CoMotion
CoMotion Labs is a multi-industry incubator program at the University of Washington that provides early-stage startups with physical workspace, mentoring, and networking resources across specialized sectors like life sciences, hardware, and technology.
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Facts
- HQ
- Seattle
- Sectors
- University innovation/technology transfer, Incubation, Climate tech
Community
Home for Startups, Entrepreneurs & Innovators
- Workspace
- Online forum
- Events
- Membership program
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Workspaces
- Startup Hall, 1100 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105
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Plug and Play Seattle selects 11 startups for 12-week Batch 4, including Tokyo’s Aeterlink; demo day Dec. 3
Plug and Play Seattle selected 11 startups for its fourth 12-week accelerator cohort—10 from Seattle and one from Tokyo—working on technologies from space robotics and data-center optical links to wireless power and antibody therapeutics, with the program running through mid-December and a demo day on Dec. 3 at the Boeing Future of Flight.
UW CoMotion Labs announces data center Climate Tech Incubator supported by Microsoft and E8, launching Feb–May 2027
On September 15, 2026, UW CoMotion Labs, supported by Microsoft and E8 with Elemental Impact as advisor, launched a four-month Climate Tech Incubator focused on data center energy, cooling, water, and materials challenges. The February–May 2027 Seattle program targets pre-seed and seed founders, offering commercialization support, technical mentorship, and investor connections to accelerate deployment.
UW CoMotion Labs, Microsoft and E8 launch four-month incubator to cut AI data center emissions
The University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs, partnered with Microsoft and investor network E8, is launching a four-month climate tech incubator focused on reducing the environmental impact of AI data centers, supporting early-stage startups working on energy storage, cooling, e-waste reduction and low-carbon materials. The program will provide funding, technical and investor advisory support and seeks technologies ready to commercialize or pilot.
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See all 17CoMotion provides PDF fact sheets, multiple logo files, and a downloadable photo gallery of HQ, labs, events, and incubators
A resource page providing downloadable PDF fact sheets, official CoMotion logos in multiple color/print variants, and a web-only photo gallery showing CoMotion HQ, Labs, events, people, and various incubator spaces.
CoMotion: University of Washington founders linked to 143 startups, second to Microsoft’s 161 on Washington Tech Universe Map 2026
The Washington Tech Universe Map 2026 shows 625 Washington companies traced by founder lineage, with the University of Washington linked to 143 startups—second only to Microsoft’s 161—and together with Amazon and Google accounting for over half of the map. The visualization emphasizes founder mobility, collaborations (44% worked at two or more Washington organizations), and UW’s role in launching and supporting innovation through CoMotion.
UW College of Engineering Retrospective Highlights CoMotion-Supported Innovations in Health, Transit, and Materials
The UW College of Engineering highlighted transformative technologies developed by researchers supported by CoMotion, including smartphone health screening tools and the OneBusAway app, with ongoing innovations like Healionics' dialysis grafts. These advances have impacted health care, transportation, computing, and materials.
