BC Discovery Fund’s portfolio company, Avigilon Corporation, receives emerging company award
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jun 20, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc. is very pleased to announce that its portfolio company Avigilon Corporation, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, earned the prestigious “Company of the Year” award at the recent 2012 British Columbia Technology Industry Association (“BCTIA”) […]
Alaskan 49th State Angel Fund Is Ready to Roll
Alaskans are full of great ideas. We’ve dreamed up making facial cream out of glacial silt and turning salmon into vodka. But to make money, you need money. And that’s where the 49th State Angel Fund comes in. This spring, the Municipality of Anchorage received a $13.2 million federal allocation to establish the 49th State […]
$20 Million W Fund, Focusing on Research Spinouts, Open for Business
We’ve been hearing about a new investment fund for university spinouts in Washington state for close to two years. Starting today, the W Fund is officially ready to start cutting checks—and it’s already started investigating promising research projects from colleges and government R&D labs around the state.
Eight Scottish universities get access to new seed fund
Scottish investment group Braveheart is to run a £10.3 million seed fund for research commercialisation projects at eight universities in the East Midlands.
Kenya Investment Authority creates a state-backed new venture fund
The government plans to buy stakes in small and medium sized start-ups that have no access to credit from banks to accelerate enterprise and jobs growth This will be done through a State-backed venture capital fund, which will provide funding and technical support for businesses that have difficulty accessing loans from banks or capital markets.
MassVentures launches under new name, seed fund
First-time entrepreneurs and companies needing bridge funding from seed to Series A rounds will have another avenue to get funding thanks to the state’s venture capital arm, the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation. The MTDC, which will now operate as MassVentures, will manage a new $5 million investment capital fund to provide bridge funding needed by […]
Texas Startech Foundation accepting applications for Texas Emerging Technology Fund
SAN ANTONIO, Jun 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Startech Foundation ( www.startech1.org ) announced today as host of the South Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (STRCIC) that it is now accepting applications from innovation startups located in South Texas for funding by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). Created by the State of […]
Coulter Translational Partnership Program guidelines (University of Missouri Example)
Example of expectations and selection criteria for Coulter Translational Partnership Program:
University of CO-Boulder announces new round of POC grant winners
University of Colorado-Boulder researchers developing next-generation vaccines, drugs to protect against cardiac diseases and other research have been selected to receive grants from the Colorado Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program.
German RWTH Aachen University announces its 2012 seed fund awards
This funding instrument (at RWTH) helps generate and develop new ideas and approaches in research. Furthermore, Seed Fund resources indirectly help to enhance the facilities, equipment and infrastructure in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences. The essential goal of the Seed Fund is to finance innovative research projects in innovative in the […]