UMass Amherst Maroon Ventures Launches Second Fund, Completes Initial Round of Investments
Seven years after launching its first fund to invest in early stage companies linked to UMass Amherst, Maroon Venture Partners has formed its second fund and completed an initial round of investments—providing capital to an optics firm founded by a faculty member and additional funding to a seed-based food manufacturer co-founded by an alumna. The new fund, […]
Do Accelerators Improve Startup Success Rates?
The allure of startup accelerators has soared in recent years, propelled by success stories like Airbnb and Coinbase, both alumni of the renowned Y Combinator (YC) accelerator. With 16 YC-backed companies now trading on the public market and scores of more commanding valuations surpassing the billion-dollar mark, the appeal of these programs seems undeniable. Yet […]
Cowboy Innovation Accelerator has announced Cowboy Leaders Network mentor program
The Cowboy Innovation Accelerator, housed within The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University, announced the launch of the Cowboy Leaders Network mentor program. This initiative marks a significant milestone in fostering leadership and innovation within the OSU ecosystem, as it brings together a select group of senior business leaders to mentor and guide aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators. […]
UHN fueling global innovation in health care through philanthropic partnership
Transforming discoveries into real applications for patients can take years of development, refinement, validation and testing. While UHN’s research and clinical investigators have long been at the forefront of global discoveries, securing funding for early, pre-clinical research can often be challenging due to the high risks and high costs of this phase. This creates a […]
University of Houston and Rice announce 2024 business accelerator cohort
The University of Houston and Rice University continue their 11-year collaboration to support Houston entrepreneurship by announcing the latest cohort of their respective startup and small business accelerators, RED Labs and OwlSpark. This summer the accelerators will host their ventures at the Ion, the heart of the Houston innovation corridor in Midtown. By uniting forces, the University of […]
HK$500 millionRedbird Innovation Fund Unveiled by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced the launch of HKUST Redbird Innovation Fund (RIF), a HK$500 million initiative to create multiple Venture Investment Fund (VIFs) worth HK$2 billion in collaboration with investment partners, to support HKUST start-ups. HKUST committed HK$200 million as the first tranche of RIF and is now […]
New Venture Competition awards $65,000 to Husker student startups
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 37th annual New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch event with $65,000 in funding in prizes, on April 16 and 18. With 48 teams representing nine colleges and 44 majors at the university competing in a bracket format, Eduardo Sicilia Ayala with 2%Football took first place and […]
Nanostics Receives Funding from the University of Alberta Innovation Fund
EDMONTON, AB, April 23, 2024 /CNW/ – Nanostics Inc., a precision health company developing diagnostic tests with its ClarityDX® platform technology, announced today that it received an investment from the University of Alberta Innovation Fund (UAIF) to help propel adoption of Nanostics’ ClarityDX Prostate® test in North America. Nanostics logo www.nanosticsdx.com (CNW Group/Nanostics) One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in […]
UC Santa Cruz researchers receive POC grants for early-stage technology innovations and climate action solutions
Eight UC Santa Cruz research teams focusing on some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as cancer detection, data encryption, and climate change, received more than $350,000 in awards as part of this year’s Innovation Catalyst Grant program, administered by the university’s Innovation & Business Engagement Hub. The Innovation Catalyst Grant program helps fill the […]
CUNY Startups’ Second New Venture Accelerator
The CUNY Startups program at Baruch College’s Field Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted its eagerly anticipated Demo Day event on April 5. The campus was abuzz with excitement as students from across the City University of New York system gathered to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit. The event marked the culmination of the spring 2024 semester’s […]