10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University
10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University.
LSU shows off faculty’s patented works at first-ever innovation and technology event, LIFT2 funding
Posters and prototypes of new innovations developed by LSU faculty members lined the walls of the packed ballroom in the Lod Cook Alumni Center on Tuesday evening at LSU’s first-ever Innovation & Technology Commercialization Inventorship Showcase. The event honored the 16 patents received and 57 works published by LSU faculty members in fiscal year 2014, […]
Maryland TEDCO to increase Technology Commercialization Fund by $125K
Before handing out the annual ICE Awards on Thursday morning, TEDCO President Rob Rosenbaum detailed some new startup funding that will be available through the state-backed tech organization. According to Rosenbaum, TEDCO’s Technology Commercialization Fund will be equipped to make awards of $225,000, with the money available over a 24-month period. That’s a $125,000 increase over […]
5 early-stage tech companies get $3 million from Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0
Detroit-based Invest Michigan has announced investments totaling $325,000 in five early-stage tech companies from its Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0. That investment went along with matching investments from other sources of $2.7 million. Since its launch last June, the $6.8 million fund has invested in 18 early-stage tech companies in the state. The current round of […]
UChicago College New Venture Challenge Winners awards $20K
At the kick off to University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenges, two first year teams were awarded $10,000 to fund their dorm room ventures. The judges decided to split the first place prize at the College New Venture Challenge (open only to undergraduates), awarding $10,000 to both Athenir, a research aggregate service, and UProspie, a […]
U Florida Research Proposal Awarded $50K from Informatics Institute Seed Fund
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was recently selected to receive one-year, $50,000 seed funding for his research proposal, “New Collaboration to Increase the Development of Computable Phenotypes for Improving Health Outcomes.” The award was made possible by the University of Florida Informatics Institute Seed Fund Program, whose […]
Innovate Indiana Fund Part of $5.75M Investment
MatterFab, an Indiana University-funded maker of metal 3-D printers, recently closed a $5.75 million seed-funding effort toward the design and development of its first printer for commercial, industrial-grade use. The Innovate Indiana Fund and GE Ventures were among the investors in the Series A financing round, which will help the San Francisco-based company produce what […]
Governor rejects Invest Georgia seed funding
Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed 11 bills Tuesday, including long-sought legislation to put seed capital into a state-run venture capital fund.A bill the General Assembly passed on the final day of this year’s legislative session authorized Invest Georgia, a VC fund created two years ago but not funded, to sell up to $55 million in insurance […]
Catawba’s student-managed investment fund dives into Wall Street | Salisbury Post
After reading “The Best Book on Investment Banking Careers,” Jevgenij Gamper (Class of 2016), realized his career goals made it absolutely necessary that he stand out in his academic pursuits. As a student-athlete, this Lithuanian national who is double majoring in mathematics and economics & finance at Catawba College, decided he needed a working laboratory for […]
Seed funding program to use Brigham and Women’s as startup testing ground
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has formed a partnership with a San Francisco-based seed-stage investment fund in an effort to test and potentially integrate digital health startup innovations into the Boston hospital. The hospital formed an affiliated medical partnership with Rock Health, and the two organizations are currently in the midst of finalizing plans. The partnership […]