Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship

Following Board of Trustees approval, the Technology Entrepreneur Center is now the Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship, honoring the impact and generosity of Richard and Gayle Landuyt, both Class of ’78 Illinois alumni.

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has approved our new name. We are now the Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship. This milestone reflects more than $20 million in cumulative contributions from alumni Richard and Gayle Landuyt. grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories/o…

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Aidan Andrews, a physics undergraduate student is rethinking how farmers use AI to manage complex agricultural operations. Hajara-Yasmin Isa, a Ph.D. student in computer science is solving one of computing education's overlooked barriers: language. tec.illinois.edu/news/82729

The 2026 Cozad New Venture Challenge marked a major year for student entrepreneurship. In its 26th year, the university’s largest venture creation program drew more than 350 teams and 900 students, awarding more than $700,000 in prizes and investments. 🔗tec.illinois.edu/news/82423

Software idea for more energy-efficient robots wins AE PhD students Gokul Puthumanaillam and Manav Vora $125,000 in the Cozad New Venture Challenge. Their adviser, Melkior Ornik, holds the $25K 3rd place check. $50K each from Multimodal and Pear VC. aerospace.illinois.edu/news/82426

Cozad New Venture Challenge 2026 grand prize winning innovations! Stay tuned to learn about these winning teams.

Pending the approval from Board of Trustees, TEC is now the Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship! This milestone reflects a landmark $20 million commitment from alumni Richard and Gayle Landuyt to advance entrepreneurship education at @UofIllinois . grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories/o…

TEC is now the Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship! This milestone reflects a landmark $20 million commitment from alumni Richard and Gayle Landuyt to advance entrepreneurship education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories/o…

It’s Cozad New Venture Challenge Demo Day! More than 180 startup teams are pitching in front of nearly 300 judges. The energy is unmatched. Stay tuned!

We are proud to launch Third Coast Foundry. @UofIllinois has joined 7 leading universities to establish a shared innovation hub in San Francisco, built to accelerate university-founded startups and strengthen the Midwest-Silicon Valley pipeline. tec.illinois.edu/news/81271

Join us tonight to pitch your startup idea, network and learn about the Cozad New Venture Challenge. Cozad registration is due this Sunday, Feb. 1. RSVP: tec.illinois.edu/programs/socia…

Solving real-world challenges? Get nominated for TEC's Illinois Innovation Award ($20K) and Fiddler Innovation Fellowship ($10K)! Nominations due Feb. 1: tec.illinois.edu/programs/iip

Cozad New Venture Challenge is open to all majors. Learn more and register by February 1: tec.illinois.edu/programs/cozad #InteractiveLearning #Startups #Cozad

The Grainger College of Engineering @uofigrainger alumni and students dominated the Y Combinator Fall 2025 batch with AI solutions transforming construction, filmmaking, health care, and cybersecurity. Read about the AI startups solving global problems: tec.illinois.edu/news/80223

Join the U. of I.'s largest venture creation program! Cozad New Venture Challenge is open to all majors. 🔸Expert mentoring & training 🔹$550K+ in funding & prizes 🔸Specialized tracks 🔹Demo Day Your idea. Your journey! tec.illinois.edu/programs/cozad

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Want to develop a viable business model that leverages your technology? Commercialize your innovations with this academic-based startup accelerator! Selected teams receive $50K+ in funding, expert mentorship and more. Apply now: tec.illinois.edu/academics/deep…