CSU and Innosphere joint accelerator advances to second round of DOE competition, startup awarded $50,000
An ongoing accelerator co-led by the Colorado State University Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innosphere Ventures has advanced to the third and final round of a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored incubator program, securing $150,000 to date. The incubator, REACH (Rockies/Plains Energy Accelerator for Commercializing Hardtech) was one of 10 winners in the “Move It!” phase of the Department of Energy’s Energy Program for […]
Purdue Ventures invests in wearable communication chip company Ixana – Purdue University News
Purdue Ventures, which manages multiple early stage investment funds to support Purdue University-connected startups, has invested in Ixana, a company that provides wearable smart devices with the ability to securely communicate with touch. Purdue Ventures’ investment is part of a larger $3 million seed funding round for Ixana, including backing from EvoNexus, Hack VC, Paradigm Shift Capital, […]
Bright ideas are brewing for students in business pitching rivalry
A Shark Tank-style pitch competition on the Marquette campus overflowed with entrepreneurial spirit last month as students shared their creative business and social impact ideas, hoping the judges would award seed funds to help advance their innovative solutions. The spirited contest is the Brewed Ideas Challenge, hosted annually by Marquette’s Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation […]
North Carolina senate budget boosts funding for commercializing university research
On Monday, North Carolina Senate Republicans unveiled a budget proposal that allocates $1.425 billion to NCInnovation, a non-profit organization established by NC business and education leaders aimed at fostering innovation and economic growth in the state. The more than $1 billion in state funds are a major uptick from the $50 million previously proposed by […]