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 […]
Seeding soil testing through KAUST seed fund
A winner at the Spring 2012 round of the KAUST Seed Fund, the Envirola project is developing a portable device capable of performing on-site analysis of soil samples to detect harmful metals. Leading the project are King Abdullah University of Science and Technology scientists Dr. Rimantas Kodzius, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Electrical Engineering, along with co-founder Eng. […]
Overview of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Proof of Concept Fund
1. Background The University is proactive in introducing new funding channels to facilitate technology transfer from university research to industries. The Proof-of-Concept Fund (PCF) is established to enhance technology transfer process with the support of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Fund from the Hong Kong Government. PCF aims at facilitating university researchers to demonstrate the industrial potentials […]
New Delhi VC fund focuses on Dalit entrepreneurs
Parliament Street in New Delhi leads to some of the biggest banks in India — the Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India and the Standard Chartered Bank. Tomorrow, this road will be open to a new set of faces.
Indian government backs Startup Villiage
KOCHI: Startup Village, a technology business incubator formed through a public-private partnership to promote technology startups, will rope in investments of Rs 100 crore and nurture 1,000 startups in the next ten years
US-China incubator Springs up in Sillicon Valley
innoSpring, Silicon Valley’s first US-China technology startup incubator, officially opened its doors today and welcomed its first intake of 12 technology startup companies to its newly-minted 13,500-square-feet facilities in Silicon Valley. At a by-invitation-only event, InnoSpring also announced the establishment of the InnoSpring Seed Fund.
Russian Materials and Computer Science Are Attracting US Venture Dollars
Russian start-ups and business incubators are thriving and attracting the attention of foreign technology investors.
KAUST Seed Fund Winner Develops Alzheimers App
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat – Responding to the suffering of her grandmother, Rawad Sheikh entered the world of innovation, winning the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology [KAUST] Seed Fund award. This competition grants the winner $250,000 to develop their project, granting them the opportunity to present and promote this in front of KAUST and […]
KAUST (Saudia Arabia) announces new round of seed fund winners
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia – Four innovative projects have been named winners in the latest Seed Fund round at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The awards are co-sponsored by Citibank. The winners were announced at a Gala dinner at the Academic Campus, Thuwal on Wednesday March 14, 2012. They were on hand to discuss their […]