Healthcare company-building profile
WARF Accelerator Program
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- University accelerator
- Organization
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Organization type
- University
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Company stage served
- Research or idea stage
- Cohort or participation model
- Rolling project selection with milestone-linked funding tranches
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- Non-dilutive milestone-based development funding administered by WARF; amounts not published
- Equity or fee model
- No equity
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
Public description
About the program
The WARF Accelerator provides milestone-based funding and industry mentorship to advance commercially promising University of Wisconsin-Madison technologies, with health care as one of its five focus sectors alongside clean tech, food and agriculture, computer science and research tools. Projects are matched with Catalysts, volunteer mentors drawn from Fortune 500 R&D leaders, entrepreneurs and venture investors. Funded work has included antifungal drug development among hundreds of supported innovations.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
- Category: University accelerator
- Program structure: Rolling project selection with milestone-linked funding tranches
- Published terms: Non-dilutive milestone-based development funding administered by WARF; amounts not published
Publicly documented people and network
Program leadership and alumni
- Program leader
- Lori Allen — Program Specialist
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