Columbia Technology Ventures

Connects Columbia University researchers in the United States to commercialization support and investment pathways.

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) is Columbia University's technology transfer office in New York City. It manages patenting, licensing, and startup formation for inventions emerging from Columbia research labs. The office handles more than 400 invention disclosures a year, about 100 license deals, and roughly 20 to 30 new startups annually, so its core job is commercialization rather than grantmaking.

CTV is not a standalone external grant funder. Its only program in this record is the Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI), which it administers on behalf of NYSERDA and which carries a maximum award of $375,000. That program gives CTV a limited grant role tied to carbontech rather than a broad public funding portfolio.

For researchers and founders, the office matters as a path from university IP to licensed products and new companies. It is most relevant when a Columbia invention needs patent work, a license, or startup support. CTV combines IP management, licensing negotiation, and company formation under one roof, with CDI serving as the attached grant vehicle for carbontech commercialization.