Framing the Expectations of Tech and Start-up Gap Funding

From my experience, the framing of expectations to sponsoring leadership and stakeholders is the single most important action in the successful launch and sustainability of any tech or start-up gap funding program. This is especially important if any source of the funds is derived from public dollars. We have seen the following story transpire too […]

Waikato University Announces Agri-Tech Seed Fund

Waikato University launched three new agricultural innovation initiatives at Fieldays, which included a dedicated agri-tech innovation manager, who will work with the university’s commercial unit, WaikatoLink, an agri-tech seed fund and an agri-tech entrepreneurial fellowship.

Five Long Island Biotech/Clean-Energy Start-ups Get $500K

The outlook is a little greener for five biotech and clean-energy startup companies thanks to half a million dollars in seed money from Accelerate Long Island and the Long Island Emerging Technologies Fund. Goddard Labs, Green Sulfcrete, PolyNova, SynchroPET and Traverse Biosciences each received a $50,000 grant from Accelerate Long Island’s Seed Fund and a […]

Yale Biotech Startup Wins $100K From Yale Entrepreneur Institute Innovation Fund

The startup IsoPlexis received $100,000 from the YEI Innovation Fund—the second investment by the fund which was created in September 2013 by Yale University, Connecticut Innovations and First Niagara Bank to provide early-stage funding to promising ventures that have participated in a program at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI). IsoPlexis is developing a single cell immunoassay and software […]

12 Northeast Ohio companies win $42.3 million from Ohio Third Frontier

Twelve, young companies receive over $42M in support from the state’s economic development engine, Ohio Third Frontier (OTF). OTF has led the nation as an example of what a robust approach, via both funding and support programs, can do for technology and start-ups. Their model works closely with partnering corporations and investors to expand the […]

Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research funds unmanned aircraft start-up

The Institute for Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with Altavian, an unmanned aircraft solutions provider that integrates engineering and manufacturing with services for federal, state, local, and commercial clients. The Institute works with Florida’s research universities and institutions to support new company creation and job growth, bridging […]