FSU faculty win GAP awards to take science from lab to market
Three Florida State University faculty members will receive financial support from the university to transport their innovative research from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of the Vice President Research will split a pot of $110,000 among three researchers to build a new education application, a technology to track ocean currents and a novel […]
InNEVenture Fund to ramp up commercialization at U Nevada
A new source of proof-of-concept funding has been established to help University of Nevada, Reno faculty, students, staff and recent graduates determine if their technologies and business ideas have commercialization potential and help them navigate the gap between concept validation and obtaining seed funding for their venture. Applications are being accepted through Tuesday, Oct. 12, […]
U Akron and Lorain County CC startups O2 RegenTech, Vlipsy receive $225K in Innovation Fund investments
Two area companies were among six tech startups to receive a share of $225,000 in the round of investments announced by Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio. The startups will use the money to test technologies and prove business models, according to an Innovation Fund news release. O2 RegenTech of Akron, a medical device company focused on […]
Good Read: Venture Philanthropy Straddles Two Worlds in Healthcare Tech
In January, a new venture investment fund opened in Boston with $42 million in its pocket and a goal of raising $80 million within two years. The new fund, called the JDRF T1D Fund, quickly invested in three early-stage start-ups. Just like traditional venture capital funds, the T1D Fund plans to work closely with start-ups […]
University City Science Center QED Program Call for Submissions for $2M+ in funding
The University City Science Center is seeking proposals for its QED Proof-of-Concept Program. Academic researchers with technologies ripe for commercialization, and who are affiliated with the 21 partner academic and research institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, are encouraged to submit proposals. QED, now in its tenth round, is the first multi-institutional proof-of-concept program […]
MIT Engine Funnels Millions Into On-Campus Startups
Universities are home to innovation and new technologies, but some of the big ideas coming out of school labs may never become a reality. Turning them into viable businesses requires money, patience, and investor appetite. But thanks to dozens of university venture capital funds that have cropped up in the United States in recent years, smart […]
South Florida Startup Ecosystem Continues Pattern of Growth and Investment
Nearpod, an education-technology startup, keeps outgrowing its Aventura offices. “We have been doubling the company every year — in people, revenue, users, all the key metrics,” said Felipe Sommer. He co-founded the company with Guido Kovalskys and Emiliano Abramzon, three Argentine friends who have worked on ventures together for more than a decade. Nearpod now […]
$500k fund raised by millennials for millennial start-ups
A $500,000 investment has been raised by a group of youth to be invested in start-ups founded by those under the age of 30. First Cut Ventures (FCV), made up of mostly students, has 12 members including four University of Auckland students, a University of Waikato student, three recent graduates working in the venture capital […]
Cornell U Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund awards $1.8M to 15 projects
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund awarded $1.8 million in 2017, with a record 15 grants to seed novel approaches to some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Several Atkinson teams are exploring new ways to promote planetary health for the well-being of humans, animals and ecosystems. Cornell’s new Master of […]
Enterprise Ireland announce €1.5m competition for start-up businesses
A total of €1.5m in start-up funding will be available from Enterprise Ireland as part of two new competitive start-up fund competitions. Start-ups located outside of Co. Dublin are also invited to apply to the €1m Regional Entrepreneurship Competitive Start Fund. At least 30 successful applicants will receive high-level business development support and an investment […]