University Partnerships

A rewarding relationship

We proudly partner with Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, and other leading universities with entrepreneurship programs. These university partnerships offer business and technical students with opportunities to lead.

“The Foundation has helped us bring together the best students from diverse intellectual backgrounds to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. ”

— Ken Singer, Professor, UC Berkeley, University Partner

A COLLABORATION WITH TOP UNIVERSITIES

The Dobkin Intuitive Foundation works in collaboration with leading educational and research facilities to build a platform that provides educational and mentorship opportunities for students in entrepreneurship programs. These non-traditional, creative thinkers are bringing marketable solutions to solve real-world problems in the fields of technology, medicine, science, and engineering. Innovation and impact lie in the hands of the next generation.

Our university partnerships include the Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, and the Claremont McKenna Randall Lewis Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. We are honored to have worked with many inspiring professors, students, entrepreneurs, and engineers who are committed to impacting the world with their ideas.

UNIVERSITY partnership spotlights

Pairing up bright minds

“Our dream for the Dobkin Intuitive Foundation is to help our community and help students. What we’re trying to do through our program at the universities is to give young technologists and business people the confidence and the ability to take their ideas from the lab and share them with the world.”

— Gabe Fenton, President, Dobkin Intuitive Foundation

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TESTIMONIALS

“This university partnership has been groundbreaking. It has given us the ability to plug into the world's most advanced entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley.”

Dave Mawhinney

Professor, Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, University Partner

“Bob was gracious enough to meet with our team and share some advice on making our product better. More importantly, he was willing to share his hopes for what he wanted to see taught with circuitry education. With his years of experience, he painted our team a picture of what STEM skills and concepts are essential to aspiring young engineers who want to start a successful electrical engineering career.”

Richard Franklin

EdBoard Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, University Partner

“The Dobkin Intuitive Foundation supported our team while we simultaneously performed a market pivot and navigated the uncharted waters of the pandemic. Bob and Gabe helped hold us accountable during customer and partner discovery activities, leading to strong content partner relationships.”

Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Student

Brad Factor

EKTO VR, Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, University Partner