Author: innovosource

Entrepreneurship Isn’t Genetic—It’s a Mindset

In a bold display of support for cultivating an intrepid mindset across campus, the Entrepreneurship Center, located within the Design and Innovation Building, officially launched last week. The private gathering welcomed students, faculty, university officials and business collaborators to visit with representatives from dozens of companies residing in the building. UC San Diego’s newest center […]

50 deals in 5 years: Here’s what’s unique about the Dutch proof-of-concept fund UNIIQ

Netherlands-based UNIIQ, a €28.8M investment fund focusing on the proof-of-concept phase, assists West Dutch entrepreneurs in bringing their products to market quicker. The firm provides seed money to innovative businesses to help them realise their visions and bridge the gap between concept and profitable business. 50 deals in 5 years In a recent development, UNIIQ announced […]

Bayer Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund Co-invests with Trendlines in TierraSpec

The Bayer Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund (“the Fund”), set up by Bayer CropScience LP (“Bayer“) and The Trendlines Group Ltd. (“Trendlines“) (SGX: 42T) (OTCQX: TRNLY), announced the establishment of TierraSpec Ltd. (“TierraSpec“), a new company focused on real-time remote measurement and validation of carbon sequestration in agricultural soil to allow the issue of carbon credits […]

Stanford Will Launch a Summer Program for High-Growth Start-Ups | IBL News

Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) will launch a four-week residential, immersive program that will bring together entrepreneurs, business leaders, VC investors, and preeminent faculty this summer. The program, called Stanford dy/dx, will equip 25 high-growth start-up teams with the knowledge and capabilities to rapidly grow and scale as they continue their entrepreneurship journey. Read more here:: […]

Alberta Innovates invests new funding to strengthen emerging tech innovation system 

Alberta Innovates is putting fresh money into supporting Alberta’s small and medium-sized technology businesses and bolstering the province’s burgeoning technology ecosystem. The first 15 projects selected through the Alberta Innovates Ecosystem Development Pilot Program have received more than $9.1 million in funding. Projects range from three-year cohort-based projects that directly help developing enterprises to short-term […]

The Science Of Startup Valuation

“It’s more of an art than a science,” says the author. Most likely, you’ve heard this expression in regard to cooking, from a friend or relative expressing their mixed results with a particular recipe. The implication is that feel and intuition are more essential than precision and calculation. The similar approach is frequently applied to […]

UConn’s tech incubation program continues expansion

UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP) has developed into the state’s largest incubator for emerging entrepreneurs since its founding in 2003. Hundreds of employment are created in Connecticut as a result of the program’s entrepreneurs and innovators, as well as an increase in the state’s scientific and technology capital. UConn TIP oversees 72 startups across three […]

New NSF program hopes to rev the nation’s ‘engines’ of innovation | Science | AAAS

A better surgical adhesive was long overdue. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, was not. So, a decade after its establishment, Cohera Medical, a promising firm founded on an invention by University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) chemical engineer Eric Beckman, relocated to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, which its founders thought a more advantageous location for […]

Questions arise on Y Combinator’s role in startup correction | TechCrunch

Y Combinator, or YC for short, is the world’s best-known accelerator. Its expanding cohort sizes, twice-yearly cadence and “standard deal” made it a trendsetting startup program; one that has sufficient heft to influence the overall direction of the early-stage market for funding upstart technology companies. And, after starting life offering “about $20,000 for 6% of a company,” […]