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Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub / WiSys (UW System)

Funds Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub and WiSys, University of Wisconsin systems offices supporting faculty and student innovation.

United Statesentrepreneurship.wisc.edu

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Annual funding—

Programs7

Active grants2

Total grants2

About

The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub and WiSys are the University of Wisconsin System's internal commercialization offices, with the Hub based at UW-Madison and WiSys serving the regional campuses. Together they fund university inventors and faculty who are already inside the UW system, rather than external startups or outside researchers. The Hub now carries the former D2P funding programs, while W…

Programs & grants under this funder

Draper Technology Innovation Fund (TIF)

Provides bridging grants to move inventions toward patenting and licensing readiness at University of Wisconsin.

Provides micro-grants and business training for University of Wisconsin innovators testing new models.

D2P PRIME Grant

Offers commercialization support for University of Wisconsin faculty creating market-ready innovations.

SEED Research Program

Provides seed research support for University of Wisconsin faculty exploring spinout opportunities.

1 grant

SEED Research Program

Open

$550K pool·183 days

UW-Madison D2P (Discovery to Product) + WiSys WERCBench

Supports University of Wisconsin innovators through translational acceleration and shared technical laboratories across campuses.

WiSys Ignite Grant — Applied Research

Offers applied-research grants for University of Wisconsin faculty across all fields.

WiSys Spark Grant

Funds University of Wisconsin System faculty proof-of-concept projects on regional campuses.

Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: entrepreneurship.wisc.edu