Marquette launches seed fund to support student, faculty ventures
Marquette University said Thursday it has launched a seed fund that will provide $600,000 of early-stage capital to support student and faculty entrepreneurship on its campus. The effort is being administered by Marquette and funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. “The Marquette Enterprise Seed Fund will offer a critical source of capital to support […]
Texas Emerging Technology Fund Still Benefiting Life Sciences Startups – SiliconHills
Former Gov. Rick Perry’s pet project, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, isn’t dead, it’s just been relocated. Now under the management of the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, there are about 100 active companies still in the fund, 60 percent of which focus on life sciences, said portfolio manager Jyoti Gupta at an Austin Technology […]
Penn State’s Garber Venture Capital Fund poised to enter new stage | Penn State University
The Garber Venture Capital Fund at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, which provides master of business administration (MBA) students with the opportunity to evaluate business opportunities and issue funding, is on the precipice of several dynamic changes. That’s the message Peter Whalen, the new director of the fund and clinical associate professor of […]
UCLA Centennial Campaign to fund life sciences innovation projects
The UCLA life sciences division announced Wednesday it will fund three research projects using money raised through the Centennial Campaign. Two student winners will each receive $10,000 and one faculty winner will receive $75,000 to pursue research ideas that have the potential to lead to scientific discoveries in the life sciences, according to an email […]
UNLV Rebel Venture Fund potentially investing in game-changing biotechnology | The Rebel Yell
Start-up company Abel Therapeutics and their potential investor, the Rebel Venture Fund, plan to launch a revolutionary technology that can possibly cure illness-afflicted patients. Focused on investing with local businesses, the Rebel Venture Fund allows students to gain real-life experience. This organization selects promising companies and allows students to participate in the investment process. They […]
America’s Seed Fund – The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR)-A Year in Review
This year was a flagship year for the SBIR and STTR programs, with equal parts achievement, exhilaration and groundbreaking. None of this would be possible without the amazing work of the eleven agencies: Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health […]
Qualcomm Commits Up To $150 Million to Strategic Venture Fund in India
Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM, +0.51% today announced its intention to invest up to $150 million in Indian startup companies across all stages as part of its commitment to India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Digital Economy event in San Jose. Qualcomm Ventures will advise and direct Qualcomm’s activities with respect to […]
Alabama Innovation Fund awards $4.5 million for promising research
The Alabama Innovation Fund has awarded nearly $4.5 million to advance research being conducted at universities and other institutions, providing key support for programs that could generate new ventures and create jobs across the state. This year, the Alabama Innovation Fund is funding 14 projects at six universities and two research-focused organizations, with the maximum […]
Syracuse University’s Whitman to launch venture company run by students
In what is billed as a groundbreaking form of experiential learning, or perhaps an adult equivalent version of playing shop, Syracuse University’s Martin J Whitman School of Management has created its own company to be run by students. Kenneth Kavajecz, Whitman’s dean and professor of finance, insisted that the venture, called Consurtio, is a serious […]
UM curators approve fund to help Missouri startups pass through ‘valley of death’
The University of Missouri System wants to invest in entrepreneurs and startups, and it wants to cultivate that venture capital in Missouri. On Thursday, the UM System Board of Curators voted to allocate money from the university’s general pool — with a $5 million cap — to the Accelerator Fund, run by the Missouri Innovation Center […]