U Michigan’s student-led Frankel Fund realizes acquisition of portfolio company, Arbor Photonics
The Frankel Commercialization Fund, in collaboration with The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced that Arbor Photonics, a portfolio company of the fund, has been acquired by nLIGHT Corp., an industry leader in solid-state high performance lasers. Ann Arbor-based Arbor Photonics offers a […]
University of Florida release call for Research Opportunity Seed Fund, full submission process and material
The Research Opportunity Seed Fund targets interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. The program focuses on new projects and/or new collaborative partnerships. Projects should be innovative, support institutional mission goals, have strong potential for garnering future funding from external sources, OR have outstanding commercial potential. Opportunity Fund awards are not intended to […]
Kickstarter demonstrates the opportunities and challenges ahead for crowdfunding developmentally-rigorous technologies and start-ups
Crowdfunding heavyweight, Kickstar, just released its 2012 year in review. They observed a monumental increase in all-around activity from funding pledged ($320M) to backer participation(2.24M). However, the portion of these funds that went to technology projects was just 9%, with most directed at theater, music, gaming, and design. Will there be the interest behind more […]
Maryland TEDCO restructures to funnel more money into state start-ups
One of Maryland’s most active early-stage investors, the Technology Development Corp. , or TEDCO, has restructured some of its existing programs and added others in hope of funneling more money to the state’s upstarts. Created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1998, TEDCO has almost exclusively invested state money to date. That will change under its new programs, which […]
Northeastern IDEA grants, year in review
2012 proved to be a groundbreaking year forIDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator. In 2012, the entire IDEA team worked hard to build the community’s awareness that IDEA is a University resource available to any student, faculty, or alumni interested in creating a Venture. IDEA events were heavily attended by students from across campus and the Boston […]