Steve Blank’s Take On The Rise Of Chinese Venture Capital
I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Thanks […]
Australian government selects three VC firms to invest $200M into start-ups
The federal government has picked three venture capital funds to co-invest at least $200 million into high-growth Australian start-ups via its Innovation Investment Fund.
First Round Capital supports Philly tech scene, QED proof of concept program
The city of Philadelphia announced Tuesday that its Startup PHL Seed Fundwill be run by one of the top seed investors in the country — for free. First Round Capital, the University City-based seed-stage venture-capital firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur and investorJosh Kopelman, will run the fund and invest $3 million in it. The Philadelphia Industrial Development […]
WARF, State of Wisconsin create new early-stage venture capital fund for information technology
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation are creating an early-stage venture capital fund focused on information technology. Called 4490 Ventures, a reference to the 44° N latitude and 90° W longitude lines that approximate the center of the state of Wisconsin, the $30 million fund will focus on early-stage companies […]
UK CT Investment Partners backs University of Bradford energy start-up
UK-based clean energy venture capital firm CT Investment Partners has backed university spinout Acoustic Sensing Technology with a £650,000 commitment.
CO Governor announces $150M VC fund to support tech companies, university-start-ups
In an interview with reporters today at the Venture Capital In The Rockies event in Beaver Creek, Colo., Gov. John Hickenlooper revealed that the state will be partnering with a number of local CEOs and technology companies to create a $150 million VC fund. He explained that the fund, which is currently in formation with a goal to […]
Osage Venture Partners expanding its novel venture firm model
Osage University Partners closed its first fund with $100 million in January 2011. The venture fund has since invested or reserved about half of that $100 million, says managing partner Bill Harrington (pictured above right), an experienced life sciences venture firm executive who joined the firm in 2012. The fund’s life sciences portfolio companies include Kolltan; MC10 of Cambridge, MA, which […]
Dorm Room Fund backs student start-ups expands into New York City
NEW YORK—A unique venture capital fund that focuses on financing business concepts from students is expanding into the city. First Round Capital launched the Dorm Room Fund last year in Philadelphia with $500,000 and a team of students choosing which start-ups to finance.
Boyd Ventures funds two University of Tennessee student companies
College Campuses are prime target markets and hotbeds of potential innovation, according to student entrepreneurs selected as winners of grants from the Boyd Venture Fund at the University of Tennessee. The fund, administered through the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the UT College of Business Administration, selected InHouse GFX and Adams Innovation to […]
New York Gov. Cuomo suggests a $50M venture fund, target early-stage start-ups and university technology
ALBANY — Start-up companies in New York state will have Niagara Falls to thank for some of a $50 million venture capital fund that the governor wants to create. One of several ideas that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed to help encourage the growth of high-tech start-ups in the state is what’s being called the NYS Innovation Venture Capital […]