University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Technology Transfer & Licensing

UTRF Accelerate Fund

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Accelerate Fund Submission Form

Our form below covers initial screening criteria and helps us quickly get up to speed on your business.

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City, State
How do/will you monetize on the products or services provided, even if you are not monetizing today?
Where are you with your product?*
(No problem if you haven’t built a product yet.)
Revenue*
What is the total revenue you’ve brought in? (No problem if you don’t have revenue yet.)
Funds raised to date (not including current round)
(No problem if no funds raised yet.)
SBIR/STTR/other govt. funding
Pitch funding
Private capital
 
Please provide LinkedIn URLs for all founders.*
Primary Contact*
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    In 2 minutes or less, 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Tell us what makes you excited about your business. 3. Give us a fun fact about yourself.
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    We’ll be in touch soon. Questions? Contact Maha Krishnamurthy at mkrishn1@tennessee.edu.