Official Center PagePrimary Official

Duke OTC & New Ventures

Duke University

Observed Tue Jun 23 2026 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Documenting Duke University

Original article

Duke University logo

Duke University

Duke OTC & New Ventures

URL: https://otc.duke.edu/ https://otc.duke.edu/new-ventures/ https://numbers.otc.duke.edu/by-the-numbers-2/ Captured: 2026-06-27 Duke's tech transfer and startup creation office. FY25 Metrics: Total Revenue: $115.6M (record) Invention Disclosures: 362 U.S. Patent Applications: 387 Issued Patents: 113 Exclusive Licenses: 20 Total Agreements: 73 Gilhuly Accelerator Fund: $898K invested in 9 projects Active Startups: 125 New Startups Formed: 11 Capital Raised by Duke Startups (past 5 years): $2.4B+ IPOs (past 5 years): 5 Acquisitions (past 5 years): 14 59% of startups founded in past 5 years located in NC Digital Innovations: 116 disclosures, 7 exclusive licenses, $8.6M revenue OTC Programs: New Ventures: business advice, introductions to capital, executives, experts, occasionally direct capital Translational Funds: including Gilhuly Accelerator Fund Technology Marketing: 252 technologies shared with industry, 811 companies contacted, 53 inventor conversations set up, 9 agreements executed OTC Fellows: 24 students assessed 199 technologies New Venture Fellows: 10 paired with 9 potential startup projects

Read on Duke University

Related in UndergradVC

Source Summary

URL: https://otc.duke.edu/ https://otc.duke.edu/new-ventures/ https://numbers.otc.duke.edu/by-the-numbers-2/ Captured: 2026-06-27

Duke's tech transfer and startup creation office.

FY25 Metrics:

  • Total Revenue: $115.6M (record)
  • Invention Disclosures: 362
  • U.S. Patent Applications: 387
  • Issued Patents: 113
  • Exclusive Licenses: 20
  • Total Agreements: 73
  • Gilhuly Accelerator Fund: $898K invested in 9 projects
  • Active Startups: 125
  • New Startups Formed: 11
  • Capital Raised by Duke Startups (past 5 years): $2.4B+
  • IPOs (past 5 years): 5
  • Acquisitions (past 5 years): 14
  • 59% of startups founded in past 5 years located in NC

Digital Innovations: 116 disclosures, 7 exclusive licenses, $8.6M revenue

OTC Programs:

  • New Ventures: business advice, introductions to capital, executives, experts, occasionally direct capital
  • Translational Funds: including Gilhuly Accelerator Fund
  • Technology Marketing: 252 technologies shared with industry, 811 companies contacted, 53 inventor conversations set up, 9 agreements executed
  • OTC Fellows: 24 students assessed 199 technologies
  • New Venture Fellows: 10 paired with 9 potential startup projects

Claims Supported

URL: https://otc.duke.edu/ https://otc.duke.edu/new-ventures/ https://numbers.otc.duke.edu/by-the-numbers-2/ Captured: 2026-06-27

Duke's tech transfer and startup creation office. FY25 Metrics:

  • Total Revenue: $115.6M (record)
  • Invention Disclosures: 362
  • U.S. Patent Applications: 387
  • Issued Patents: 113
  • Exclusive Licenses: 20
  • Total Agreements: 73
  • Gilhuly Accelerator Fund: $898K invested in 9 projects
  • Active Startups: 125
  • New Startups Formed: 11
  • Capital Raised by Duke Startups (past 5 years): $2.4B+
  • IPOs (past 5 years): 5
  • Acquisitions (past 5 years): 14
  • 59% of startups founded in past 5 years located in NC

Digital Innovations: 116 disclosures, 7 exclusive licenses, $8.6M revenue

OTC Programs:

  • New Ventures: business advice, introductions to capital, executives, experts, occasionally direct capital
  • Translational Funds: including Gilhuly Accelerator Fund
  • Technology Marketing: 252 technologies shared with industry, 811 companies contacted, 53 inventor conversations set up, 9 agreements executed
  • OTC Fellows: 24 students assessed 199 technologies
  • New Venture Fellows: 10 paired with 9 potential startup projects

Evidence Limits

Point-in-time capture from official or third-party pages. Verify deadlines, funding amounts, and eligibility on linked primary sources before advising founders.

Related Institution and Programs