official page for Warrington Ventures, UF's student-managed VC organization.
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