SMU’s MBA Venture Fund reaches $3M
In 12 years since its founding, Southern Methodist University’s MBA Venture Fund has grown to $3 million and is providing money to venture capitalists in a variety of industries. In 2002, two investors put forward $600,000 to begin the fund and give SMU students the chance to gain hands-on experience with venture capital deals. In […]
Brown Foundations’ $2.5 Million Challenge Kicks Off U Arizona Catapult Corp
Our modern world is changing faster than we can conceive and universities are at the forefront of progress. Often academic discoveries struggle to reach their intended markets, but a new and groundbreaking program launched at the University of Arizona will help ensure its best minds turn their original ideas into viable and profitable companies. The […]
Cambridge University breaks investment record with £2.7 million in investments
The University of Cambridge is raising a third enterprise fund this month having broken its early stage investment record for a second year running, approving nine seed fund investments for a total of £2.7 million – an increase on the £2.3m invested in 2012/13. Cash raised from its portfolio is being recycled in an exciting […]
Seed fund for Illinois university tech startups launched
The state is launching a $500,000 seed fund to encourage tech spinoffs from Illinois universities. Many of the universities, such as University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago, already have their own larger funds aimed at moving ideas from the lab to the commercial market.
Student-run Seed Fund invests in Massolit online education provider
The Saïd Business School Seed Fund, a student-run investment fund at Oxford University, just invested £25,000 in Massolit, an educational publisher of online courses. SBS has made a record number of investments this year.
Innovate Indiana Funded Start-up Closes $10M Series B
PrecisionHawk, an IU-funded venture that deploys unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect and process data for various commercial users, today disclosed a second round of funding that totals nearly $10 million.
Maine Venture Fund Partners with private investors to fuel the growth of Orono Spectral Solutions, Inc
The Maine Venture Fund (MVF) and private investors provided OSS with equity capital, following on the successful execution of numerous Federal SBIR and Broad Agency Announcement awards that funded the development of their existing commercial products.
Innovosource/Mind the Gap cited in article covering University of California’s $250 million venture fund
Seeking to boost the state’s innovation economy — and profit from it — the University of California plans to finance spinoff companies with the largest fund of its kind in the nation. The system’s Board of Regents approved the $250 million fund Wednesday, and the program is set to start operating next year.
New Seattle Angel Fund Forming to Back Northwest Startups
Seattle Angel, which over the last three years has focused on introducing more qualified people to angel investing, plans a Northwest-focused investment fund set to begin early next year.
Bend Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Startup Secures $3M with Help from Oregon BEST, ONAMI
PORTLAND, Ore. Two of Oregon¹s signature research centers, Oregon BEST and ONAMI, today announced $400,000 in commercialization funding for Bend, Ore.-based startup Onboard Dynamics, Inc. The funding secures a $3-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy¹s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which invested an initial $1 million in the project two years ago.