Seed funding jump-starts 20 transdisciplinary projects | VTx | Virginia Tech
With startup funding from seed grants, researchers across the College of Engineering are pursuing 20 new projects addressing subjects from quantum phononics to human-robot interaction to how bacteria influence the proliferation of cancer cells. The seed grants were distributed through a program called the Engineering Faculty Organization-Opportunity Grants. It is one of several run by the Institute for […]
UNC System signs agreement with U.S. Air Force innovation group
RALEIGH, N.C. – The University of North Carolina System has signed an educational partnership agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, known as AFWERX, to foster education and research opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and other areas. The partnership is the first for AFWERX with any university in the United States. AFWERX is […]
FAU Tech Runway® Announces Latest Venture Class
FAU Tech Runway® recently accepted 20 companies to participate in the 11th cohort of its Venture Program. The Venture Program provides the most promising startups and talented entrepreneurs in South Florida with an opportunity to join a year-long program that offers resources from FAU’s Innovation and Business Development pipeline, entrepreneurial instruction, structured team-based mentoring, networking, marketing […]
Five Disruptive Technology Solutions Receive Accelerator Funding
Five teams of Harvard researchers will work to de-risk promising ideas, with the aim of eventually launching startups, thanks to funding announced today from the University’s Grid Accelerator. Projects emerging from this year’s competitive selection process represent a cross section of interdisciplinary science and engineering innovation. They include technologies and approaches with the potential to yield […]
Novant Health debuts yearlong, paid accelerator program for healthcare startups
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is launching an accelerator to help promising healthcare startups come to market. The yearlong, paid Innovation Nexus program will comprise mentorship, coaching and networking with subject matter experts in and outside of the health system. “Since opening the Novant Health Innovation Lab doors a year ago, our team has met dozens of startups looking to […]
UConn, R/GA Ventures, CTNext Kick Off Venture Studio Addressing Climate Change – UConn Today
The University of Connecticut, R/GA Ventures, and CTNext are kicking off their first cohort of the Future Climate Venture Studio this week, with six selected companies creating solutions across a range of critical areas of climate and sustainability including energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and financial services solutions. The Studio has been launched as a partnership between […]
UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program selects five teams for 2023 cohort – UMaine News – University of Maine
Five faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2023 projects will develop research innovations in photovoltaic and color changing fabric; utilizing a new technology in catheterization to reduce infection in long-term patients; developing custom-made medical ports for stuffed animals so children can […]
On-Campus Venture Capital Firm Gives Students Investment Opportunities | University of Denver
New companies are not born out of thin air. An entrepreneur and their idea are the seeds—but that seed won’t grow without proper support in the right environment. To blossom from a fledgling startup into a booming business, these ventures need investors and money. That is where venture capital firms come into play. Students at […]
Leverage Talent Programs to Support GAP Projects and Startups
NEW GAP Insights Post: Leverage Talent Programs to Support GAP Projects and Startups
U Illinois/A*STAR technology startup Ampotech raises S$1.7M in funding round led by Earth Venture Capital
SINGAPORE, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore-based energy technology startup Ampotech has raised S$1,775,000 in Pre-Series A funding to further its international expansion. The funding round was led by Earth Venture Capital (Earth VC), a global climate tech venture fund with Southeast Asia focus. KSL Maritime Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Kuok Maritime Group, participated in the round together with existing […]