MSU Student Venture Capital Fund and Red Cedar Ventures announce 2022 investment in startups
At the fourth Investment Celebration event on April 22 in East Lansing, the MSU Student Venture Capital Fund made recommendations for pre-seed investment in five promising Michigan-based firms. The MSU SVCF is a partnership between the Michigan State University Foundation, Red Cedar Ventures, and the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Finance in […]
Fundraising brings Cambridge Ventures to $1B of assets under management
Cambridge Innovation Capital has raised its largest round of funding to date as the venture investor seeks to capitalize on the UK city’s growing life sciences and technology economy. CIC – which benefits from a unique contract with Cambridge University – has raised £ 225mn to invest in early start-ups operating in areas ranging from […]
UC Venture Lab-backed startup earns $6 million
A University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed business is exploring minimally invasive technologies to treat musculoskeletal problems that might repair damaged tissue with $6 million in investment, including $2 million from the US Department of Defense. Amplicore, a Mason, Ohio-based firm, is developing a number of solutions to treat osteoarthritis, cartilage degradation, degenerative disc disease, and […]
Creator Fund to back early-stage university deeptech startups
Universities in Europe will produce the next generation of outstanding deeptech businesses. At least, that’s what Jamie Macfarlane, the CEO and creator of Creator Fund, believes. Creator Fund just established a $20 million fund, its second after a $5 million fund in January 2021, to invest in early-stage deeptech startups from UK universities in fields […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations announces spring pitch competition winners
What is the time it takes to earn $1,000? It just takes 90 seconds for students competing in the yearly Rainforest Pitch Competition (plus a good business idea). For a chance to receive seed financing, more than 60 New Mexico college students submitted video proposals. This semester’s business concepts included a search engine for low-cost […]
Students explored innovation, entrepreneurship during Startup Week
From expert panels and keynote speakers to workshops and networking opportunities, Penn State Startup Week presented by PNC, which took place from April 4 to 8, encouraged students across the Commonwealth with a diverse range of activities highlighting and celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship. More than 65 in-person, hybrid, and virtual activities, including four in Spanish, […]
Mount Sinai Health System Launches i3 Prism, a Technology Commercialization Fund focused on Female and BIPOC Inventors
Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP), the commercialization arm of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, New York, has announced the creation of i3 Prism, a technology commercialization fund aimed at women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) health care innovators. This one-of-a-kind opportunity allows a diverse group of innovators, including Mount […]
JMU Bluestone Seed Fund announces spring investments
The Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship’s James Madison University Bluestone Seed Fund is winding up its first year of investments with the addition of two alumni-led firms to the portfolio. A total of $30,000 has been invested in seven startup enterprises. Among those who will benefit from the spring investment are: Art & Design by Maddy […]