Jamaica Technology Innovation Fund to be created
Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley says the Government is moving to make Jamaica the Caribbean’s leading producer of technology, through the creation of a Technology Innovation Fund. He explained that the Fund will provide for the sustainable financing of technology-based and start-up projects. Dr Wheatley was speaking at the opening of […]
HSBC launches £10bn fund to support UK SMEs
It is the largest package of support to be announced by HSBC for UK SMEs and has been structured regionally, so that small firms in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can access funds. HSBC said the fund is designed to meet strong demand from UK SMEs and follows the success of the £8bn fund […]
Akron’s capital idea: More seed money now will grow more jobs later
Akron hopes to lure another group of biomedical and technology-related companies to the city with $1.75 million in new private equity funds. Akron BioInvestments Fund I, established in 2012, helped build 13 businesses and products that concentrate on everything from surgical glue and image-guided surgery to online therapy for children with special needs and DNA […]
New $3M University of Michigan fund launched to accelerate engineering, medical translational research products
The University of Michigan has launched the Monroe-Brown Seed Fund, a new funding vehicle designed to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market. The fund, approved today by the U-M Board of Regents, is a collaboration between the U-M College of Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship and the U-M […]