Building an ecosystem
Even though William & Mary is best known as a liberal arts “public Ivy,” it’s also a research university where professors are quietly producing innovative technology — and are less quietly trying to create an entrepreneurial network to support it. Local capital isn’t as available in the Williamsburg area as it is around larger state […]
Two UAB startups receive grants from Innovate Alabama – News | UAB
The Alabama Innovation Corporation awarded two University of Alabama at Birmingham startups with grants during the second round of Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant awards. The Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program awards funds to Alabama-based companies that have been granted Phase I or Phase II awards through the Federal Small Business Innovation Research Program or Federal Small Business Technology Transfer […]
New program advises UCSC Ph.D. students on their path to entrepreneurship and venture capital
Many student-led innovations never make it out of the lab. A new program at UC Santa Cruz aims to change that by mentoring Ph.D. students in the life sciences on alternative career pathways outside academia: entrepreneurship and venture capital. The Innovation & Business Engagement Hub, in collaboration with the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at UCSC, […]
Six student startups earn $50,000 President’s Buckeye Accelerator grants
Six startup business ventures created by The Ohio State University undergraduate students have each received $50,000 through the second annual President’s Buckeye Accelerator. The goal of the President’s Buckeye Accelerator is to help students who found startups to test their ideas in the marketplace while pursuing a degree, said Cheryl Turnbull, senior director of Ohio State’s Keenan […]
Students to pitch for £75,000 start-up funding in University of Bristol’s ‘Innovation Showcase 2023’
Student entrepreneurs will pitch for a share of £75,000 in start-up funding at the University of Bristol’s ‘Innovation Showcase 2023.’ During the public event on May 9, a dozen student ventures will pitch to a panel of business experts in a Dragon’s Den-style competition. The day will also see an exhibition of business ideas from […]
Mount Sinai Spinoff Startup LinusBio Raises $16 Million in Series A funding
LinusBio, a 2021 spinoff company from Mount Sinai, announced it raised over $16 million in Series A venture capital funding to deliver a novel platform that bridges genomics, the environment, and biological response. The company’s platform is based on new methods and technology developed by scientists at the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai. […]
Harvard Business School announces New Venture Competition finalists – Harvard Gazette
On March 4, Harvard Business School student-led teams pitched their startups to 88 judges in the first round of the HBS 2023 New Venture Competition (NVC) Business Track, managed by the School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Sixteen semifinalist teams were selected to move on to the next round, and from that group, eight finalists were invited to pitch at […]
Milltrust To Launch Follow-On University Venture Fund
Milltrust, a London, UK-based investment organisation focused on ‘Sustainable Prosperity’ across both public and private capital markets, launched the British Innovation Fund II, along with a dedicated venture investment platform, Milltrust Ventures. The fund will target high-impact, early-stage companies with links to UK University science and innovation. British Innovation Fund II leverages deep connections with […]
UChicago’s Transform Accelerator for Data Science and Emerging AI Startups Announces Inaugural Cohort
The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute today announced the inaugural cohort of its new accelerator, Transform. Housed within the new Deep Tech Ventures initiative at the Polsky Center, Transform will provide full-spectrum support, including access to business and technical training, industry mentorship, venture capital connections, and funding opportunities, to early-stage companies utilizing advances in […]
UTRF to Launch Venture Program, Accelerator Fund for UT Startups
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) will create the Venture Launch Program and the Accelerator Fund to bring more UT innovations to the world. “The benefits this kind of program will provide are numerous and invaluable,” said UTRF President Maha Krishnamurthy. “As UTRF looks for ways to support entrepreneurship within UT, this program will […]