CoMotion Labs
What we do
CoMotion Labs provides a multi-industry incubation environment for early-stage startups. While preference is given to UW startups, we accept companies from outside the UW community as well. From critical infrastructure to learning, mentoring, and networking, CoMotion Labs nurtures and enables success. And we help them grow without taking equity. Our labs operate in three incubators on the UW Seattle campus, each focusing on a particular industry sector: life sciences and hardware in Fluke Hall, and technology in Startup Hall.
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Our unique advantage
We're about your success
Business is all about relationships. At CoMotion Labs you’ll find resources for your startup when your idea is in the pre-seed stage, and along the journey as you scale up. Here, you’ll find plenty of office space, meeting rooms, and chemistry, biology, and engineering resources, as well as a full complement of tools and equipment necessary for prototyping and development.
We provide connections and training
Our services set us apart. As part of the University of Washington, you’ll have access to thousands of first-rate minds doing cutting-edge research in hundreds of fields. We’ll plug you into Seattle’s thriving innovation community through our CoMotion Advisory Network and free workshops on everything from customer development to financing.
We’re affordable
Since we operate on a sustainability model, instead of a profit model, our rates are affordable, so you can hire more staff. Plus, when you join CoMotion Labs, you keep your intellectual property and equity.
Spaces
CoMotion Labs life sciences incubator (Fluke Hall)
For startups focused in
- Life science
- Biotech
- Medtech
Supports startups with
- advanced prototyping
- microfabrication
- biology, bioengineering, engineering
- fluidics
- electronics
- optics
Details
- Wet labs and dry labs
- 60 sit/stand desks, 8 small offices, 4 large offices
- 20 lab benches, 5 private labs
- 4 conference rooms
Location
CoMotion Labs hardware incubator (Fluke Hall)
For startups focused in
- Medtech
- Materials
- Health
- Consumer
Supports startups with
- prototyping and development
Details
- 20 workbenches, sit/stand desks, 2 conference rooms
- 1 large private lab space
- 4 phone booths, a break area, lockable storage cabinets and storage racks
- 3D printers, large laser cutter, various hand tools
- full electronics/circuitry stations with reflow oven
- multiple resin printers with wash/cure stations
- a suite of design and CAD software
Location
CoMotion Labs technology incubator (Startup Hall)
For startups focused in
- IT
- Software
- Fintech
- AI/ML
Key Programs
- BECU FinTech Incubator
- Startup studio Kernel Labs
- TechStars Seattle Accelerator – a global platform for investment and innovation, connecting startups, investors, and corporations.
Details
- 100 sit/stand desks, 6 conference rooms
- two event spaces (100 and 50 capacity)
- 15 phone booths
- community kitchen
Location
Member benefits
Space
- desks & offices
- conference rooms
- wet labs & dry labs
- prototyping support
Learning
- startup sessions
- workshops
- bootcamps
- special topics
Network
- peer to peer
- industry partners
- research partners
- investors
Service
- business coaching
- mentors
- UW cost centers
- preferred vendors
Our team
Ashlee Esteban
Senior Manager, CoMotion Labs; Manager, CoMotion Labs -Tech206-897-8278
Ashlee Esteban
Senior Manager, CoMotion Labs; Manager, CoMotion Labs -Tech206-897-8278
Elaine Tobin
COMOTION COMMUNITY MANAGER206-543-3970
Elaine Tobin joined CoMotion in April 2011 as an Intellectual Property Program Coordinator. In June 2014, she became CoMotion's HR Specialist and Office Manager and is currently the CoMotion Community Manager.
Uly Rivera
Manager, CoMotion Labs -Life Science206-221-8455
Uly has been involved in the Seattle startup scene for the last five years in both marketing and operations capacities. He laid the foundations of car2go in Seattle and most recently worked for a biotech startup overseeing marketing and operations. Outside of work Uly is an avid sports fan and accumulating random facts.
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