Welcome to TIP Digital, UConn’s newest Technology Incubation Program (TIP) initiative. TIP Digital provides disruptive data science startups the resources they need to scale their innovations. It compliments UConn’s additional existing TIP programs. “TIP Digital became a perfect complement to our Storrs and Farmington locations which mostly focus on life science and biotech startups,” states Paul Parker, Director of TIP. “We are very excited with the great amount of interest and the number of applications to join TIP Digital.”
AON, a global risk and financial services company and corporate sponsor of TIP, echoes that excitement about the program’s expansion and what it means for the local ecosystem. Eric Peters from AON states, “It is a pleasure to work with the bright and innovative individuals that are a part of the TIP Program. The introduction of TIP Digital will provide even further excitement in this space!”
TIP Digital currently has 7 startups across various industries and is actively seeking additional, unique startups to join. TIP startups receive access to data science, engineering, marketing and other professional resources at the university as well as the UConn Innovation Fund and Summer Fellowship program.
Sourav Sengupta, CEO & Founder of TIP Digital startup Illumu, gained access to faculty and staff to help validate his value proposition, resources otherwise difficult to obtain early on. “Being in the UConn ecosystem has led to a collaborative partnership with the Psychology department to initiate Illumu’s efficacy study.”
In addition to incubating top startups, TIP Digital plays an active role in the emerging data science community in Stamford. It is funded in part by StamfordNext and CTNext who create collaborations between the public and private side to catalyze technology and entrepreneurship across Connecticut.
“We see Stamford as the next major center of Artificial Intelligence and the startups at TIP Digital are the grassroots foundation of an industry which is exploding in Connecticut,” says Wes Bemus, Executive Director of StamfordNext.
If you are either a startup in growth mode and would like to join TIP Digital, or a corporation seeking to participate in TIP Digital, please contact Margaret Feeney at margaret.feeney@uconn.edu.
Author: Margaret Feeney, Director of TIP Digital
