Purdue Foundry invests in Senteon, a cybersecurity startup 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Senteon, a cybersecurity startup founded by Purdue University alumni, completed a round of seed funding that includes an investment from the Purdue Startup Fund. The fund is managed by the Purdue Foundry. Other investors are Valor Ventures, Lytical Ventures and SaaS Venture Capital. Henry Zhang, co-founder of Senteon, said the company will use […]

Calvin University Startup Garage will fund student business ideas

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  — In conjunction with the opening of their brand-new business school, and thanks to a generous alumnus, Calvin University is launching a unique program that will help students get their business ideas off the ground. The Calvin University Startup Garage was seeded by a $500,000 donation from Jon VerLee, a 2007 graduate of […]

NSF’s Convergence Accelerator invests $30 million to tackle challenges related to the blue economy

The U.S National Science Foundation is tackling challenges related to climate, sustainability, food, energy, pollution and the economy through a $30 million investment to advance six convergent research teams from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of NSF’s Convergence Accelerator Track E: Networked Blue Economy. The focus of the track includes interconnecting the blue economy and accelerating convergence […]

10 top-tier European university accelerator programmes | EU-Startups

Universities play an essential role in nurturing and bolstering the startup ecosystem. Through accelerator programs, universities encourage foster young talent and innovation, they support local economies and help to fill the gap between academia and the market. For this reason, it’s reported that half of all incubators and accelerator programs in the UK are managed […]