Seven projects could receive $200K in funding through U Wisconsin’s Ideadvance Seed Fund
The Ideadvance Seed Fund, aimed at helping more people on University of Wisconsin campuses commercialize their ideas, has identified seven projects that could receive a total of as much as $200,000. Sleep Environment Innovations LLC, a company that came out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, qualified for stage two funding of as much as $50,000, […]
Alabama Innovation Fund has $4.5M to award grants for technology growth
The Alabama Innovation Fund has $4.5 million to support programs that seek to leverage research performed by the state’s universities and other institutions to generate new ventures, create jobs and spur additional economic development opportunities. Created in 2012 as part of the “Accelerate Alabama” strategic growth plan, the Alabama Innovation Fund awards grants to bolster […]
Oregon BEST Funds New Polymer Aimed at Ag’s Water Woes
As the California drought drags on and moves north in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon BEST is helping fund research for a Portland startup that has developed a biodegradable superabsorbent polymer (SAP) for agricultural applications that can soak up 300 times its weight in water, then release the moisture back into the soil near plant roots […]
Oregon State University business accelerator graduates five more startups with access to seed grants
A Corvallis business accelerator has graduated its third group of business startups and is taking applications for the next class. The Advantage Accelerator at Oregon State University is part of the Regional Acceleration and Innovation Network, or RAIN. RAIN, which also includes a business accelerator in Eugene, is intended to help promising companies get off […]
FL angel Investment network looks to bridge capital gap
Interest appears promising for an effort to amass investors seeking to fund high-growth start-ups in the capital region. On Friday, a membership launch for Tallahassee’s new chapter of the Florida Angel Nexus attracted roughly 60 attendees, a mix of potential investors and professionals aware of financing challenges facing early stage start-ups. Jason Stamm, an entrepreneur […]
Ford planning significant investments in research, engineering – News – Press and Guide
It is rumored that Ford Motor Co.plans to invest $1 billion in its Research and Engineering Center campus. Unnamed real estate sources told Crain’s Detroit Business that Ford issued a request for proposal in November. Crain’s obtained a copy of the RFP which called for the creation of a 10-year master plan for the REC […]
European venture capital funds go in search of tech start-ups
As Europe’s tech companies such as Spotify, the music-streaming service, and King Digital, the maker of the Candy Crush franchise, have become global names, a series of new venture funds has sprouted in search of the next generation of European start-ups. Yesterday, Felix Capital, a new European venture firm, announced that it had raised $120 […]
Kleiner Perkins to Write Smaller Checks With $4 Million Fund – The New York Times
Most of the action in venture capital now is in so-called growth rounds, with billions of dollars flowing into established technology superstars like Uber and Pinterest. But Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley’s best-known investment firms, is trying a different approach: focusing on early-stage seed rounds — and offering founders unusual terms. […]
20 new industry–academia research projects have been created through SFI’s Industry Fellowship Programme
20 new industry–academia research projects have been created through SFI’s Industry Fellowship Programme, with the help of a new €1.5m funding pool designed to stimulate knowledge transfer between academia and industry. The programme places academic researchers in companies and industry researchers in Irish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). This round of funding has seen applicants from […]
Google Ventures Invests in Oxford University Venture Fund
Google Ventures’ European branch has invested in Oxford Sciences Innovation PLC, a company that funds spinoffs from Oxford University’s tech and science departments, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Google Ventures is Google’s fund for early-stage tech investments. The investment in OSI is Google Ventures’ second in Europe since it was set up […]