USF CONNECT
Evolve at TBTI
The Evolve Accelerator, housed within USF CONNECT, supports high-potential, innovation-driven startups as they move from early development into growth and scale. Evolve is designed for founders who are beyond the initial idea stage and are ready to grow as founders, validate their market, strengthen their business model, and prepare for commercialization and investment.
Through structured training, mentorship, and accountability, Evolve helps founders build sustainable, investable ventures by aligning strategy, operations, and execution with real-world market and funding expectations.
Evolve operates through four primary pathways:
| Faculty I2I | Invent to Impact (I2I) |
|---|---|
| Prepares faculty to pursue a license and commercialize university-owned technology. | Connects an external entrepreneur with USF technology to pursue licensing and commercialization. |
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Innovation to Evolve (I2E) |
Innovation to Growth (I2G) |
|---|---|
| Creates the transition from SII into Evolve for continued founder and venture development. | Combines founder-owned IP categories into one pathway for venture development and growth. |