Forbes: Eight Leading Midwestern Universities Launch A Bay Area Innovation Hub
Eight leading midwestern universities announced today that they are launching a San Francisco–based hub designed to support their startups, advance their research commercialization and connect them with new investors and partners in the San Francisco region. The Third Coast Foundry is being developed as a two-year pilot project by the following research universities: Combined, the eight […]
GAP Pipeline Brief: University of Sheffield / AmpliSi Silicon Anode Technology
Award & Investment Overview Clean Growth Fund has made a pre-seed investment in AmpliSi, a University of Sheffield spinout developing silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The investment represents the first capital deployment from Clean Growth Fund’s £150 million Fund II, which reached a first close of £49 million. Northern Gritstone is also participating in […]
Fund That Tiger Looks To Inject $10 Million Into Clemson University-Led Startups
There’s a new fund ready to put some green behind Clemson orange. Fund That Tiger, a Clemson, SC-based venture capital fund, is set to invest exclusively into Clemson University alumni-led startups and university-born technologies. The fund is targeting to close at $10 million, with LPs made up of a mix of “high-net-worth individuals and families with […]
GAP Insights: When Proof of Concept Proves Itself
The UC Regents’ decision to re-up their state-supported POC program is notable not because it introduces a new program, but because it validates an existing one. The systemwide POC fund, established in 2024, has already demonstrated measurable impact: • 47 funded projects across 10 campuses • ~22x follow-on capital attraction • Corporate engagement and patent […]