Technology Business Plan Competition

Competition Sponsors:
Michael Gallegos, American Property Management Corporation
TVC – Technology Ventures Corporation
Lockheed Martin
vSpring Capital
vSpring Kick Start Seed Fund
NM WIRED Project: Talent Driving Prosperity
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Bank of the West
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
NM Venture Capital Association
EPIC Ventures, previously Wasatch Ventures
Flywheel Ventures
Anderson School Foundation Board
Anderson School TIP Endowment

Science & Technology Corporation
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Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) Seminars
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Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) Seminar
Wednesday, July 8th, 8:00 AM – Noon (Albuquerque)
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Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) Seminar
Wednesday, July 22nd, 8:00 AM – Noon (Rio Rancho)
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Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) Seminar
Thursday, July 23rd, 8:00 AM – Noon (Santa Fe)
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Management of Technology (MOT) and Entrepreneurial Studies Courses, Summer and Fall 2009 | Download Flyer

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  • TAKING MGMT 511 in the SUMMER (only 4 weeks!) will allow you to take the TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP or other MOT COURSES in the Fall (many of the Fall MOT courses are not offered in the Spring term).

  • UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: Did you know that you may be able to take two GRADUATE-level Anderson Courses as an undergraduate, for undergraduate or graduate credit? Call 277-3290 and meet with your advisor.

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Winners of 2009 UNM Technology Business Plan Competition

MicroHound The 2009 UNM Technology Business Plan Competition Winners were announced Friday, April 3rd at the Technology Business Plan banquet and reception.

Team MicroHound members Ryan Olcott (MBA Management of Technology/MOT), J.B. Tuttle (MBA Management of Technology/MOT), and Robert Virden (MBA Management of Technology/MOT) took First Place and are winners of the $25,000 Michael Gallegos Prize for Entrepreneurship. The MicroHound was developed by Sandia National Labs as a fast, handheld explosives detection system capable of detecting vapor and particulate without invasive sampling.

Eco-Verde Executive MBA student Jacques Hung Loui's Eco-Verde took Second Place and is the winner of the TVC Lockheed Martin Prize. Eco-Verde owns and operates Eco-Jardin, a high-tech hydroponic and organic indoor production and retail facility centered in a planned community.


BrackiH20 BrakisH2O captured Third Place and is the winner of the vSpring Capital Prize. The team members are Stephanie Fletcher (MACCT), Kameron Kramer (JD), Dorian McKenzie (BBA Entrepreneurial Studies), and Robert Randolph (BBA Marketing). BrakisH2O's business plan centered on an eco-friendly antiscalant for the desalination of brackish water in the Southwest.
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About the Competition

The UNM Technology Business Plan Competition encourages UNM students from all UNM schools and colleges to collaborate on teams that commercialize technology products developed at UNM, Sandia National Labs, Los Alamos National Lab, or elsewhere in the state. These student-owned startup firms bring inventions from lab to market and have the potential to boost economic development in New Mexico. Top prize for the competition is the $25,000 Michael Gallegos Prize for Entrepreneurship. TVC Lockheed Martin sponsors the $10,000 second place prize, and vSpring Capital offers the third place $5,000 prize.


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