UC Riverside Launches $10 Million Highlander Venture Capital Fund
The University of California, Riverside has created a $10 million Highlander Venture Fund (HVF). The Highlander Fund, created with Silicon Valley’s Vertical Venture Partners, will provide seed capital to qualified opportunities within the university for students and faculty members, and entrepreneurs from Riverside County. The fund will target technologies that can be matched with a […]
Indiana University plots new VC fund amid agency revamp
Indiana University wants to do a better job helping startups affiliated with its community access capital, talent and office space. So it’s revamping a 20-year-old agency and gearing up to launch a new venture capital fund. Earlier this week, IU announced that it is reorganizing its Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., a not-for-profit organization […]
UNLV Rebel Venture Fund Announces Echo Investment
At a special event for entrepreneurs and Venture Capital funds hosted at the RedFlint Experience Center, UNLV’s Rebel Venture Fund announced their largest investment in their newest portfolio company Echo Payment System’s Inc. (Echo) and the coinciding launch of Echo’s new Envudu program. “It may be a first to see the word ‘saving’ in the […]
University of Strathclyde awards £25k in funding as six start-up businesses share prize money
THE entrepreneurs of tomorrow have gained a step up in the business world after winning a share of £25,000 in vital start-up funding. Six were selected as finalists in the University of Strathclyde’s PropTech innovation challenge, sponsored by leading Scots businessman Shaf Rasul – who was named the university’s resident entrepreneur in February. He sponsored […]
Atlas Venture Unveils New $350M Fund for Seed Biotech Investments
Life sciences venture capital firm Atlas Venture now has $350 million in fresh capital to invest in the early stage biotech companies in the U.S. and around the world. The new fund is Cambridge, MA-based Atlas’ eleventh. Atlas partner Bruce Booth says in a blog post that the firm began raising funds in April, bringing […]