LIVE EVENT
GCN Investor Conference in Newport Beach, CA
OCT 15 · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
LIVE EVENT
A very large public university built around access, with growing semiconductor and sustainability research.
Arizona State has built its institutional identity around scale and access rather than selectivity, enrolling an enormous student body across in-person and online programmes.
Its research has grown alongside that expansion, with sustainability and semiconductor-related work becoming particular areas of strength as Arizona attracts major chip manufacturing investment.
Phoenix has grown quickly as a technology and manufacturing centre, with semiconductor fabrication investment reshaping the regional economy.
The university's size means a large flow of graduates into that economy, and its entrepreneurship programmes operate at correspondingly large scale.
Company formation spans semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, sustainability and water technology, education technology, and software.
The programme's openness to non-students is unusual and broadens the pipeline considerably relative to peer institutions.
Arizona's investor base is growing alongside its manufacturing expansion, with regional funds and angel networks active in Phoenix and Tucson.
Semiconductor-adjacent companies also access corporate and strategic capital linked to the state's manufacturing investment.
GCN’s global network includes millions of startups and founders and a broad community of investors, creating opportunities to discover potential connections across university communities.
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