Venture Investors LLC raises $80M fund, will invest in university technologies

Venture Investors LLC, the largest and oldest Wisconsin-based venture capital company, will announce Sunday it has $80 million in commitments for a fifth venture capital fund. The Madison firm fell short of the $150 million it set out to raise, but was able to secure more than half of its goal in a challenging venture capital […]

Innovation Fund cited as reason for increased royalties at University of Houston

Two successful drugs developed at the University of Houston have helped to usher in a new era, one in which moving inventions from the laboratory to the boardroom is increasingly seen as a goal. “We are trying to identify really innovative, high-end technologies,” said Rathindra Bose, vice president for research and technology transfer at the […]

Yale launches new $2.5M YEI Innovation Fund

Yale students and recent students have launched many companies in recent years, from potential game-changers such as forest-monitoring software developer SilviaTerra and Higher One, the financial services firm for college students, to the distinctly urban cardboard furniture maker, Chairigami. Now Yale is taking a step to speed up the startups, creating a $2.5 million venture […]