Two More Startups Join Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health’s Portfolio – Penn Medicine
PHILADELPHIA— At 11 months following its launch, the Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health is announcing investments in its fifth and sixth companies. Created as a joint initiative of Penn Medicine and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative to support startups that could positively change the social determinants of health in communities, the program is now investing in Fabric […]
NUS deeptech startup NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 seed funding to produce clean and sustainable lithium batteries
Deeptech startup NEU Battery Materials has raised a total of S$800,000 in seed funding from Momentum Venture Capital, the corporate venture arm of SMRT Corporation and Se-cure Waste Management, a battery recycling & processing company in Singapore. This seed round also includes angel investments from two business angels in the energy storage and sustainability sectors, as well […]
Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Startup?
Traditionally, startups have looked to three primary sources for funding: venture capital firms (VCs), angel investors, and family offices. But in recent years, a fourth option has grown increasingly popular: corporate venture capital funds, or CVCs. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of CVCs grew more than six times to over 4,000, and these CVCs […]
Startup program unearths new talent | Swinburne
Many people dream of being their own boss. Some even have an idea to pursue. For eleven early-stage founders, that goal is one step closer after they pitched their startup ideas at the 2022 Swinburne Pre-Accelerator Program Demo Night. After four weeks of workshops, guest speakers, networking and pitch coaching sessions, the participants presented to […]
UC Davis STAIR Proof-of-Concept Grants Awarded to Advance Innovations to Commercial Opportunities
The University of California, Davis, is awarding $450,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through two proof-of-concept grant programs. To date, these programs have delivered $2.9 million to help campus innovators overcome the primary hurdle of access to funding during one of the most challenging phases in new technology development. […]
Mind the Gap 2022: The University Gap Fund and Accelerator Program Report
The Mind the Gap 2022 report is a newly-released go-to resource and one-of-a-kind guide for university gap fund managers. It’s an updated version of the 2020 Mind the Gap Report and now brings together 176 active translational research, proof of concept, startup, and venture gap fund and accelerator programs at 97 universities, hospitals, labs and […]
COVERGENCE – the research institution tech and startup gap fund and accelerator summit
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — COVERGENCE, co-hosted by innovosource and the University of Utah’s PIVOT Center, is in its fifth annual year. This year it will be held from Oct. 20-21 at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Club. With more than 60 university gap fund/accelerator programs (GAP) and potential […]
What is Gap Funding and How Can It Help Your Startup | Innovosource
One way to raise money for your business is through gap funding. Gap funding is when a business asks for money to cover the “gap” between its current position and the amount of money they need to reach their next milestone. This can be a very effective way to approach raising money, especially if other […]
An Immersive Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship – UConn Today
The TIP Innovation Fellowship program is an immersive, experiential learning opportunity for students to engage in real-world technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. The program pairs students at tech startups in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP) for mentored summer experiences. Since its founding in 2012, the program has placed 189 students in 60 university-affiliated technology start-ups. This year’s cohort […]
University of Houston: Navigating compliance in on-campus research and innovation
Meet Professor Doolittle, a biologist and chair of Genetics at Zoo U. After studying genetic mutations in small-ear pigs to better understand coat color variation for breed preservation and development, Doolittle and his post-doc invented a genetic test and launched a startup called PigMentation. The post-doctoral co-inventor runs PigMentation’s day-to-day business operations; she receives no […]