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Center for Innovation Incubation Services
The Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center is home to the UND Center for Innovation’s incubator, offering flexible, professional office space tailored for startups, researchers, and founders. With turnkey offices and licensing options, the space supports the unique needs of students, faculty, staff, and community innovators alike. Backed by a team with deep expertise in business incubation, CFI ignites innovation and commercialization while building strong connections between the University and the private sector.
Build Connections
Build your idea with a community behind you. We help connect you with the right resources at the right time, from capital and coaching to networking events and specialized support, so you can keep moving forward with confidence.
Autonomous Entrepreneur Support
The Center for Innovation helps entrepreneurs access talent at the University of North Dakota to grow their ventures. The incubator also hosts the University Center for Autonomous Systems, an initiative to expand the autonomous systems innovation cluster in northeastern North Dakota, assist with the commercialization of autonomous systems innovations and develop a workforce for the sector through internships and other experiential learning activities.
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Incubation Resources Contact
For information about incubator space, meeting rooms, and entrepreneurial support, please contact: