Alaska Startups

02/18/2026

[Peter @ UAF] Anyone interested to connect on a NASA NOFO around Aerospace Workforce Development, please reach out. NOFO @

01/15/2026

We’re baaaack! 🥳 Applications are now open for the 8th gBETA Alaska accelerator cohort. If you’re building something scalable and innovative in , we want to work with you.

gBETA Alaska is a free, 7-week, mentorship-driven, accelerator designed to help reach their next product, customer or fundraising milestone. Each cohort supports five companies, allowing for deep, personalized experience.

The program supports Alaska-based founders and is brought to you by the UAF Center for Innovation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (thank you Peter Webley and Ashley Guernsey for your support!), in partnership with ⚡gener8tor⚡, a nationally recognized and accelerator firm.

💡 You Should Apply If You’re…
- Building a scalable, innovative company (tech, hard goods, services, or research-driven)
- Pre-revenue or post-revenue
- Based in Alaska
- Building a prototype or MVP
- Working on a serious side project
- Doing research that has commercialization potential
- Already operating a startup and want to scale
- An aspiring ready to commit
Wanting hands-on support and honest feedback

✅ Ready for the next step?
👉 Apply ---> https://www.gener8tor.one/gbeta/gBETA%20Alaska%20Winter%202026/apply/
👉 Learn more --> https://www.gener8tor.com/gbeta/alaska -section-620bfc72d201f616ed691780
👉 Or schedule a brief virtual office visit if you have questions ---> https://calendly.com/kristen-gibbs/20-minute-gbeta-alaska

We can’t wait to meet you. ✌️

12/02/2025

[Peter] Spring class that I am faculty instructor. DM with any questions.

Reminder

Opportunity for Spring 2026: Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic class - Enrolling Now.

Teams will work on impactful problem sets and connect directly with the sponsor and learn more on their needs and the dual-use opportunities for potential solutions.

BA/HSEM F476 and MBA/HSEM 676 in UAF College of Business and Security Management - Instructor Professor Peter Webley. For more information: email [email protected] with the subject "Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic class - Spring 2026"

11/13/2025

[Peter] Reminder: Applications Close tomorrow, Nov 14.

Reminder: Applications Close tomorrow, Nov 14.

NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program

Are you a researcher, innovator, or aspiring entrepreneur sitting on a brilliant idea that could change the world? Instead of thinking of what your market needs, you can be out there, engaging with potential customers, unearthing critical insights, and understanding the demand for your innovation.

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps program gives you the skills to learn how to validate your assumptions, pivot when necessary, and build a robust pathway from discovery to viable solution. It's an intensive, hands-on program designed to rocket your groundbreaking concepts from the lab into the real world.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks.

Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy. Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider Hub project, https://www.nwicorps.org/. Key institutions include UC Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

For those looking to validate an idea or iterate to build something people want, customer discovery is a must. This is your feedback loop, if you want your startup to grow and scale.

I-Corps Customer Discovery Program: Winter Cohort

Application Close: Nov 14, 2025

Application Form: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Training starts: Nov 25, 2025

Workshops: Nov 25, Dec 1, 8, and 15 [5 - 7 pm Alaska time, Virtually on Zoom]

Any questions please contact Prof. Peter Webley at [email protected]

11/10/2025

[Peter] Check on this innovation training program. Applications close Friday Nov 14. Its free for those who apply.

NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program

Are you a researcher, innovator, or aspiring entrepreneur sitting on a brilliant idea that could change the world? Instead of thinking of what your market needs, you can be out there, engaging with potential customers, unearthing critical insights, and understanding the demand for your innovation.

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps program gives you the skills to learn how to validate your assumptions, pivot when necessary, and build a robust pathway from discovery to viable solution. It's an intensive, hands-on program designed to rocket your groundbreaking concepts from the lab into the real world.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks.

Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy. Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider Hub project, https://www.nwicorps.org/. Key institutions include UC Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

For those looking to validate an idea or iterate to build something people want, customer discovery is a must. This is your feedback loop, if you want your startup to grow and scale.

I-Corps Customer Discovery Program: Winter Cohort

Application Close: Nov 14, 2025

Application Form: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Training starts: Nov 25, 2025

Workshops: Nov 25, Dec 1, 8, and 15 [5 - 7 pm Alaska time, Virtually on Zoom]

Any questions please contact Prof. Peter Webley at [email protected]

10/31/2025

[Peter] For those entrepreneurs out there looking for some training in customer and stakeholder discovery.

NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program

Are you a researcher, innovator, or aspiring entrepreneur sitting on a brilliant idea that could change the world? Instead of thinking of what your market needs, you can be out there, engaging with potential customers, unearthing critical insights, and understanding the demand for your innovation.

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps program gives you the skills to learn how to validate your assumptions, pivot when necessary, and build a robust pathway from discovery to viable solution. It's an intensive, hands-on program designed to rocket your groundbreaking concepts from the lab into the real world.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks.

Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy. Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider Hub project, https://www.nwicorps.org/. Key institutions include UC Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

For those looking to validate an idea or iterate to build something people want, customer discovery is a must. This is your feedback loop, if you want your startup to grow and scale.

I-Corps Customer Discovery Program: Winter Cohort

Application Close: Nov 14, 2025

Application Form: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Training starts: Nov 25, 2025

Workshops: Nov 25, Dec 1, 8, and 15 [5 - 7 pm Alaska time, Virtually on Zoom]

Any questions please contact Prof. Peter Webley at [email protected]

08/26/2025

[Peter] Open for students. Starts this week, Wednesday at 5:30 pm Alaska time.

Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic

Want to have an impact? Want to solve DoD challenges? Want to work on an interdisciplinary team? Student teams engage directly with complex, real-world problems from policy, economics, technology, national security, and innovation.

Projects this semester include dual-use electric vessels from Regent Craft, https://www.regentcraft.com/, or solving challenges directly for Eielson AirForce Base.

Students are provided with a framework to test hypotheses using a startup model approach and to create the demands of the real world in an early-stage startup environment. Students will build their skills to ideate and adapt their potential solutions while investigating the end-users needs for implementation and adoption.

To get connected with Professor Webley and Fall semester projects, sign up to https://bit.ly/IA2-Fall-2025-Interest.

For more information: email [email protected] with subject "Fall 2025 - Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic Class"

08/14/2025

[Peter] For those looking at customer and stakeholder discovery, UAF is running an I-Corps cohort and is open for applications from Alaskan teams.

NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program

Are you a researcher, innovator, or aspiring entrepreneur sitting on a brilliant idea that could change the world? Instead of thinking of what your market needs, you can be out there, engaging with potential customers, unearthing critical insights, and understanding the demand for your innovation.

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps program gives you the skills to learn how to validate your assumptions, pivot when necessary, and build a robust pathway from discovery to viable solution. It's an intensive, hands-on program designed to rocket your groundbreaking concepts from the lab into the real world.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks.

Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy. Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider Hub project, https://www.nwicorps.org/. Key institutions include UC Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

For those looking to validate an idea or iterate to build something people want, customer discovery is a must. This is your feedback loop, if you want your startup to grow and scale.

I-Corps Customer Discovery Program: Fall Cohort

Application Close: Sept 11, 2025

Application Form: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Training starts: Sept 25, 2025

Workshops: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 [5 - 7 pm Alaska time, Virtually on Zoom]

Any questions please contact Prof. Peter Webley at [email protected]

06/19/2025

[Peter] To all, upcoming NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program. Application: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Opportunity: NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program
Application: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

We would like to announce an upcoming NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program. This will be held virtually across four sessions (July 17, 24, 31 and August 7th) from 5 - 6:30 pm Alaska time.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The UAF I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks. Understanding the needs of the customer, stakeholder, or end-user is essential to evaluate the value of your solution to their specific pain points.

Through our program, we provide training and access to a mentor network to support you and your team in their customer discovery process. Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy.

Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider NSF Hub Northwest. Institutions include University of California, Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of California, Davis, University of California, Irvine, University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

06/19/2025

[Peter]. To all, upcoming NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program. Application: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

Opportunity: NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program
Application: https://bit.ly/I-Corps-Hub-Northwest-Form

We would like to announce an upcoming NSF Funded I-Corps Innovation Training Program. This will be held virtually across four sessions (July 17, 24, 31 and August 7th) from 5 - 6:30 pm Alaska time.

This program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The UAF I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately four weeks. Understanding the needs of the customer, stakeholder, or end-user is essential to evaluate the value of your solution to their specific pain points.

Through our program, we provide training and access to a mentor network to support you and your team in their customer discovery process. Teams obtain customer feedback that will help launch your product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy.

Our I-Corps program, as part of a wider NSF Hub Northwest. Institutions include University of California, Berkeley (lead), Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of California, Davis, University of California, Irvine, University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Washington.

06/19/2025

[Peter] Launch Alaska's Eve Downing has a write up on Anthony van Weel and his experience with Kartorium and UAF's Students2 Startups Program.

When University of Alaska computer science student Anthony van Weel set out to find an internship, he knew exactly what he didn’t want: a generic IT role.  “It’s easy to find a job doing IT,” he said. “Not so easy finding a job in Alaska doing programming.”  Through the univers...