Chris Sacca Returns With $800 Million in Venture Capital for Climate Tech
enture capitalist Chris Sacca is launching four climate tech funds worth about $800 million in total through his new firm Lowercarbon Capital LLC. “The idea that a relatively small amount of money could be a huge lever in confronting this crisis, I love that,” he said. Sacca made his name and lots of money with […]
The University Of Utah: Accelerating Therapeutic Discoveries
Many medical researchers have one goal in mind: to come up with new drugs or therapies that will help people live longer, healthier lives. The possibility of finding a drug, a therapy or another treatment that could really make a difference is what drives these University of Utah researchers to get up every morning. The […]
National Security Academic Accelerator pilot program advances ASU faculty and student ideas, technologies
The recently launched National Security Academic Accelerator (NSA2) pilot program at Arizona State University created a unique opportunity for ASU faculty, researchers and students. A partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), NSA2 was created as a means for working with top research institutions to support and advance development of dual-use ventures capable of serving both commercial and […]
BioEntrepreneurship program to fuel NYS life science startups | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell MBA students and life science researchers will be able to immerse themselves in real-world startup projects and get the tools, training and connections to launch their own life science startups through a new certificate program. The BioEntrepreneurship fellowship, offered by the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, will connect participants to life science companies […]
Ventureprise at UNC Charlotte and City Startup Labs launch accelerator – for mentors
Ventureprise, a program of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and City Startup Labs will collaborate on a new accelerator program, the Inclusive Innovation Leadership Academy. The program, led by Devin Collins, the director of Ventureprise, and by Henry Rock, the founder and executive director of City Startup Labs, is funded by an NC IDEA Ecosystem grant, […]
University City Science Center is launching a VC arm to invest in health equity startups
University City Science Center, an organization central to the region’s burgeoning life sciences sector, announced Wednesday the creation of its fourth “strategic pillar” — a venture capital arm that will deploy funds to startups addressing health inequities for underserved populations. This addition of a capital arm adds to the nonprofit’s existing work, which it describes […]
MSU Student Venture Capital Fund awards $50,000 to five start-ups
One of the main goals of the Broad College of Business is providing hands-on learning opportunities for students to push the boundaries and transform the future of business. The MSU Student Venture Capital Fund, a collaboration between the MSU Foundation and its venture investment entity Red Cedar Ventures, as well as the Broad College Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial […]
IU Ventures launches inaugural Executive in Residence Program with diverse class of executives
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — IU Ventures has launched the inaugural class of its Executive in Residence Program with a talented cohort of business leaders who have deep experience spanning high-potential startup companies to Fortune 500 corporations. An affiliate of Indiana University, IU Ventures helps students, faculty, staff and alumni advance startups and new companies through financial or other forms […]
FSU to break ground on Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building
Florida State University officials will break ground Monday on the Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building in Innovation Park. FSU President John Thrasher, Interim Vice President for Research Laurel Fulkerson and Danfoss Turbocor President Ricardo Schneider are scheduled to make remarks prior to officials breaking ground. The 116,000-square-foot building in Innovation Park is designed to facilitate interactions […]
Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Catalyzes 6 Promising Projects | NC State News
Research at NC State uncovers potential solutions to some of the world’s grandest challenges. And thanks to the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), six new projects will receive support that could bring their research one step closer to market-ready technologies — with broad societal impacts. “Since the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund launched over a decade ago, it’s proven […]