Wichita Technology Corporation (WTC) is a private commercialization corporation created in 1994 through a partnership between the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), the Wichita State University and Wichita Area Development, Inc. to create and sustain a formal innovation network that will support technology advancement, transfer and commercialization in Kansas. This statewide technology network was created to leverage public resources with that of the private sector in order to maintain and facilitate business formation and growth by enhancing research & development activity, providing business assistance at critical phases of a technology start-up life cycle and providing access to capital. WTC is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation and is governed by an independent board of business, academic and government leaders who represent each of the founding entities in the public-private partnership. The team at WTC works with entrepreneurs, researchers, technology managers and private investors throughout Kansas as well as maintaining working relationships with national research labs, research universities and venture capitalists across the U.S. to carry out this mission that contributes to the growth of the Kansas economy by creating high paying jobs and wealth. A critical element in technology commercialization is access to capital.