Five student startups get $60K from McGinnis Venture Competition
Five student startups from Carnegie Mellon University are getting a little more support, earning $60,000 in investment capital through the 2014 McGinnis Venture Competition, a cross-campus entrepreneurial challenge.
Virginia Venture Fund Places Students in the SharkTank
If there’s going to be a burgeoning of entrepreneurship groups and initiatives to foster the cultivation of student ideas on campuses across the country, then there soon becomes a need for a group of students who are dedicated to learning how to select and allocate money to home run ideas. The Virginia Venture Fund (VVF), a student-run […]
Seed Fund Partners With University London Business School To Support Business Plan Competition
EcoMachines Incubator is partnering with the CleanTech Challenge to provide more opportunities for the 2014 competition finalists to grow their startups.
Miller Lite sponsors $250K innovation challenge
Entrepreneurs are known for bringing cutting-edge innovation to the market. And Heman Au’s emerging Duo Kitchenware product is literally cutting edge. An Arizona State University senior studying industrial design, Au developed a two-handed knife and special cutting board for people with disabilities or diminished dexterity.
University of Tennessee Research Foundation Launches Business Plan Competition for Academic-Affiliated Startups
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has announced the formation of a new business plan competition aimed at academic-affiliated startup companies. The competition, named Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC), will be held in April 2014 and is designed to encourage students, researchers and community members to create new, sustainable businesses in the state of Tennessee.
Marblar aims to support university commercialization through competitions and crowdsourcing
Some crowdsourcing competitions, like the X-Prize, ask people to come up with technological solutions to a problem. Marblar, a startup launching this month, is doing it backward—asking people to come up with problems that a given technology could solve.
Xavier X-Lab demonstrates key support program success factors
No fund, but Xavier X-LAB demonstrates a systematic approach to early stage concept development through an “internal accelerator/competition” program. From our experience, this program implements three key fundamentals of successful, university-led, gap programs: 1.Engages Innovation Community: An ideal gap program incorporates an extended network of technical, business, and investment professionals into the process. These individuals […]
Prize-Based Innovation for University of Notre Dame Computer Science & Engineering Students and Faculty
The University of Notre Dame’s Computer Science & Engineering program will collaborate with Schurz Communications on a first-of-its-kind “innovation challenge,” beginning fall semester, 2012. Undergraduates, graduate students and faculty will be asked to consider real-world digital solutions and opportunities for 21st -century media companies. A first area of focus will be mobile development.
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”) […]
New Hampshire High Technology Council launches new $100K seed fund competition
CONCORD — There are a half a million new reasons to start a company in New Hampshire. Seeking to ignite the launch of new tech startups in New Hampshire, the NH High Technology Council and the abi Innovation Hub announced a new $500,000 competition.