Cincinnati state-supported VC fund supports aging-related products
State-supported venture development group CincyTech will help Linkage Ventures analyze investment opportunities and manage due diligence.
Indian government backs Startup Villiage
KOCHI: Startup Village, a technology business incubator formed through a public-private partnership to promote technology startups, will rope in investments of Rs 100 crore and nurture 1,000 startups in the next ten years
Ohio State University accelerator start-up backed by TechColumbus
One of the companies graduating Thursday from Ohio State University’s 10x business accelerator program already had a good head of steam when it entered in February, and just got another turbo boost.
Connecticut TechStart Program fuels Yale start-ups
Three firms founded by Yale engineers are reaping the benefits of a startup incubator program launched last month by Connecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology investments.
Micro-loans SPARK 12 new Michigan companies
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Twelve Michigan companies have received a combined total of more than $444,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount loaned through the Fund to more than $2.4 million. The companies received the funding to support commercialization of their core products.
TechColumbus puts some seed investment into an economic forecasting tool
Richard Wagner must have seen great potential for growth when he launched his startup, Prevedere Inc., in 2010. The name he chose translates from the Italian as “to foresee,” appropriate for a fledgling company that specializes in helping medium to large-scale businesses predict their economic climate.
Maryland partners with London VC firm to vest InvestMaryland early-stage fund
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development has chosen Altius Associates of London to oversee the state’s new InvestMaryland program.
Invest Maryland: Insurance-company credits lead to new start-up dollars
Eleven Maryland-based insurance companies recently won an online auction of tax credits that generated $84 million for a program designed to invest in “promising” new in-state companies. Martin O’Malley Gov. Martin O’Malley last year created InvestMaryland, implemented through the Venture Fund Authority and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), to invest in […]
Scotland creates £3.4m fund to help business develop green technologies
Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney has today announced funding to increase the energy and low carbon support available to Scottish companies. The Scottish Government has awarded £3.4 million of European Regional Development Funding to six projects from leading Scottish universities and colleges. The projects will help up to 1,000 small and medium sized businesses across Scotland to […]