Shaw University Receives $50,000 Grant for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Shaw University last week announced the receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation in support of its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and its efforts to boost small business in Raleigh. “The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center is a vital resource for the next generation of entrepreneurs at Shaw University,” said Shaw University […]
University of Oregon joins a regional partnership that is helping fuel innovation
The University of Oregon has signed on as a founding member of an innovation network that will connect scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors and bring research institutions, industry associations and other regional players together. The Cascadia Venture Acceleration Network includes more than 50 organizations that that have pledged to work collaboratively in support of entrepreneurs and […]
U California Riverside Highlander Venture Fund Makes Its First Investment
The University of California, Riverside’s Highlander Venture Fund (HVF) announced its first investment today. The $250,000 investment was for NanoCellect Biomedical Inc., a developer of microfluidic cell-sorting technologies for cell-based assays. The San Diego-based firm was founded in 2009 by Jose Morachis, a UC Riverside alumni. The financing for the $10 million round of funding […]
The Community of Action: A Consortium of University-affiliated Gap Funding and Accelerator Programs
Innovations come at a high cost and are often derailed momentarily by numerous challenges. Filling the gap between great ideas and the final product or service is a complex endeavor for any innovator. University technology and startups face wider and deeper gaps when seeking capital, talent, and connections to support its development and commercialization. To […]
Schurz Communications awards funding to four Purdue student startups
Schurz Communications Innovation Challenge, an incubation competition for student entrepreneurs working in online and mobile media technology, awarded funding to four Purdue University startups. The competition provided a total of $10,500 in cash prizes to four startups. The Purdue Foundry in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the competition. As first-prize winner, One-Man […]
University College London invests in data anonymisation software developer Anon AI ahead of GDPR
The University College London (UCL) Technology Fund has invested in a data anonymisation software start-up called Anon AI. The Fund was set-up in January 2016 to help commercialise intellectual property developed at the University, focusing in particular on the physical and life sciences. Academics whose research has commercial potential can apply for funding for early-stage […]
UConn Technology Incubation Program Companies Raise $60M In 2017
The University of Connecticut, today announced another year of record growth for companies located in the university’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP). In 2017, TIP startups attracted a record $60 million in equity, debt, grant, and revenue funding to accelerate the growth of their operations. This is over $15 million more than the previous record set […]
Excerpts from Mind the Gap Report
For anyone interested in University-affiliated translational research, proof of concept, and startup gap funding and accelerators. The report below contains 60 pages from the most recent Mind the Gap Report. This excerpt was composed to assist in your own program planning and as an educational piece for your stakeholders. Please use and share! Best viewed […]
UChicago food allergy startup ClostraBio raises $3.5 million
Prof. Cathryn Nagler had been researching the physiological origins of food allergy and potential treatments for over 30 years, but she hadn’t considered the possibility of translating that research into a business. But just 15 months after considering that possibility and beginning her entrepreneurial career, she is the founder of a promising, emerging venture. Nagler’s new […]
Enterprise Ireland reveals first start-up fund of 2018, worth €750,000
The first Enterprise Ireland CSF for 2018 is an all-sector affair. Up to 15 start-ups will be eligible for up to €50,000 in equity funding as part of the first Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund (CSF) call for 2018. The purpose of the CSF is to accelerate the growth of start-up companies that have the […]