Ohio Third Frontier awards more than $8.4 million to University of Akron, Cleveland Clinic and other Northeast Ohio innovators, universities
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission on Wednesday approved $12.5 million to support startups, commercialize technologies, and help companies develop innovative products. Two-thirds of the money, or more than $8.4 million, was awarded to The University of Akron, the Cleveland Clinic and four other Northeast Ohio businesses and research entities. Other recipients statewide were: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, The […]
Indiana Purdue Collaboration is a ‘Fund With Afterburners’
Qualified Purdue-affiliated startups have two more resources to advance their companies through a three-year, $2 million fund as well as the addition of two new entrepreneurs-in-residence through a collaboration among the Purdue Foundry, Elevate Ventures and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. “There are three critical assets a startup needs to be successful: a viable product, […]
Innovation Works collects almost $24 mln for early-stage Pittsburgh tech fund
Investment in Pittsburgh technology companies is significantly increasing due to an uptick in investment from existing, local venture capital, an influx of out-of-town investment, and now a new fund from Innovation Works called Riverfront Ventures. In just the first nine months of 2014, the amount of venture capital flowing to Pittsburgh’s growing technology companies is […]
Partnerships with ASU bring startup acceleration program to New York | ASU News
Thanks to new partnerships between Arizona State University’s Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator and community development partners in New York, entrepreneurs in upstate New York will have the opportunity to commercialize technologies developed by the Air Force Research Lab – Information Directorate based in Rome, New York. “Arizona State University is proud to bring this startup […]
U. of Michigan student-led venture funds seeking business plans
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 its three student-led venture funds are all actively seeking business plans to consider in their respective 2014-2015 investment rounds. The Wolverine Venture Fund, Zell Commercialization Fund and Social Venture Fund […]
University of California Incubators Eager to Scout Startups, Co-Investors for UC Ventures
Fledgling companies at the 20 or so incubators clustered around UC Berkeley, UCSF, and other University of California campuses are well-placed to benefit from the new $250 million venture fund the university system plans to set up next year. But leaders at the incubators say they also plan to be on the giving side, helping […]
This $50M investment fund has money for Maryland health companies it says are being ignored by investors
A new venture fund will target Maryland companies that have been skipped over by other deep-pocketed investors who focus on technology hotbeds like Silicon Valley. BioHealth Innovation Inc. on Tuesday announced its new $50 million BioHealth Gap fund. The fund will invest in early-stage life sciences, pharma, health IT and related companies based in central […]
SMU’s MBA Venture Fund reaches $3M
In 12 years since its founding, Southern Methodist University’s MBA Venture Fund has grown to $3 million and is providing money to venture capitalists in a variety of industries. In 2002, two investors put forward $600,000 to begin the fund and give SMU students the chance to gain hands-on experience with venture capital deals. In […]
U-M Social Venture Fund Invests in Detroit’s Loveland Technologies | Xconomy
The University of Michigan today announced that its Social Venture Fund has backed Detroit-based startup Loveland Technologies as part of a Series AA round of financing.An SEC filing shows that Loveland has raised about $780,000 from seven investors, although the company declined to say how much it had raised or name other investors. The student-run […]
Brown Foundations’ $2.5 Million Challenge Kicks Off U Arizona Catapult Corp
Our modern world is changing faster than we can conceive and universities are at the forefront of progress. Often academic discoveries struggle to reach their intended markets, but a new and groundbreaking program launched at the University of Arizona will help ensure its best minds turn their original ideas into viable and profitable companies. The […]