Research Bridge Partners

Providing entrepreneurship education & training to university students and researchers, working with existing entrepreneurship support organizations and other groups at universities, establishing a fellowship program for university researchers, assisting university researchers with conducting translational Research, sponsoring university Research, providing technology licensing assistance to universities, connecting promising university startups with investor funding, conducting Research and innovation and entrepreneurship at universities.one way the organization connects startups with investor funding is through rbp catlayst fund, lp (of which the organization serves as the general partner). The purpose of the partnership is to make program-related investments which are generally seed-stage, high risk equity investments and/or investments in convertible notes that significantly further the tax-exempt charitable, educational and scientific purposes of the organization by: (a) accelerating the translation of university-derived innovation into products and services with positive societal impact; (b) enhancing translational resources available to university researchers; and (c) educating members of university communities on entrepreneurship, in order to co-create companies to commercialize university technology.