Fellow:Nikolas Upton

Nikolas Upton is a University Innovation Fellow at Wayne State University, working to aid entrepenuers by supplying them with the tools they need to grow their ideas and to expand the Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus. In doing so, he works with Epicenter leaders at Stanford University and VentureWell (formerly NCIIA) to ensure all students graduate with an entrepreneurial mindset.

In addition to helping bring the innovative and entrepreneurial culture to Wayne State, Nik is the cofounder and CTO of URBN Technology. Currently, Nik and his amazing team are working with Municipals of Michigan to better serve residents as well as helping fortune 500 companies reduce cost and improve production with custom software solutions.