Tech Showcase Application

The 2^nd annual URI Tech Showcase will be held on September 22, 2026 and you will have a chance to showcase and pitch to an audience of URI and the broader Rhode Island entrepreneurial ecosystem, including industry partners and investors.

Note on Intellectual Property (IP): Please share only high-level, non-confidential information here. If your work was developed at URI/URI resources, any potential IP should be shared first with the URI Office of Intellectual Property & Economic Development before you share details more broadly.

Not sure what that means for your project? Submit what you're comfortable with and reach out to Allison Markova with any questions about IP or the disclosure process. allison_nangle@uri.edu

1. First Name: *This question is required.

2. Last Name: *This question is required.

3. Email: *This question is required.

4. Phone Number (cell): *This question is required.

5. Role: *This question is required.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

6. Area of focus (add short description of idea/concept/project and indicate if you have IP):

Note on Intellectual Property (IP): Please share only high-level, non-confidential information here. If your work was developed at URI/URI resources, any potential IP should be shared first with the URI Office of Intellectual Property & Economic Development before you share details more broadly. *This question is required.

7. What stage are you in? *This question is required.

8. Do you have a business plan and/or pitch deck? *This question is required.

9. Are you interested in raising grant and/or investor funding? *This question is required.

10. Are you seeking industry partnerships? *This question is required.

11. Are you interested in partnering with others to build a team and commercialize to production? *This question is required.

12. Would you like to receive more information on URI Innovations/URI Research Foundation programs? *This question is required.

13. Would you like to receive the URI Innovations (RISE-UP) Newsletter? *This question is required.