Auburn’s KickStart Fund receives grant from Truist Foundation 

The Auburn University KickStart Fund, a designated fund within the Auburn University Foundation, has received a grant from Truist Foundation that will help provide direct, non-dilutive funding to select Auburn-affiliated companies exhibiting best-in-class potential for success. The Truist Foundation grant marks the first corporate donation to the AU KickStart Fund, which is designed to bridge the […]

U Kentucky Launch Blue’s new programs to empower future innovation leaders 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2025) — UK Innovate’s Launch Blue, an immersive accelerator program for tech startups, has announced two new programs designed to support undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in becoming future leaders of innovation. The two programs — the Commercialization and Innovation Leadership Program (CILP) and the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (ELP) — are designed […]