Firebrand Ventures partners with UMKC to cultivate entrepreneurs

Firebrand Ventures has partnered with the University of Missouri-Kansas City to help local startup entrepreneurs. As part of the agreement, the Kansas City-based fund will offer graduates of UMKC’s E-Scholars program an opportunity to receive an investment from Firebrand starting in 2017. Housed under UMKC’s Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (RIEI), E-Scholars offers students […]

Paris Saclay University Launches €50M Seed Fund

Paris Saclay University has launched a €50m seed fund. The Paris Saclay Seed Fund, which will be run by Partech Ventures with support from Kurma Partners, aims to nurture the new generation of entrepreneurs from the innovation cluster. Led by and Romain Lavault, General Partner in charge of all seed activities at Partech, and Claire […]