University of Akron unveils $500K Spark Fund program to fund student, faculty innovations
The University of Akron Research Foundation is unveiling a new program called the Spark Fund to help develop new innovations and technologies among graduate students and faculty.The program, which aims to foster innovations leading to university start-ups, will pay to prototype and test five to seven innovations in 2017, thanks to matching funding from the Ohio […]
Dakota Venture Group celebrates 10 years
UND’s student group, the Dakota Venture Group recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The group, which was first established in 2006 as a student-controlled educational investment opportunity, currently manages more than $1.8 million, according to a news release. “Over the years, the Dakota Venture Group has shown what UND students are capable of learning and accomplishing,” […]
University of California Is Putting Money Into an Alumni VC Fund
The University of California is giving its student entrepreneurs a big endorsement. During a scheduled public meeting of its regents’ finance committee on Friday, the school revealed that it has invested into the House Fund, a young $6 million fund. The fund, established by UC Berkeley alumnus Jeremy Fiance, focuses on very early stage startups […]
University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Announces Investment in Querium
The Social Venture Fund, a student-led venture fund within theSamuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, today announced that it has participated in the early-stage bridge round for Austin, Texas.-based Querium, an edtech company that uses artificial intelligence to provide students […]
Pitt establishes $1 million fund for faculty, student business ventures
On Thursday, Pitt announced it will give $1 million to Pitt faculty and students looking to put the products of their research on the market. The $1 million in gap funding money — called the Chancellor’s Innovation Commercialization Funds — will immediately, and over the next two years support projects with the potential for commercial […]
University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Invests in Conversa Health
The Social Venture Fund, in collaboration with the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, today announced that it has participated in the Series Seed B convertible note round for Conversa Health, a rapidly growing San Rafael Calif.-based patient engagement company. […]
UTSA students vie for $100K in prizes technology start-up contest
Get your pitch ready: The $100K Student Technology Venture Competition is back at UTSA on April 26. The competition, hosted by the UTSA Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE), challenges UTSA students to create and pitch a product exciting enough to nab $100,000 in prizes and business-related services. The event is combined with the […]
Northwestern Student Startups Get Access To $14M in New Funds
Northwestern just announced two funds that will infuse some serious cash into commercializing university technology, and supporting student startups. On Thursday, the university announced the $10 million N.XT Fund, which will invest in early-stage innovations based on Northwestern technologies, and the $4 million NUSeeds Fund, which will support student startups out of the university. The […]
ODU entrepreneurial expo shows off student-run companies | Higher Education | pilotonline.com
Blade Taylor admits sometimes it’s hard for him to concentrate in classes. He’s got 3D printing, vinyl decals and profit margins on the brain. Grades? Minor details. “I came here to network,” Taylor said of his priority at Old Dominion University. If the way Taylor talks sounds more like a business executive than a college […]
Dakota Students : Investing in the future
The Dakota Venture Group is a student-run venture capital investment fund based out of UND’s Center for Innovation. DVG invests in high-growth companies started by entrepreneurs. What makes DVG unique is that, unlike other “student-run” funds, every decision is made by students. In other groups, students do the legwork and present their findings to a […]