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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee runs student startup support through the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. The UWM Startup Challenge, entering its 15th year in fall 2026, is the center's student venture program.
Include. UWM has a dedicated entrepreneurship center and a long-running student startup challenge with a fall 2026 cohort..
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
3
All currently active
Top direct funding
No direct cash prizes indexed
Equity
Equity terms unknown
Program mix
3
Entrepreneurship Center · Tech Transfer · Accelerator
Programs to explore
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3 programs indexed
Accelerator
UWM Startup Challenge
Accelerator—
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-10-02
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
Entrepreneurship Center—
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Tech Transfer
UWM I-Corps Bootcamps
Tech Transfer$50,000
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
The student page says the Startup Challenge includes seed funding, and the get-involved page says NSF I-Corps training can lead to NSF funding up to $50,000. The Startup Challenge pages captured here do not publish a campus prize table or equity terms. The $50,000 figure is NSF funding, not a UWM prize.
Recent Activity
Fall 2026 Startup Challenge applications were due October 2, 2026. An information session was listed for September 23, 2026. The program page says the challenge is entering its 15th year and cites 183 student enterprises in nine years.
Known Startups and Winners
Named winners were not published on the official pages captured for this listing.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
- Startup Challenge cash amounts are not on the captured pages.
- Equity terms are not stated.
- Named current enterprises were not captured.
More about this ecosystem
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee runs student startup support through the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. The UWM Startup Challenge, entering its 15th year in fall 2026, is the center's student venture program.
This page is a researched public listing compiled from official university sources. It is unclaimed and has not been verified by the school.
News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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UWM I-Corps Bootcamps
The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center lists I-Corps bootcamps for students and describes the I-Corps program as customer-discovery training using National Science Foundation methods.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center student page lists courses, workshops, pitch competitions, and funding opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The center is at 2100 E. Kenwood Boulevard.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UWM Startup Challenge
The UWM Startup Challenge is the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center's program for turning ideas into ventures. The program page says it is entering its 15th year in fall 2026 and that 183 student enterprises were counted in nine years.
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