Funding awarded to UA for COVID-19 research innovations
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship awarded the grants after reviewing 28 submissions from a variety of UA researchers. The winning proposals will be funded with support from the Office of Naval Research. “The number and quality of proposals far exceeded the review committee’s expectations,” said Mark Billingsley, the intellectual […]
Four Wilmington startups score NC IDEA nod
Four Wilmington startups are recipients and finalists of two NC IDEA grant programs, according to an announcement Monday. Wilmington based MyKinfo and Survei are NC IDEA MICRO grant recipients, chosen after a three-month competitive application and selection process. MyKinfo is an early-stage startup that participates in the mentorship program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington […]
MEDC Creates $3 Million Tech Startup Stabilization Fund To Support Second-Stage Companies
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has created a $3 million Tech Startup Stabilization Fund to invest in early-stage tech startups in Michigan that are being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Administered by ID Ventures , the Tech Startup Stabilization Fund will provide early-stage tech companies direct investments or loans that can be converted into equity. Investment and loan sizes […]
Ohio State U Office of Research awards second round of COVID-19 seed funding
The Ohio State University continues to invest in new research to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven projects were awarded a total of $204,000 in the second round of COVID-19 Seed Funding. The Office of Research launched the funding program earlier this month with $263,718 dedicated to six projects in the initial round. Each of the projects […]
Tufts University, Tufts Medical Center establish seed funding program for COVID-19 research
Tufts University and the Tufts Medical Center jointly established a seed funding program to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus; the program offers $300,000 in grants that are available to research teams across the university and medical center. The university hopes to fund six research projects, each of which will be allocated $50,000 to fund coronavirus research. Caroline Genco, vice provost for […]
InNEVator accelerates early-stage companies with pivot to online
It’s typical that early-stage companies participating in the InNEVator, an eight-week, fully funded bootcamp, decide to pivot and redirect the course of their business concept. For the spring 2020 program, however, it was the bootcamp itself that needed to quickly pivot to an entirely online format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the “Stay […]
Seton Hall University Student Entrepreneurs to Compete in Virtual Statewide UPitchNJ Startup Contest
Two Stillman School of Business undergraduate students — Luke Tyler, a sophomore majoring in finance and minoring in computer science, and Mariam Bsharat, a junior majoring in finance, marketing and entrepreneurship — are representing the University in the fifth annual statewide UPitchNJ contest. The students, who were this year’s winners in Seton Hall University’s Pirates Pitch startup […]
Purdue Foundry startups receive funding from Elevate Ventures to spur growth
Five Purdue Foundry-affiliated startups are among the businesses from around Indiana to win funding by Elevate Ventures to spur growth. The startups are among 16 chosen from 58 finalists that competed Feb. 25-27 in the second regional Elevate Nexus Pitch Competitions. Elevate Ventures awarded a total of $680,000 in preseed and seed funding. The Purdue-affiliated startup […]
Submissions invited for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge – WARF
$100K fund to accelerate solutions in development at UW–Madison MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced it will dedicate resources and a portion of its WARF Accelerator funds to inspire and advance technologies poised to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge invites Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams to submit […]
Tucson Tech: UA-focused venture fund invests in aircraft missile-defense startup
University of Arizona-focused venture capital fund has invested in an optics startup developing laser-based countermeasures to protect military and civilian aircraft from missiles. UAVenture Capital’s undisclosed investment in CMLaser Technologies Inc. is the fund’s 15th portfolio investment in just over two years. Based on an invention of longtime UA optics professor Nasser Peyghambarian and patented […]