Crowdfunding: Disrupting the Old Boys Network
A good opinion piece from David Drake, the expert at our first University Crowdfunding Policy Event (January 16th) REGISTER Crowdfunding for projects and companies is nothing new. In the online arena, however, it is quite young – in 1997 fans of the UK rock group Marillion ran the first recognized internet crowdfunding campaign, raising $60,000 […]
Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State, Cowboy Tech, and i2E partner in proof of concept center,fund
A collaboration between the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Cowboy Technologies, LLC, and Innovation To Enterprise (i2E) promises to increase jobs and greatly enhance the number of new technologies that are spun out of university laboratories and into the marketplace. It will also accelerate the number of technology-based ventures in Oklahoma. A Memorandum of […]
Makerere University tops NORHED Seed Funding 2012 awards
Makerere University with 20 awards out of 97 grantees has as a single institution topped the list of 290 initial applications for seed funding from NORHED. The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) is a new programme from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) aimed at strengthening the capacity in higher […]
U Washington spin-out, Kona Medical, lands Series C funding
Kona Medical Inc. has raised $10 million in new Series C equity and debt financing.That brings its Series C total to $40 million, including $30 million raised in May. The Series C round included two large-cap strategic investors who joined with prior investors Essex Woodlands, Domain Associates, Morgenthaler Ventures, Western Technology Investments, BioStar Ventures, and individuals […]
University of Minnesota announces two venture funds
The University of Minnesota plans to launch two venture capital funds next year, one of which will invest in startup companies that license university technology. The fund backing university startups will total $20 million in size and will make seed-stage investments over a 10-year period. A separate $50 million fund will invest in startups nationwide. The university’s […]