QuickSod Wins $30K in the UTRF Tennessee Venture Challenge
QuickSod swept the first ever Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC), claiming both the $25,000 overall prize and the $5,000 Crowd Favorite Award at the inaugural TVC Pitch Competition held by the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) Thursday, April 3 at The Foundry in Knoxville. TVC is a business plan competition for the University of Tennessee community. To […]
FundersClub fills void for start-up investors
A fast-growing Indianapolis start-up called TinderBox is days away from securing its second investment from the nation’s first online venture capital fund, FundersClub. Just like a year ago, when the sales and marketing software company became the first non-Silicon Valley start-up to raise funds through the site, the money fills a gap in a region […]
Angel investor donates $1M to support U Waterloo student Velocity Fund
Entrepreneur and angel investor, Mike Stork, is giving back to the Waterloo Region startup community with a generous donation of $1 million to Velocity at the University of Waterloo. The donation is a double win for student entrepreneurs. The gift has inspired the University to grow the Velocity Fund run by the University’s startup incubator, to support entrepreneurs emerging […]
University of New Mexico seeks to raise $1M seed fund for start-ups
The University of New Mexico may be putting more skin in the technology transfer game with a new $1 million fund to invest up to $100,000 in startup companies working to take UNM inventions to market. The UNM Foundation and the directing board of the Science and Technology Corp., which manages UNM’s technology commercialization, agreed […]
The University of Texas at San Antonio announce $100K in 20 translational research projects
The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the Special Summer Seed Grant program awardees for summer 2014. This seed grant program was a one-time funding opportunity established to promote research and scholarship at the highest quality. A total of $100,000 was divided evenly among the 20 recipients.
North Dakota state-based Venture Grants support $1.3 million in promising technologies and research projects
The North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission awarded funding requests for two Venture Grants, two Research ND grants and one Research ND BIO project totaling $1,277,924 at its meetings held February 21 and 28. Research ND and Research ND BIO promote the development and commercialization of products and processes through industry/university research partnerships. Research ND […]
Utah Universities Share $445K In Energy Challenge Grants
For the first time, the Utah Energy Research Triangle is awarding grants to fund seven research projects that will be key to solving Utah energy challenges. The $445,000 in funds have been divided up among projects associated with three of Utah’s major research universities, including Utah State University, Brigham Young University and The University of […]
University of Kansas awards $200K in POC grants
The University of Kansas continues to move innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace. As part of this effort, four KU research projects that are near the commercialization stage have been awarded $50,000 each through the university’s Proof of Concept Fund.
University of Iowa puts out plan for research and economic development, includes gap funding
The University of Iowa has increased significantly its already prominent role in helping to strengthen the state’s economy in the past year, Dan Reed, UI vice president for research and economic development, told the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, on Wednesday.
University of Waterloo startups to compete for grants of up to $25K through Velocity Fund
University of Waterloo startup incubator Velocity unveiled today the ten finalists that will compete for their share of $100,000 in grant funding at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, March 27.