Attracting and Collaborating with Sources of Investment/Structuring Investments and Ownership
Summary This 90-minute discussion will look at how university gap funding and accelerator programs are working with external commercialization and investment partners. Additional, we review legal considerations and tactics in forming new spinout entities and maintaining ownership through funding rounds. Experts Steve Tokarz, Cantilever Bruce Zivian, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Additional Materials Download Presentation Deck
Establishing Common Impact Measures and Reporting to Stakeholders
Event Held 10.12.18 Summary This 90-minute discussion will look how gap fund program monitor, analyze, and report impact to stakeholders. This will include an overview of six different institutional approaches and review outcomes from the Mind the Gap 2018 Report. Experts Greg Keenan, University of Wisconsin-WARF Accelerator Program Todd Keiller , Worcester Polytechnic Institute Denise […]
$13M state investment revitalizes Cornell Food Venture Center
Food entrepreneurs in New York are getting a big boost from advanced technologies and facilities now available at the Cornell Food Venture Center (CFVC). The renovated CFVC pilot plant reopened Oct. 4 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the enhanced capabilities of the state-of-the-art facility. The renovations were made possible through more than $13 million in […]
XLerateHealth, U of L, UK and WVU to create medical technology platform
XLerateHealth LLC and three major universities are working together to create a hub that would help universities commercialize new biomedical technology. The Louisville startup accelerator is working with the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky and West Virginia University to create an online accelerator hub, and their leaders announced Thursday that they will use a […]
Indiana BioCrossroads forms $9M seed fund for life science startups
Indiana startup companies in life sciences, information technology and agricultural biosciences now have another source of early funding. BioCrossroads, an Indianapolis-based group that promotes and invests in the sector, said Wednesday it has formed a $9 million seed fund, its third such fund since 2004. Investors in the Indiana Seed Fund III include Eli Lilly […]
Keiretsu founder plans to push Philly angels for a new start-up pitch event
In Philadelphia, where finding a start-up investor is as tough as finding a Cowboys fan — or at least one who will admit it openly — the Angel Capital Expo could be considered an entrepreneur’s dream come true. The annual event by Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic brings together the private-equity community with entrepreneurs looking for funding — […]
Tel Aviv University Fund TAU Ventures leads $ 1.5 million. investment in Israeli startup
Tel Aviv University venture capital fund resulted in a $ 1.5 million investment round for two, Castor and Hoopo. The fund announced on Wednesday. TAU Ventures is the first and only academically-based venture capital fund in Israel. It is similar to university-funded or affiliated funds at leading institutions in the United States such as Stanford […]
Arrowhead Innovation Fund makes first investment in a NM company
An Energy Star-rated technology, EVUS Inc. uses a unique proprietary design that harnesses the power of magnets for use in home heating. “EVUS is an excellent example of the type of high-quality investments that are possible in New Mexico,” said AIF Managing Director Estela Hernandez. “This technology will bring to market an efficient and cost-saving […]
Notre Dame IDEA Center Creates $22.65M Fund to Support Startup Companies
The Notre Dame IDEA Center, established in 2017 to spur innovation and commercialization efforts at the University, has established a separate for-profit investment fund to accelerate promising early-stage technologies and startup ideas toward development. Drawing on the IDEA Center’s race car-related branding, the Notre Dame Pit Road Fund will provide seed funding for faculty, student, […]
Investors secure £150,000 funding to help launch latest product
Investors based at the University of Birmingham aiming to develop more sustainable batteries have secured £150,000 to help launch their latest product. Amrit Chandan and Carlton Cummins of Aceleron have secured the support from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund’s Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by Warwickshire-headquartered Mercia Fund Managers. The pair have […]