Husker Venture Fund impacts state, entrepreneurs and students

Building upon their successful first year that included investing $100,000 in Nebraskan startups and winning the university’s Outstanding New Student Organization Award, student members of the Husker Venture Fund (HVF) set goals this year to grow their impact on the state and the future of venture capital investing. “It was awesome to see all the hard […]

Communicate Value of GAP Funds to Stakeholders

The GAP fund and accelerator process has clear focus areas. One of the most important is a strategic approach to communication and promotion which sets the tone for internal and external stakeholders and invites them to participate

UCeed Energy to advance Canadian-led innovations and strengthen the energy landscape

The University of Calgary and Innovate Calgary announced Dec. 5 the launch of UCeed Energy, the fifth startup investment fund to be added to the UCeed portfolio. Early stage companies focused on the development of research that has the potential to bring innovation into the energy sector can now apply for funding. UCeed invests in Canadian […]

Tulane to Launch $10M Startup Fund for Women- and Minority-Led Businesses 

The Tulane University Innovation Institute was awarded $5 million from the state of Louisiana as part of a newly announced statewide program to support entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout the region. Tulane University will match the award with another $5 million, enabling the Innovation Institute to launch a new $10 million startup fund dedicated to creating opportunities for […]

VIPC awards $1.5 Million in Commonwealth Commercialization fund grants 

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s (VIPC) Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) announced more than $1.5 million in funding for 24 Virginia-based businesses and university researchers in Q3 2022. The CCF program has awarded more than $42 million to the Virginia technology ecosystem since 2012 for innovation and commercialization support, the office of the […]

Maryland Inno – TEDCO initiative aims to advance technologies to the commercial market

TEDCO established the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) in 2012 as a technology transfer program with the goal to grow and accelerate promising technologies through venture creation. University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) is one of five universities working in partnership with TEDCO on the MII program. Pitchbook recently ranked UMCP as one of the top 100 institutions for […]

Invent Penn State LaunchBox and Innovation Network supports startups across PA

Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Network has provided a wide array of no-cost entrepreneurial resources to innovators across the state for the past six years. The Network is comprised of 21 LaunchBox and innovation spaces embedded within Commonwealth Campus communities. These spaces provide specialized programs to de-risk and accelerate startup companies including no-cost coworking space, […]

Princeton establishes Energy Research Fund

The fund provides up to $2 million of annual support, in part to offset research funding no longer available because of fossil fuel dissociation. It underlines the University’s ongoing commitment to support innovative energy research and emphasizes the critical role that the energy sector will play in securing a sustainable shared future. “This fund will […]