The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) provides the UTRF Business Incubator as a resource for early-stage tech firms spun out of university research.

The mission of the UTRF Business Incubator is to assist entrepreneurs of young technology startup companies by offering a programmatic approach to executing their business opportunities.  Providing office space and resources, the Incubator affords startups the unique opportunity to focus their limited assets and capital on the development of their business in a professional environment.

The goal of the Incubator is to move a company through a technology business development process toward self-sustainability while increasing exposure and opportunities within the entrepreneurial community.