Edson E+I quick facts

Our reach is far and wide to support our community’s entrepreneurial pursuits, and we are grateful for the colleagues and collaborators who make that possible.

Edson E+I proudly partners with the following:

ASU Enterprise Partners, Auxiliary Business Services, Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, College of Health Solutions, Core Research Facilities, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Educational Outreach and Student Services, Global Sport Institute, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, School of Sustainability, Sun Devil Athletics, W. P. Carey School of Business, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, StartupAZ Foundation, #yesphx, NSF's Innovation Corps, PHX Startup Week, Ashoka, Co+Hoots, Moonshot at NACET and VentureWell

Quick facts

3 endowed funds

6 practice areas

Academic collaborations, ASU collaborations Community entrepreneurship, Student outreach and engagement, Venture development, Youth entrepreneurship

8 seed funding tracks

295 middle schools engaged and 17 labs created for youth entrepreneurship programs through E+I and Verizon Innovative Learning

46 team members

30 E+I professional staff, 16 ASU cross-appointed staff

660 active Venture Devils teams*

$34.3 M in grants and gifts

Edson E+I Institute is one of 99 National Science Foundation Innovation Corps sites across the United States that fuels faculty and student efforts to transition research into the marketplace.

In 2016, ASU was designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

*as of Fall Session B, 2020