Colorado School of Mines students now have a unique “Shark Tank” experience thanks to the campus’ new Beck Venture Center.
Mines students, staff, alumni and other supporters celebrated the new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 4, followed by the 2024 Entrepreneurship Showcase.
The building, located at 1700 Washington Avenue, features 31,000 square feet of classrooms, coworking space, study space and meeting areas for Mines students to connect with entrepreneurs, investors and mentors.
There is also a pitch deck and coffee shop on the first floor, and terraces on the second and third floors overlooking downtown Golden and North Table Mountain. The attached parking lot is still under construction.
As Mines officials put it, everything about the Beck Venture Center is “designed with entrepreneurship in mind.” According to a Mines press release, it will be a hub for collaboration and connections between Orediggers and businesses, and can be adapted to host large-scale events for the broader startup community.
It’s also home to the Mines Venture Program, which provides startups with essential support on their journey to launch, including building a network of mentors and advisors and hosting demo days and other events.
At the April 4 ribbon cutting, President Paul Johnson and other mining officials will be joined by Mike and Kelly Beck, additional donors, the architectural team, and others who made the new entrepreneurial hub possible. He expressed his gratitude to his supporters.
This is the third construction project that Audigers is celebrating this year, with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Energy and Minerals Research Facility on November 13th and a ribbon-cutting for the Labriola Innovation District on February 9th. I got it.
For more information about the Beck Venture Center, visit ventures.mines.edu.
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On April 4, Colorado School of Mines students work on the third floor of the new Beck Venture Center, which has windows overlooking South Table Mountain. The three-story building provides a variety of individual workstations and meeting areas for mining students and their collaborators. credit: Colin Westman -
Colorado School of Mines students descend the stairs from the third floor to the second floor of the Beck Venture Center during the April 4 ribbon cutting. The 31,000 square foot building includes several work areas, classrooms, conference rooms and a terrace for students to meet with entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. credit: Colin Westman -
Colorado School of Mines supporters enjoy the view and sunshine from the second-floor terrace during the Beck Venture Center ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 4. His 31,000 square foot building at 1700 Washington Avenue provides space for Mines students, entrepreneurs, investors and mentors to meet and collaborate. credit: Colin Westman -
Colorado School of Mines students work in a private room at the Beck Venture Center on April 4. The new 31,000 square foot building at 1700 Washington Avenue will provide space for Mines students, entrepreneurs, investors and mentors to meet and collaborate. credit: Colin Westman -
Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen will address Colorado School of Mines students, staff, alumni and supporters at the Beck Venture Center ribbon cutting on April 4. Pettersen, D-Lakewood, and mine officials expressed their gratitude to donors, architects and others who made construction of the new building possible. credit: Colin Westman -
Colorado School of Mines officials and the Beck family cut the ribbon on April 4 for the new Beck Venture Center on the Mines campus. His 31,000 square foot building at 1700 Washington Avenue provides space for Mines students, entrepreneurs, investors and mentors to meet and collaborate. credit: Colin Westman -
On April 4, video screens promoting the Colorado School of Mines Entrepreneurship Showcase are visible from the windows of the Beck Venture Center. The new building on Washington Avenue will house classrooms and co-working space for Mines students to meet entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. credit: Colin Westman
