ASU Services
To help your company take advantage of the possibilities SkySong creates, a number of business services and programs are offered or facilitated by Arizona State University.
Access to New Clients and Technologies: SkySong has a dedicated global business development director who works with businesses engaged with and located at SkySong to generate business leads in the U.S. market.
SkySong Corporate Liaison: ASU SkySong offers a dedicated corporate liaison to help companies located at SkySong find and connect with the proper resources of the University, which may include partnership opportunities with ASU researchers, educational opportunities, computing/IT resources, libraries and intellectual capital and amenities such as Karsten Golf Course.
Business Education: ASU Technopolis offers training, mentoring and networking services for innovation-based early-stage U.S. companies and global companies seeking to enter the U.S. market. Assistance centers on the marketing strategy, business plan development and accessing capital. For larger companies, SkySong can be used as a training location. Connections with ASU provide options for continuing education and customized executive education.
Capital Networks: ASU Technopolis organizes Invest Southwest, the largest capital conference in the U.S. Southwest. It also has an extensive venture capital and angel network. ASU Technopolis and SkySong also host meetings of the Arizona Angel Investor Network, a group of accredited investors who invest primarily in Arizona-based early-stage and developing-growth companies. ASU also operates the Arizona Technology Investor Forum and ASU Technology Forum, which provide opportunities for investors and companies. A number of capital firms—ATV, Pacific Southwest Ventures and TEKcelerate—are located at SkySong. ASU also arranges custom visits for capital providers to see the “best of the best” technologies and innovations at SkySong and the university.
Product Development: InnovationSpace, an ASU program, provides sponsored project development services in its on-site space. The Advanced Technology Innovation Center, another ASU program, also contracts for development services. Both programs are available at below market rates.
Research, Intellectual Property & Licensing: ASU has a research enterprise of over $238 million in diverse areas applicable to commercial exploitation. Arizona Technology Enterprises licenses ASU innovations through a streamlined process for technology venturing that focuses on building long-term partnerships with external partners. Technology Ventures Services Group is an ASU graduate student program that contracts with clients to provide intellectual property research, marketing research and other areas of technology venturing.
Workforce: ASU has over 67,000 students and produces 14,000 graduates annually. The majority are located at the Tempe campus, less than 3 miles away. SkySong participants have access to these students to work as part-time employees, interns or post-graduate recruitment. Faculty and research staff can also be contracted for higher-level engagement to advance a company’s growth.
