MariSol Federal Credit Union Donates $4,000 to Fund South Mountain Community College Student Venture Pitch Competition
South Mountain Community College’s (SMCC) Community Entrepreneurship Center receives a $4,000 donation from Marisol Federal Credit Union (FCU) to fund student venture pitch competitions (SVPC). The SVPC provides students the opportunity to take an idea for a new product or business and develop a plan to introduce it to the marketplace or to present new […]
University of Chicago Innovation Fund Awards $400,000 to 4 Startups
Four startups affiliated with the University of Chicago received part of a $400,000 investment from the UChicago Innovation Fund, a five-year-old initiative managed by the Chicago Innovation Exchange that invests in promising early stage projects run by university students, staff and faculty. Since 2010 the fund has invested more than $2.5 million in more than 30 projects. […]
Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund Announces POC Awards, Inaugural Matching Grants
SEATTLE, Washington, December 15, 2014 – The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced $1.2 million in Proof of Concept grants to Washington-based organizations to foster the advancement of promising health-related technologies to commercial products. Also announced were two commercialization-focused awards, totaling $600,000, through a new funding program requiring external cash matching.
STC.UNM: STC.UNM’s Co-Investment Fund Invests $89,000 in EcoPesticides
Capital is the lifeblood of early stage companies. Thanks to the STC.UNM STC Co-Investment Fund, EcoPesticides International has just received a significant infusion. STC has invested $89,000 in the Albuquerque-based startup company that has licensed University of New Mexico UNM technology to make biologic-based “green” pesticides more effective in protecting against harmful pests while doing […]
Six Northeast Ohio Tech Startups Win $375,000 in Innovation Fund Awards
A wound healing business from Fairlawn, an Akron-based drone designer and manufacturer, and a Cleveland startup using the power of collective intelligence in a chat app are among the six technology companies to receive funding from the Innovation Fund. The awards, totaling $375,000, should help these fledgling companies validate their new technologies and prove their […]
New York State invests $50M in Innovation Venture Capital Fund
Program Purpose The New York State Innovation Venture Capital (NYSIVC) Fund is a seed stage and early stage venture capital fund with up to $50 million to support and attract new high-growth businesses. The NYSIVC Fund will provide critical funding to promote the commercialization of new technologies, incentivize economic growth and encourage job creation across […]
LSU doubles investment in tech transfer for faculty projects
LSU is adding another $2 million into the LSU Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer, or LIFT2 fund, which provides grants to faculty members on a competitive basis twice a year, to validate the market potential of their inventions. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the measure on Friday. “LSU faculty conduct research that has important […]
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of DOD Pilot Program To Bring High-Tech Innovation To The Marketplace
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that Congress passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a provision to extend and enhance a Department of Defense (DOD) Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program based on key provisions from her legislation to help accelerate the commercialization of basic research. This provision authorizes military departments across […]
Global venture fund plants office in Miami; will invest in universities
In a positive development for Miami’s developing entrepreneurial ecosystem, venture capital investor Peter Kellner said he will plant his fund’s third office in Miami. Richmond Global Ventures, which also has offices in Silicon Valley and New York, is raising an $80 million to $125 million venture fund focused on early-stage companies around the world and […]
Indiana University’s Anagin is Spinning Up Success
Anagin, a company launched by two Indiana University scientists to develop a first-of-its-kind treatment to battle post-traumatic stress disorder, emerged from six finalists Tuesday to win the third annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition. The contest, held in conjunction with the 2014 Indiana Life Sciences Summit at the JW Marriott hotel in Indianapolis, awards a $25,000 […]