Business Plans



Before WARF can finalize license and equity agreements with your company, this action must be cleared first by WARF's internal start-up committee and then by its Board of Trustees. The board, which is composed of UW alumni who are highly regarded business people, is the governing body for WARF.

In reviewing your business plan, WARF's Board of Trustees will expect to see the answers to several key questions:

• What problem will your company solve?
• What value does your start-up company bring to the technology you hope to license?
• What are your company's products?
• What is the expected market for these products and the market size?
• Who are your company's competitors or potential competitors in this market?
• What is your process and timeline for developing the products?
• Who will manage the company?
• What is your financial projection for the first five years of company operation?

Once you have completed your business plan, submit it along with a completed start-up application form (see below) to your licensing manager for review by WARF's internal start-up committee and its Board of Trustees. Board members will use these two documents to aid their decision as to whether WARF can finalize agreements with your company. You must also establish your company as a legal entity before WARF can enter into license and equity agreements with you.

Important note: WARF's trustees meet three times a year. Please provide the business plan and start-up application to your licensing manager by March 1st, July 1st or December 1st to ensure a timely response to your request. After the board meets, your licensing manager will inform you of its decision.

View WARF's start-up company application form (pdf format)

View WARF's start-up company application form (Rich Text Format)

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