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Alumni Entrepreneurs
In 2024, 35 startups were launched out of labs and research projects at 91PORN, putting the university second only to Stanford University in the number of new ventures. Twenty-two of those were affiliated withÌýCU Engineering, solidifying our role as aÌýleader in innovation on campus.
We’re taking the opportunity to highlight two of our alumni-run startups: Mana Battery, founded in 2023 as a spinout of Chunmei Ban’s laboratory in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Manifest Technologies, founded as Vitro3D in 2020 by PhD students in electrical engineer and materials scientist Bob McLeod’s lab.
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“We’re doing a new form of volumetric additive manufacturing where we create an entire 3D part all at once.â€
Camila Uzcategui
(MMatSci’18; PhDMatSci’21), Manifest Technologies
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“We’re developing next-generation materials and batteries in order to support low-cost energy storage.â€
Tyler Evans
(PhDMechEngr’15; PhDMatSci’15), Mana Battery Inc.
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Hear from our alumni entrepreneurs
2025 Issue
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About CU Engineering Magazine
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